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It’s that time again. The Dark is Rising… time to turn it back

Posted on 14 October 202514 October 2025 By Graham No Comments on It’s that time again. The Dark is Rising… time to turn it back
It’s that time again. The Dark is Rising… time to turn it back

There is a post from a while ago on here about this book, and that I tend to do a yearly reread, well, it’s that time of year. Really, it should be a book I pick up on the lead up to Christmas. But for some reason when it gets to autumn and October, I…

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Ink Blood Sister Scribe, Emma Torzs

Posted on 21 July 202421 July 2024 By Graham No Comments on Ink Blood Sister Scribe, Emma Torzs
Ink Blood Sister Scribe, Emma Torzs

Emma Torzs is a Fantasy author from the US and is a teacher, writer, and translator. Emma has written short stories that have been published but Ink Blood Sister Scribe is her debut novel. For generations, the Kalotay family has guarded a collection of ancient and rare books. Books that let a person walk through…

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Of Blood and Fire (The Bound and the Broken), Ryan Cahill

Posted on 22 June 202422 June 2024 By Graham No Comments on Of Blood and Fire (The Bound and the Broken), Ryan Cahill
Of Blood and Fire (The Bound and the Broken), Ryan Cahill

Ryan Cahill is a Fantasy author most known for the Bound and the Broken series. Synopsis from Ryans website: Epheria is a land divided by war and mistrust. The High Lords of the South squabble and fight, only kept in check by the Dragonguard, traitors of a time long past, who serve the empire of…

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It’s Strange Up North

Posted on 16 June 202416 June 2024 By Graham No Comments on It’s Strange Up North
It’s Strange Up North

I love books, this goes without saying. But I also love to meet the authors that I love to read. This is something that is normally out of reach for me as I either don’t have the funds or it’s just too far to go to events that are more often than not, in London!…

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Blog, Books, General Post

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, S. A. Chakraborty

Posted on 16 June 202416 June 2024 By Graham No Comments on The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, S. A. Chakraborty
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, S. A. Chakraborty

S. A Chakraborty is a Fantasy author most known for the Daevabad Trilogy, Adventures of Amina is her latest novel. “Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, she’s survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands, and one actual demon to retire…

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Seeker, Samuel Griffin

Posted on 29 May 202429 May 2024 By Graham No Comments on Seeker, Samuel Griffin
Seeker, Samuel Griffin

Samuel Griffin is a debut author of a new Flintlock series the Sentinel Archives. Seeker was released on the 14th of May 2024. “Today I am equipped with the knowledge that my future was to be far greater, more exciting, and more disturbing than anything so simple as my young imagination could then conjure. Indeed,…

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Subscription Box – A Box of Stories day

Posted on 11 May 20249 May 2024 By Graham No Comments on Subscription Box – A Box of Stories day
Subscription Box – A Box of Stories day

Every two months I receive my box of stories and sometimes it can be a mixed bag. This month it was the extra book one where you get 5 books instead of 4. Today’s box is a good one, although I may not have bought each of the books in a shop when reading the…

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Books, Unboxing

Inkstone Subscription, The Tainted Cup

Posted on 8 March 20248 March 2024 By Graham 3 Comments on Inkstone Subscription, The Tainted Cup
Inkstone Subscription, The Tainted Cup

It’s that time of the year and I have received my Inkstone subscription box. This one is the limited edition of The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. I love the Inkstone cover and the naked hardback has a lovely design in foil, they do an amazing job of producing lovely books. Blurb from the…

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Pariah’s Lament, Richie Billing

Posted on 3 March 20243 March 2024 By Graham No Comments on Pariah’s Lament, Richie Billing
Pariah’s Lament, Richie Billing

Richie Billing is a British author from Liverpool, once a Lawyer he gave it all up to bring you tales from Fantasy worlds. I first found Richie when I bought The Fantasy Writers Handbook, a brilliant reference book for any aspiring fantasy writer, he has had other works published but his debut novel is Pariah’s…

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The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman

Posted on 14 January 2024 By Graham No Comments on The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman
The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman

Genevieve Cogman is a British author best known for her Invisible Library series of books. They are a great series giving you alternate realities, strange magic systems, and fantasy races, Cogman provides you with plenty of adventure, mystery, and a great use of the fantasy library genre. The Invisible Library is the first book in…

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