Sometimes a book series will wax and wane as it grows. But The Unmaking Engine, the sequel to the really good World Walker title, falls so far from the original that the series may not be able to recover with too many of its former fans.
The World Walker perfectly blends sci-fi and fantasy in a tale about the birth of magic in our world. Considering few books mix that so seamlessly, it makes for a great read despite a few overused clichés.
Desdaemona is the first entry in a new urban fantasy series. It offers an interesting environment and some scary scenes, but hasn’t yet found a way to break out of an increasingly crowded genre. Then again, perhaps it’s just getting started.
New author Jamison Stone has created a spellbinding world in Rune of the Apprentice, where magic, technology, and nature have merged. And it sounds great as an audiobook too, which is how we reviewed it.
An adventurous trip to the parallel world known as the Winter Wonderland of Lunwyn seemed like a great idea for Finnie Wilde, until her twin steps in with other nefarious plans. It’s action and romance in Wildest Dreams this week.
Our reviewer almost couldn’t state this enough even if he tried, but if you haven’t been listening to the Pillars of Reality series, you are missing out. This week we review the final tome: The Wrath of the Great Guilds.
When a Storm threatens to wreck the entire world, only Mari and the Mechanics Guild that controls all technology has a chance to stop it in the riveting thriller The Servants of the Storm. As an excellent audiobook, this is one great story.
If you want an epic adventure that could be dropped into any or all of the science fiction, steampunk or fantasy genres, you can’t go wrong with the Pillars of Reality series, and the Pirates of Pacta Servanda book is one of the best yet.
You would think that having the nice dragon, Julius, take control of his clan from his evil mother would be riveting, but Book Three of the Heartstrikers series is a bit of a downturn for the series. Still good, but we know it could be better.
In our literary review this week we continue exploring the Heartstrikers series, following the exploits of hapless exiled dragon Julius. He’s laying low in Detroit, but his draconic family has other dark plans.
