News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Good morning all, Given the favourable response to the first teaser I posted on social media I've decided to post my teasers here now as well until The Severaine is released in September Without further ado, here is teaser two 🙂 Progress update: The final polishing of The Severaine is underway and I am receiving… Continue reading The Severaine, teaser two
Good evening all, Those of you who follow me on social media will already have heard the brilliant news. This morning I was informed that Darrienia, Book one in The Forgotten Legacies Series is a finalist in the Independent Author book of the year awards. I can still barely contain my excitement. I am so… Continue reading Darrienia, a finalist in the 2016 IAN book awards!
Karen Gray remains to date my favourite author, and that is not a position I offer to just anyone. I find Karen's work to be the very essence of fantasy at its best. She brings to life an enormous cast of characters, each with depth, backstory, and involved history. The stories themselves are emotionally gripping,… Continue reading Book review: Battle of the Bannockburn: The Saga of Thistles and Roses (The Warrior Queen Book 3) by Karen Gray
It is with great pleasure I welcome the very talented author of the Coon Hollow Coven Tales and The Enchanted Bookstore Legends Series, Marsha A. Moore. For those of you who follow my blog closely you may remember that Marsha A. Moore was one of my top five favourite authors from 2015. She already has… Continue reading Author interview: Marsha A. Moore
The Memory of Lost Dreams by David Curtis is well placed in the Dystopian genre. Wanted for treason Malik has no choice but to flee his homeland, where his only crime had been to challenge poor leadership the people so blindly followed. A cave seems to offer salvation, the darkness all-consuming until a glimmer of… Continue reading Book review: The Memory of Lost Dreams by David Curtis
Annwyn's Blood (The Paladin of Shadows Chronicles, #1) by Michael Eging is a fantasy science fiction set in Sub-Roman Britain. King Mattheus' daughter Marianna has been abducted, but when no word of ransom comes the King is forced to take matters into his own hands, dispatching his warriors to scour the land in search of… Continue reading Book review: Annwyn’s Blood (The Paladin of Shadows Chronicles, #1) by Michael Eging
About the author Tell us a little bit about yourself. I grew up in Orem, Utah right at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. I spent my childhood hiking, camping, rock climbing and doing any other outdoor activity I could. I still lives in Utah with my wife Lauryn. We're expecting our first child this… Continue reading Author Interview: Daniel M Quilter
This is the first book I've read by R.A. Salvatore, I was looking for an epic fantasy read and a good friend pointed me here as they read it a long time back. Now I wish I started with book one and may find myself backtracking. This book was initially published in 1988 stemming three… Continue reading Book review: The Crystal Shard (The legend of Ditzz book IV)
I am going to start off by saying I absolutely loved this book, and for me that is not a phrase I utter lightly, in fact over the course of all my reviews I have maybe uttered this phrase two or three times. The plot focuses mainly on the plights of Drake as he is… Continue reading Book review: A Soul Divided (The Blood Fire Trilogy Book 1) by Daniel M Quilter
I first came across this author with her book Witches Moonstone Locket, and I promised myself there and then I would read more work from this talented author. Seeking a Scribe (Book one in the Enchanted Bookstore Legend) is a true fantasy tale, dragons, familiars, wizards, guardians, and magic. It has everything needed to sate those… Continue reading Book review: Seeking a Scribe: Enchanted Bookstore Legend by Marsha A Moore
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