News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Kaze had been sentenced to death, but his foes, including the High Mage King himself and the resources at his disposal, had greatly underestimated his abilities. Dark magic had been banished from the kingdom along with any who had once practised it, and Kaze's crime was returning, or at least that was the reason presented.… Continue reading Book review: C. Wain, A Prayer for the Necromancer
The diagnosis had been both expected and a shock. Dementia. Cillian had suspected for some time his mind has been betraying him, hadn't he? With this label under his belt though he found slipping into the strange reality much easier. Gone were the wrinkles, the aches, the pains. In their stead was a quest, a… Continue reading Book review: Kildare’s Dreamwander
Alice Gyfford, Kayl'sro of the Agrodien, and a daughter of Woodmyst, was young, someone a person would hardly believe was capable of the feats she had already accomplished. She had more blood on her hands than even the most seasoned warriors. She had protected her homeland, regardless of the cost. Now she turns her focus… Continue reading Book review: Robert E Kreig’s The Shadow Of Woodmyst (@robertekreig )
Erica had agreed to leave behind her luscious homeland as part of a cultural exchange and learning experience with the desert dwellers. She was excited at the thought of learning what new plants and remedies could be revealed in their harsh climate. She had not expected everything she had witnessed, even Amira’s own attitude, to have… Continue reading Book review: The Desert Botanist by Jennifer Stone (@JenStone4485 )
O.Z. Diggs the seventh, descendent of Oz the Great and Terrible Wizard, like all male heirs in his family, was cursed by the wicked witch of the West. Or so the story which had been passed through many generations had been told. He was the storyteller now, and the last of his line, fated by… Continue reading Book review: O.Z Diggs Himself Out by Ron Baxley Jr. (@RonBaxleyJRofOz )
It all started at a curiosity shop, where curiosity really did get the better of Christopher English. He found an old chest, locked, sealed, and seemingly empty. He knew he had to have it, to find a way to open it and discover what was hidden inside. They say curiosity killed the cat, in this… Continue reading Book review: Lady Saera’s The Wizard of Crescent Keep
It had taken his last moments in this world, but he recorded the truth. Perhaps his record would be the only copy of what had been done, and in turn what he had done. Evidence, scriptures, it all was to be destroyed so no one would almost destroy the world itself in an attempt to… Continue reading Book review: T.L. Howard’s The Final Choosing
His mother had given everything she had to protect him. Born Noss touched there were those who would call Ruka cursed. Children like him were not allowed to live in some places, although some northern laws protected them from the death sentence that people were all too willing to preach was right. She loved him,… Continue reading Book review: Richard Nell’s Kings of Paradise (@rnell2 )
The birth of her sister's child stirred a gift Laykyn had never imagined. All it took was one touch of the newborn and she had a vision, one of fire and violence. A dangerous force sought the child, but why any would wish to harm a baby was beyond her. Then there were the dreams,… Continue reading Book review: Holland C Kirbo’s A Flame in the Night
Zak Walker, a fringe rat living on the outskirts of the slums and doing dangerous labour in the hope to look after his sister, could never imagine the plan fate has for him. He only wanted to protect his sister. His father, since their mother left, is a mean and violent drunk, and Zak had… Continue reading Book review: Wilbert Stanton’s Gears of Fate (@wilbert_stanton )
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