News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Terric had grown up hearing tales of brave knights and great warriors. He wanted nothing more than to follow suit, to begin his own epic journey, and yet fate was against him. Born as the second son of the House of Hornbolt he is destined to swear his oaths and become a priest. Nothing could… Continue reading Book review: The Ruin of House Hornbolt by Ivy Smoak and Ryan Hauge (@IvySmoakAuthor) (@RyanHaugeAuthor)
Axel's father was in trouble. He owed a lot of money to Balo Fuse and this was not a person you wanted to owe. Worse still, his father isn't alone in the debt. What should have been an easy plan to settle the books drags Axel into the spotlight, thrusting him into the centre of… Continue reading Book review: D.M.Z. Liyanage – Axel Lennart and the Ice World
Sonya had been torn from her home at the height of tragedy. Ripped from the place and people she loved and every time she tried to make her way back her path was blocked. But finally she made it. But Sonya finds more than just her childhood home waiting for her. Friends of old and… Continue reading Book review: Witch’s Return – Sionna Trenz
Chalsarda has a past darker and more haunted than most, but the past was behind her. Now she could look to the future, or she could, until history came knocking. The very person who betrayed her strikes at her weakness again, this time threatening the life of her apprentice unless she does something for him.… Continue reading Book review: Danny Bell – Playing Dead (@ElanaRuthBlack)
Mudesa Black worked hard to get where she was. She helps people with their problems, hiding her own demons and secrets. She didn't believe in magic, but insanity, that was something she understood. Her parents had conditioned her to the point she couldn't even look in a mirror. They thought magic was real, but the… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King – Shattered Reality (@PortalProphecy)
In Jay Veloso Batista's, Thorfinn and the Witches Curse, it started long ago when a witch was slain, but for Finn, his troubles began when he visited the tower where she met her demise. He hadn't even wanted to go if only he'd listened to his instincts and stayed away. He knew of the witch's… Continue reading Book review: Jay Veloso Batista – Thorfinn and the Witches Curse (@JayVBatista)
When it comes to battle Chaos is amazing. He had defeated more enemies than his peers is highly skilled, well practised, and thought to be one of the best in the land. The problem was he knew it. Having grown up believing himself to be the child of prophecy fated to bring the downfall of the… Continue reading Book review: D.M. Cain – A Chronicle of Chaos (@DMCain84)
When a magical experiment goes disastrously wrong Lavan, headmaster of the art university finds himself in deep peril. His research suggested a power similar to the ancients could be found at the time of a Nexus moon, and he intended to investigate luring his old friend, Magus Jarek Verity, along. The two had been inseparable,… Continue reading Book review: Ron Root – Nexus Moons
All Gailin wanted to do was help people. She had dedicated her life to learning healing, to treating the sick and injured. But when a patient dies she is convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to hang by the neck until dead. What looked to be the end of her life wound up to be a… Continue reading Book review: Lisa Lowell – Ley Lines (@LisaLowell15)
In S. Lynn Helton's Power Awry Namid is busying herself helping to rebuild her former home, Rhadanthus, which was turned to all most ruin following the wake of her former adventure. With winter drawing in, time to create a safe shelter was running out, but little did she know the coming of Spring would bring more… Continue reading Book review: S. Lynn Helton – Power Awry
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