The Protectorate: Book 3: Catalyst Gate By: Megan E. O’Keefe Audiobook: 20 hours 49 minutes Published: June 22, 2021 Narrated by: Joe Jameson Genre: Science Fiction, Space Opera Rainier Lavaux had threatened everything and everyone Sanda had ever loved. Sanda had felt that loss once. And she’d burn the bitch to the ground rather than suffer through that… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Catalyst Gate”
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Why You Need to Read: “Chaos Vector”
The Protectorate: Book 2: Chaos Vector By: Megan E. O’Keefe Audiobook: 19 hours and 5 minutes Published: July 28, 2020 Narrated by: Joe Jameson Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera “It’s been two years. Why would things escalate now? Graham smiled slyly. “Because you’re back, kid. Two years and some change was about the time you disappeared, about the time Icarion… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Chaos Vector”
Why You Need to Listen to: “The Original”
The Original By: Brandon Sanderson & Mary Robinette Kowal Audiobook: 3 hours 24 minutes Released: September 14, 2020 Narrated by: Julia Whelan Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller Have you ever listened to any audio story or audio narrative without the text or any visuals to follow along to? I believe the most familiar example of this would be Peter and… Continue reading Why You Need to Listen to: “The Original”
Why You Need to Read: “Ring Shout”
Ring Shout By: P. Djèlí Clark Published: October 13, 2020 Genre: Horror/Folklore/Supernatural/Historical Fiction Thank you Tor.com for sending me an ARC of this book. “The Birth of a Nation” had delivered all the souls they needed to stir up them old evil powers. Across the country, white folk who ain’t even heard of the Klans… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Ring Shout”
Why You Need to Read: “Velocity Weapon”
The Protectorate: Book 1: Velocity Weapon By: Megan E. O’Keefe Audiobook: 18 hours 22 minutes Published: June 11, 2019 Narrated by: Joe Jameson Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera I am called “The Light of Berossus,” the voice said, (Chapter 1, The Aftermath of the Battle of Dralee). For every individual in a fandom, there is the moment, in which they were… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Velocity Weapon”
Why You Need to Read: “The Sword of Kaigen”
The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story By: M.L. Wang Published: February 19, 2019 Genre: Fantasy/Asian Literature/Standalone/Self-Published When Misaki hid her sword, she nailed the floorboards down over it. It was a promise to herself. She might never be able to destroy the part of her that was aggressive and willful, but she could… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “The Sword of Kaigen”
Why You Need to Read: “A Queen in Hiding”
The Nine Realms #1: A Queen in Hiding By: Sarah Kozloff Published: January 21, 2020 Genre: Fantasy/Coming-of-Age/Military Fantasy Though dusty sits the Nargis Throne While tyrants befoul and bluster; Though citizens do their yoke bemoan, And the Fountain’s lost its luster: Someday the drought shall be broken, And the wondrous Waters course clean, One dawn the words… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “A Queen in Hiding”
Why You Need to Read: “Bound”
Book of the Ancestor: Book 2.5: Bound By: Mark Lawrence Published: December 19, 2018 Genre: Fantasy, Grimdark, Short Stories X is Nona Grey. And nobody knows what this is. This short story gives fans and readers an interlude to Nona’s life back at the Convent of Sweet Mercy. The events in Bound take place after the events in Grey… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Bound”
Why You Need to Read: “Darkdawn”
The Nevernight Chronicle: #3: Darkdawn By: Jay Kristoff Published: September 3, 2019 Genre: Fantasy, Grimdark, Historical Fantasy, Folklore NOTE: This review contains spoilers from both Nevernight and Godsgrave. Goddess, if only we’d known what she’d become…(Chapter 33, Wellspring). Darkdawn is the stunning conclusion to The Nevernight Chronicle. Jay Kristoff gives his readers a blood-soaked conclusion to his antiheroine that rivals… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Darkdawn”
Why You Need to Read: “Grey Sister”
Book of the Ancestor: Book Two: Grey Sister By: Mark Lawrence Published: April 3, 2018 Genre: Fantasy, Grimdark, Sequel “You’re powerful Nona, and you’ve come into your power at an early age. The understanding that power corrupts is an idea older than the language we repeat it in. All of us in positions that afford authority… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Grey Sister”