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|summary=We are in sequel territory, so we must hope that things have escalated for Lady Trent, and that she is finding life even harder than before. And it is – as much as she would like to go dragon hunting with her husband she cannot. (And by dragon hunting I don't mean killing them, I mean being ' There's a natural historian for the species in a world part of me that would rather massacre them wants to keep this just to myself for industrial purposes)however long I can. HereThis secret magic of my own, repressed by the Victorian society she lives inall mine, she can at last. I just about raise another exhibition together, want to enjoy it for a different corner of the world, but she wonwhile.''t find herself with the possibility of observing dragons – she is instead faced with the demand that she MUST hunt dragons…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783292415</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|title=Queen Within a remote mountain pass, far away from the world, lies Silverton; a town under the protection of the Briar's, a family of witches who protect the Dark Things|author=C Robert Cargill|rating=4town and the wider world from the Darklands.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Colby Stevens lost his best friend Though she has always wished for magic, Ellie Briar is the first non-witch to an army of fairies six months agobe born into her family for generations and as such since she was young, her training as a steward revolved around letters and administration rather than spells and potions. And things havenWhen her grandmother suddenly dies, Ellie't got much better sinces cousin Audra becomes the Briar Witch, the town's leader, and Ellie takes her place beside her. The Seventy-TwoAs challenges come her way left, a powerful right and angry bunch of demons want Colby centre, Ellie uncovers the rare ability to deal communicate with the Queen dead, putting her at the heart of the Dark Thingsa maelstrom of chaos. But Colby knowsReeling from one family secret to another, whatever Ellie must decide who to trust and determine what to do as the demons Briar witches' legacy, everything they have planned for himsacrificed to survive, it isn't good. Whatever he does is playing into their plans in some way or anotherunder threat.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0575130148</amazonuk>1803364548

{{newreview|title=Dead Man's Hand|author=John Joseph Adams (editor)|rating=5|genre=Short Stories|summary=''Dead Man's Hand'' features short stories with themes ranging from time travel Rosevear, a remote and vampires to theology; at first glance it definitely appears to be an eclectic mix. These stories are linked by partially forgotten island, survives on luring ships into the genre of rocks and plundering the weird westwrecks. Mira, like her mother before her, which is defined by its elasticity. John Joseph Adams' helpful introduction outlines one of the main features of seven who swim out to survey the weird west ruins – rescuing any survivors and provides any treasure that lies within. But when the Council Watch lays a cleartrap to end the wrecking, insightful guide they capture the island's leader and Mira's father. Desperate to this little-known genre. Far save him from being mismatcheddeath, the eclectic nature of this collection Mira makes a bargain with a wreck survivor who is as charming as he is secretive and with only coordinates to guide her, she sets off in fact the greatest strength search of a family secret that lies buried deep in the weird west genresea. Unconstrained by narrow generic conventionsWith only nine days to unearth what might save her father, as her journey takes her from the authors in this collection have plundered watched streets of foreign islands to the deepest depths heart of their imaginations. The result? A colourfulthe smuggler's territory, memorable Mira must be determined to stop at nothing to save the future of her home and, above all, ''imaginative'' collection of fictionthe ones she holds most dear.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783295465</amazonuk>0008664730

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Ian IrvineT Kingfisher|title=Justice: Tainted Realm: Book 3Thornhedge

|summary=''The final battle. The ultimate priceYou had a right to retake your place.''

The dead, regenerated King Lyf T Kingfisher's latest novella is a lovely reimagining of a fairytale that is well known and his Cythonian army are poised to attack as well beloved. But whilst there is the army of Axil Grandysa princess trapped in a tower, sleeping under an eternal enchantment, complete with the other four of the five legendary HeroesThornhedge is not her story. Rix has to stop them all with the help of Tali (the escaped Pale slave)Instead, Glynnie (the ex-maid)our protagonist is Toadling, and an army of Rix's own who would rather fight him than fight for him. As Lyf was stolen away by fairies when she was a new-born baby and Axil both hunger for the final master pearl that sits beneath Tali's skull, secreted away to the endgame approaches. Meanwhile Tobry, former best friend land of Rix and now an unpredictably dangerous Caithe shape-shifter, is still alive fairie where her childhood was spent being taught how to draw magic from her veins and without hope. Although the 10 year old Rannilt would argue with that last bitcast spells.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841498300</amazonuk>1803364238

{{newreview|author=Jim Butcher|title=Skin Game (Dresden Files)|rating=5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Harry Dresden is Cast out from Rome, Artemisia Gentileschi arrives in Florence seeking an oasis in which her art can find a home and has been a lot of things: the only wizard in the Chicago phone book, PI, reluctant Knight of the Winter Court, even apparently deadwhere her future can thrive rather than stagnate. Now it looks But as some as though he's about to relive she enters Florentine society she faces great opposition from the death bit but a bit more permanently. The parasite in his brain is still killing him while he's stranded as warden on powerful Accademia, the island penal colony self-proclaimed guardians of Demonreach. Hold tight though – the good news is healing magics that he's about through paintings have the power to be liberatedprotect the city and its citizens from plagues and curses. The bad? The liberator is Queen Mab who wants Harry to do a bit of robbery beside a former arch enemy of hisall-male Accademia has hoarded power over art and architecture for centuries and guard it above all else. If he refusesTo them, the parasite will kill him Artemisia – an ambitious young woman who promises trouble and then slope off to kill everyone he knows change – has no place amongst them and cares about, including his little daughter Maggie. However, nothing is simple, even thistheir society. There are catches, hell's bells there are!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>035650090X</amazonuk>1803362340

{{newreview|title=Manifest Destiny Volume 1|author=Chris Dingess, Matthew Roberts and Owen Gieni|rating=4|genre=Graphic Novels|summary=It's 1804 and some newlySet in the near-American soldiers are expanding the territory to the westdistant future, at in a world on the orders verge of President Jefferson – orders which allude climate collapse, Britain is in great peril. The British Isles desperately needs a hero (or several) to save the pioneering party encountering some very unusual thingsday and rescue what little remains. And they do – first a huge arc of greenery, putting the modern reader in mind What no-one expected was that one of the Missouri landmark arch as bastardised by something along the lines Knights of the Statue of Liberty in Round Table would answer the original 'Planet of the Apes'call. But when that site gets attacked the weirdness certainly starts to show itself…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1607069822</amazonuk>0356518523

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Melanie RawnAmelia Estelle Dellos|title=Glass Thorns - ThornlostDelilah Recovered

|summary=The Touchstone Players are back and now mostly married We meet Dee at a point when her life isn't going as planned but the show must go onthings might, just might, be about to look up. Talking Out of whichwork, about to lose her flat, it's their playwright CaydenDee is up for an accountant's 21st naming dayjob. HeBut it's come of age but his aristocratic mother would still rather he went not to court as a courtier than be. Dee is attacked by two men calling themselves witch hunters. She survives the entertainer that his wizard/elven/fae heritage equips him forattack but not unscathed. However Cade Witch hunters? What on earth has other concerns. He, the dwarf glister, Mieka who wields Cadethat to do with Dee? She's magicjust an ordinary woman, Rafe (who manipulates it) living an ordinary life. Slivers of memory of things that are not ordinary at all return to her and Jeska things will never be the masker (who can literally become anyone) are no longer the court favouritessame... Also, you remember the danger that Cade foresaw for Mieka from Mieka's wife in his elsewhen premonitions? Well, there's more! (There follows some spoilers for the previous novels so read them first before reading on.)|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781166641</amazonuk>B0BKYFDLLV

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Rebecca AlexanderHadeer Elsbai|title=The Secrets Daughters of Life and DeathIzdihar|rating=4.5

|summary=A girl covered Drawing inspiration from Egypt, ''The Daughters of Izdihar'' explores the lives of two women who could not be more different, yet find themselves fighting for the rights of women and weavers – those with magical abilities - in magic sigils dies in London watched by Jackdaw (Jack) Hammonda society pitted against them. Jack had tried Nehal, born into the upper class, wishes to attend the Weaving Academy to learn to cure control her abilities and then join the military, but instead she is forced into an arranged marriage with Nico. Giorgina on the girl escaped. Now Jack has another chance other hand did not have a privileged upbringing like Nehal and feels great pressure to provide for her family and maintain their reputation, whilst secretly attending meetings of the treatment linking them with Elizabethan alchemist/mathematician/royal advisor John Dee. Indeed some would even call Dee Daughters of Izdihar – a sorcerergroup campaigning for women's rights. Jack could achieve so much if she does it better the next time but the fight won't Giorgina also happens to be easyin love with Nico. She's not the only one who wants her new subjectWhat follows is a story of an unjust society, filled with hypocrisy and cruelty, although she may be the only one who knows how to save herfrom which blossoms a group of admirable women fighting for their rights and overcoming their personal obstacles.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0091953243</amazonuk>0356520471

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Hilda and the Black HoundHeather Fawcett|authortitle=Luke PearsonEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries|rating=4.5|genre=Graphic NovelsGeneral Fiction|summary=Hilda Emily Wilde is an expert academic scholar on faerie lore, and she has travelled extensively, and researched meticulously, to write her life's work, the Black Hound very first encyclopaedia of faeries. Whilst she is brilliant at research and speaking to faeries, she is not so good with people. So when she finds herself far, far North in the fourth book in small village of Hrafvsnik, having somehow offended the “Hildafolk” seriesvillage matriarch, each of which she is a self-contained tale about a highly inquisitive little girl not sure what she has done, nor how to redeem herself and put her adventuresfinal investigations for her book back on the right track. This time Hilda joins the Sparrow Scouts Enter Wendell Bambleby, her dashingly handsome and insufferable rival who arrives unexpectedly, all charm and befriends a house spirit whilst in delight, much to Emily's frustration. But why is he here? What does he want? And what exactly is going on with the meantime a mysterious beast stalks the town of Trolberg.faerie folk around Hravsnik?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1909263184</amazonuk>0356519120

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Tanya HuffChristopher Golden|title=The Wild Ways: An Enchantment Emporium Novel (Enchantment Emporium 2)Road of Bones|rating=43.5|genre=FantasyHorror|summary=Charlie Gale, The Kolyma Highway… the lass who has magic in her music (literally!), leaves the rest 'Road of Bones'… the family behind to play at R504. Stretching for over a Celtic festival on thousand miles across Siberia, it's one of the Canadian coastworld's most notorious routes. You can never leave For months of the Gale family behind though even when year it's a spread of sheet ice suspended above the problem is an oil company drilling offshore in permafrost surrounding it, while its 'spring' sees it turn into a seal sanctuary areahuge blodge of unremitting, apocalyptic-level mud, which dries into rutted, puddly dust. This may not be I don't think google streetview updates it very often. Built because Stalin wanted so much uranium and other Siberian minerals, and because he wanted to give too many people a popular occupation but the oil company has the clout to use lesson, it legendarily cost a little leveragelife every metre it covers. Charlie pits herself against them You can easily find documentaries about it online, but that's a bit rich, for one of our main characters, Felix 'Teig' Teigland, is a film-maker, doing a recce with his cameraman buddy, John Prentiss – who's mostly there to encourage the help project to fruition to claw back some of a Selkie family but the funds he'd invested in the process (family link incoming) also pits herself against the formidable Aunt Catherinepair's prior TV projects. Back home Allie is having trouble with JackThey pick up their oh-so-chatty local guide, gain the young sorcerer dragon they rescued from company of a local beauty, and fetch up at the underworld last timeguide's childhood village. Indeed, in the Gale households thereAnd that's no such thing as peace and quiet anymore!where things start to go awry…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781169624</amazonuk>1803361476

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack CohenAndrew Givler|title=Soul Fraud (The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day (Science of Discworld 4Debt Collection Book 1)|rating=4.5

|summary=The wizards of the Unseen University are custodians of Roundworld. It may be different from their own turtle-carried Discworld (it's round for 'Matt has a start!) but they're still rather fond of itterrible life. However, thereSeriously—it's a problemawful. It is so bad that Dan the Demon is shocked when Matt turns down his infernal offer: the Church 10 years of the Latter Day Omnians have taken a shine to it too and would like to claim it. A court case will decide the winner, a court case that will have a guest spectator. For Marjorie Daw (yes, like the nursery rhyme) has arrived from Roundworld just blissful life in timeexchange for his soul. What on Earth will happen next?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0091949807</amazonuk>}}''

{{newreview|author=Octavia E Butler|title=Kindred|rating=5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Life is a nightmare Poor Dan! I know, I know, we shouldn't feel sorry for black women (and indeed men) back in the southern USA in 1815soul-catching demons. For Dana that's just history as she lives over But he really is a century away with her husband in their new LA apartmentterrible salesman. However one day everything changes: Dana starts He never hits his targets and, when he fails to feel faintget even Matt to sign on the dotted line, the edges of her modern life blur and shehe's back in the era so desperate that can take more than her liberty. She knows her time travel is somehow linked to plantation ownerhe simply forges Matt's son Rufus but that doesn't help. In fact its knowledge that could make matters worsesignature.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1472214811</amazonuk>1958204021

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Den PatrickOlivie Blake|title=The Boy with the Porcelain BladeAtlas Six

|summary=Lucien has reached his 18th birthday Dark, sharp, and final testing. This is the important one for Lucien is Orfano and as such lives for the day when he passes and can be adopted by one of the four houses. He hopes for the Fonteinihighly inquisitive, the house of fighters and with it will come an understanding of all the mysteries of Landfall. However there are some mysteries that are secrets even from the Orfani and for ''The Atlas Six'' makes its publishing debut after becoming a very good reasonTik-Tok sensation.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>057513383X</amazonuk>1529095239

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Louise WelshDaniel Abraham|title=A Lovely Way to Burn (Plague Times Trilogy 1)|rating=4.5|genre=Crime|summary=The summer Age of the great heat wave is also the summer of death. Stevie thought nothing of the three establishment pillars turned snipers; the news just didn't register. Then the illness came: plague-like symptoms sweeping across the world. When Stevie's boyfriend dies it's easy to put it down to the pandemic but Stevie has a hunch and she won't stop till she's followed it, no matter what happens or who tries to stop her.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848546513</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Night Broken (Mercy Thompson)|author=Patricia BriggsAsh

|summary=Phew. ThatWe meet Alys under the most northerly of Oldgate's the sound of relief I gave when I found this bookfour bridges, the eighth she has a knife in this lengthy genre series, was on formher hand and a meeting that she dreads. As Meanwhile the quality had hardly ever dipped City of Kithamar is at a point in the past you might be wondering why I sounded particularly anxious this time. Well, book seven was that dip, turning of years when the worlds are at their thinnest and this time round all things have changed – for the first time the British market gets a hardbackare possible. But we've not jumped It is the shark. If anything, night between the fantasy side funeral of this series is following on from [[Mercy Thompson: River Marked by Patricia Briggs|book six – River Marked]] a Prince and the fae implement that was so much a feature coronation of that book is being requested by a dangerously powerful characterhis successor. But For a night the urban fantasy side of this series Kithamar is not without its dangerous characters – as Mercy is forced to bring the worried, frantic yet exceedingly manipulative figure of her husband's first wife into the shelter of their household…un-ruled.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>035650154X</amazonuk>0356515427

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Richard FordAnn Sei Lin|title=The Shattered Crown (Steelhaven: Book Two)Rebel Skies|rating=4.5|genre=FantasyTeens|summary=''The king is dead… his city is next'' shouts Kurara has spent her entire life as a servant on the straplineMidori, and it's not wrong!Following on from [[Herald of a massive dining hall floating in the Storm by Richard Ford|Herald sky where soldiers of the Storm]]Empire come to drink and make merry between their conquests. However, Janessa when a man named Himura arrives to tell her that she is the new queen and is quaking; she's younga Crafter like him, inexperienced and watching someone with the massed hordes of Amon Tugha approach power to rout form paper into whatever she desires – a power sought after all across the kingdom of SteelhavenEmpire. This isn't the only problem her father's untimely death has left He asks her to come with; there's a whole heap him, to leave the life of trouble (internal as much as external) and hardly anyone Janessa can trust. Little Rag dreary servitude that is now in the Guild but it's not all she dreamt it would be or as safe as shehas known. Well, soon Kurara won'd hoped. Meanwhile Merrick t have any say in the ex-mercenary and Kairamatter, because the former spear maiden are settling into their new job Midori is destroyed by a monstrous paper spirit known as bodyguards a shikigami, and she is forced to flee out into the Queenworld. Merrick, though, has other things to think about as his past comes back to haunt him. Waylian She joins Himura aboard the witch's assistant is still aliveOrihime, which a sky-ship whose express purpose is good. And Regulus? He just wants to offer his men's swords in defence hunt down shikigami, and a whole world of Steelhaven but just didn't realise how difficult that would be, even before the fighting officially starts.adventure awaits her…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0755394062</amazonuk>1406399590

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleisbn=The Islands of Chaldea|author=Diana Wynne Jones and Ursula Jones|rating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=Imagine a story – a good old-fashioned adventure with journeys and magic and villains and young people finding their strengths despite the odds, and coming at last to the place they belong. Then imagine another story, a heart-touching one this time, about the writing of that story, and you have the whole of this charming book.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007542232</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewB09Q3P283Y|title=LibriomancerShadebringer|author=Jim C HinesGrayson W Hooper|rating=4.5

|summary=Pulp fantasy may be frowned upon by some who believe Clyde Robbins signs up for the US Army during the Vietnam War. He's not really that novels should be about emotions, inner journeys and despair. Fantasy and science fiction can have all these things as well, but they can also be funinvested in the fight against Communism, entertaining and laser pistols. ‘Libriomancer’ by Jim C Hines nor is he particularly interested in a great examplecareer in the military. It If he's honest - which Clyde usually is a book that follows Isaac Vainio, a Libriomancer who has the power to draw magic from books. He must use with himself at least - he hasn't got many choices and this gift to good effect when one day, whilst sitting comfortably cataloguingat least, gets him out of the rut he 's in. He's good in training and is attacked by three vampiresquickly put onto a non commissioned officer training course. Does that sound fun to you? If so, read on; if not, this may not be the book for youHe's chuffed with himself.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0091953456</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Mur LaffertyJennifer Saint|title=Ghost Train to New Orleans: Book 2 of the Shambling GuidesElektra

|genre=FantasyLiterary Fiction|summary= After delivering [[The Shambling Guide to New York City (The Shambling Guides) 'Elektra' by Mur Lafferty|The Shambling Guide to New York]], a travel guide for Jennifer Saint tells the coterie story of three women who live in the undead, Zoe the inadvertent citytalker goes to New Orleans to research the next oneheavily male dominated world of Ancient Greece. She sets off with a feeling of forebodingCassandra, but perhaps she's being overly pessimistic? I meanClytemnestra, she's travelling with two gods, (one and Elektra are all bit players in the story of whom is a rather strident ex-Valkyrie), a baby dragon, two vampires (one of whom hates her) and Arthur, her boyfriend the Public Works employeeTrojan War. (Yes, Public Works as in Yet Jennifer Saint shows us that often the body that polices and, where necessary, clears away silent women have the coterie.) Oh most compelling stories and by the way, Arthur may be turning into a zombie soonmost extreme furies. The trip will be fine; what could possibly go wrong?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0356501914</amazonuk>1472273915

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Anne LeonardDean Koontz|title=Moth and SparkQuicksilver|rating=32.5|genre=FantasyThrillers|summary=Prince Corin has been bewitched by Meet Quinn Quicksilver. He's not had the dragonschance to get to be a mercurial character yet, something for he'll forget until the time s lived in a nun-run orphanage since he was a three-day old foundling, and now is right for him starting a career on a needless magazine's staff. But when this book starts he IS now ''subject to free the fire breathers from enslavement to Emperor Hadon sudden or unpredictable changes of Mycene. It doesnmood or mind''t stop there though , for something – call it unearthly intuition, call it mind- control, call it a supernatural urge – has demanded of him that's not all he's been bewitched by. The commoner Tam happens go to be attending a derelict diner, find a gold coin worth a fortune, cash the summer court at value of it out of his palace; a house party bank and prepare for unmarried debs to find going on the husband lam. And all this is just in time for two of their parentsthose typical Men in Black types to turn up and suggest he' dreamss of interest to them. Tam isn't actually looking but Corin Helped to escape, he finds her anyway. However their world doesn't run as smoothly as their hearts: war his flight is about to startinterrupted by other instances of him acting without being in control, murderous treachery stalks the palace and Tam has visions she can't explain. Although as time goes on their purpose becomes clearer. Tam and Corin realise discovery that their reason for being together extends beyond love he is not unique in having some kind of burgeoning power – they've been brought together to save the worldand a whole lot more besides.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0670015709</amazonuk>1542019885

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Joanne M HarrisTasha Suri|title=The Gospel of Loki|rating=5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Loki is a shape shifter and the most recent addition to the Norse gods in the halls of Asgard. He’s there to help the likes of Odin and Thor but sometimes things go wrong or his actions are misunderstood. Loki definitely doesn’t deserve his ‘Trickster’ nickname and will explain why to anyone who will listen. This is Loki's gospel, his long-overdue side of the story and it’s all here: how he arranged a mason to rebuild Asgard (shame about the horse), his marriage to Sygni, the problems fathering a werewolf and giving birth to a foal, what Freyja’s gold necklace cost mankind and, of course, that day Thor became a beautiful bride. (An occasion Thor has never spoken of since for some reason!) Indeed, Loki is there to help and facilitate - if anyone tells you differently, don’t believe them!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1473202353</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent|author=Marie BrennanJasmine Throne|rating=4.5

|summary=We could all wish for a little On the night of Lady Trent in ourselves. It's obvious what she feels she has inside hersacred burning, for ever since she was a young girl she ignored society and decorum and was interested in science, nature, Princess Malini defies her brother and refuses to step on to the discovery of all that was unknown about dragonspyre. She even went is immediately sent to be imprisoned on a hunt for wolf-drakes, disguised as a male, and the Hirana: an ancient temple that's was once filled with a species that prefers female preycommunity of people who got powers from the mysterious deathless waters. But as renowned a pioneer as she now the temple isnothing more than an overgrown, decaying ruin. One day, she has never told anyone in such detail Malini witnesses a girl kill someone with magic. Instead of reporting her life storiesfor such a gruesome crime, starting with this one – a journey to Malini claims that the cold, mountainous land of Vystrana, which successfully uncovered a lot of girl saved her from an attacker and begs for the truth about dragons – but also a lot that was much harder girl to explain…become her own personal maidservant.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783292393</amazonuk>0356515648

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Unnatural CreaturesGenevieve Gornichec|authortitle=Neil GaimanThe Witch's Heart

|summary=Former knight Sir Sebastian Caverson A modern and Wydrin approachable reimagining of Crosshaven (aka Copper Cat) are swords for hirethe Norse myths that centres around a witch named Angrboda. On this occasion they're hired by Lord Aaron Frith She hides in a forest at the edge of Blackwood to enter the Citadelnine worlds, remembering nothing of her past life but that fact that she was survived burnt at the stake three times because of which dark legends aboundOdin's wrath. They don't know what they need Her attempts to do once live in therepeace, however, but are quickly thwarted when Loki shows up with her literal heart—the one that doesn't matterwas cut from her chest before she was tied to the stake—and refuses to leave her alone. The trip unleashes something that would have made them forget their purpose anywayAfter an initial period of mistrust, not Angrboda begins to mention their pay: they awake Yfall for Loki'Ruens charms, and the last god. In return for the alarm calltwo start an unusual family made of up a half-dead daughter, Ya son that'Ruen breathes death across the known world with s a little family assistance but wolf, and another son that's not the worst bit. The worst bit (at least for them) is that Sebastian and Wydrin are the only ones who can stop hera snake.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1472211111</amazonuk>1789097061

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Tanya HuffHannah Whitten|title=The Enchantment Emporium (Enchantment Emporium 1)For the Wolf|rating=4.5

|summary=All In Red's family, the Gale family have powers first daughter becomes queen, and there are many in the clansecond daughter becomes a sacrifice. To Red's misfortune, mostly women. This she is one of the reasons that 24-year-old Allie (or Alysha Catherine Gale to second daughter. Sent alone into the aunties) jumps at woods with nothing but the chance of moving cape on her back, Red knows what to expect: within the other side of Canada when her gran leaves her woods is a junk shop. Okwolf, it may not be an ordinary junk shop and it could mean that Gran he is dead but the fact that one who will decide the love fate of her life has left her for their kingdom. If she is not a man makes her mind upworthy sacrifice, the monsters he keeps contained to the woods will be released, and the fabled kings he keeps hostage will never be returned—or so the stories go. With But when Red enters the help of Joe O'Hallanwoods, a tall leprechaun with a gift for selling yo-yosexpecting nothing more than to be killed within the hour, Allie sorts out she finds that the Enchantment Emporium but once there she hasn't escaped all supervisionlegends are lies. Indeed, someone The wolf is watching her closely; very closely indeednot a monster—he's a man.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781169608</amazonuk>0356516369

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jaye WellsJohn Gwynne|title=Dirty Magic: Prospero's War: Book OneThe Shadow Of The Gods

|summary=Gray Wolf The Shadow Of The Gods is the new magic drug in town but it's a mite more evil than first installment of the usual sex potions and enchanted uppers and downers. Gray Wolf ensures that the user becomes a craven devourer of flesh - human flesh. Kate ProsperoBloodsworn Saga, cop seconded to the MEA (the government agency charged with clearing set in the streets era of dirty, illegal magic) has her work cut out. Unfortunately this work includes having to go into the Cauldron, Vikings in the dangerous underbelly shadow of a town called Babylon. However Kate has a lot to proveRagnarok, having been born an adept in that very underbelly and now having to face the forces that helped create when the tragedy still haunting her. Also, if she didn't Gods have enough to worry about, her ex-lover is implicated in Gray Wolf's manufacture battled and her kid brother is choosing his own way in life; not a good thing, not a good thing at their bones lie scattered for all.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>035650297X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Nora Roberts|title=Dark Witch (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy)|rating=3.5|genre=Women's Fiction|summary=American Iona Sheehan moves to Ireland in order to discover her ancestors' roots and oh so much moresee. Her ancestors were witches and her cousins Branna and Conor O'Dwyer have acquired This story is the family talent. Under their care and tutelage Iona has her own skills honed as she develops the magick passed down to her ultimate in between her work at the local stables. Unfortunately magick isn't the only thing to have survived the centuries. Cabahn, the nemesis of Sorcha, the first O'Dwyer dark witchHigh Fantasy, has unfinished business with the cousins and not in a good way.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0749958588</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Last John Gwynne certainly does justice to Rise|author=Francis Knight|rating=4.5|the genre=Fantasy|summary=Rojan has spent his life running from any sort of responsibility, but it's all catching up with him now. With the Mishans mythical creatures, archaic language and Storads both knocking on Mahala's door, war seems inevitablebattles galore. The inhabitants of Mahala are starving as trade dries upThis is a thick book, the natural resources of the city all used. And the paltry amount of Glow the few pain mages can generate isn't enough to protect them.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>035650168X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=John R Fultz|title=Seven Sorcerers: Books of the Shaper: Volume 3|rating=4|genre=Fantasy|summary=Vireon the Giant-King, Emperor Tyro with an intricate plot and Feathered Serpent/Sorcerer Khama fascinating characters that are readying their armies woven together to face the Almighty Zyung, would be conqueror of the Five Cities, create a Shaper and evil piece of work. Meanwhile Sharadza (Vireon's sister) and Iardu (the good Shaper, mostly) take on swifter forms to beg assistance from every place wonderfully realistic and being they can think of. For the time is coming when the gritty world's freedom depends on victory against insurmountable odds. Back at the armies, Dahrima the Axe, giantess and leader of Vireon's spear-maiden body guard, has sworn to die for her king but also has some emotional issues. As for Ianthe and Gammir, thecauses of much suffering in the past, they once again have their own agendas that could mean Zyung is the least of anyone's worrieswhich our heroes must do battle.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0356500837</amazonuk>0356514218

{{newreview|title=World After (Penryn and the End of Days Book 2)|author=Susan Ee|rating=4|genre=Fantasy|summary=Penryn successfully (depending Move on how you look at things) liberated her little sister Paige from the sick experiments of the angels now ruling over the world. Believed to be dead at the start of the story, Penryn finds herself at the control centre of the human resistance movement whose treatment of her sister and other victims of angel brutality seems less than human. In order to protect her sister she feels the need to leave the resistance and risk life in the nearly destroyed world amongst predators such as angels and even more horrifying creations spawned by the angels. All the while Pen clings to the hope of a reunion with Raffe, the angel responsible for saving her life and true owner of the powerful sword she carries with her.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444778536</amazonuk>}}[[Newest For Sharing Reviews]]