Category Archives: Small Press Book Reviews

Oathbreaker (The Horn Book 1) by J. Kathleen Cheney When Amal, also known as Lady Horn, and her guards find an intruder, he seems harmless enough. Lost, even.  She takes him under her wing and as we follow his acceptance into … Continue reading →

Angel Keep (Where Angels Die, Book 1) Bondwine Books by Tom Simon  Angel Keep is the dynamite opening to a fast-paced, unforgettable fantasy serial. I had trouble slowing down my reading to review it because the story just kept sucking me … Continue reading →

The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin (Wisecraft Publishing) by Jagi Lamplighter  You know, a lot of books are touted as “the next Harry Potter,” but this one actually is, and it’s not derivative. Rachel Griffin is the youngest of her … Continue reading →

  The Faerie of Central Park (TNSTASFL Press) by Bruce Graw The Faerie of Central Park is a light urban fantasy, a gentle romance and a clash of assumptions. It opens with the one remaining genius loci of Central Park, … Continue reading →

Left-Hand Gods (Hadley Rille Books) by Jamie Lackey The story opens with Beth, using a drop of her blood to do magic in secret, calling on the Left-Hand Gods. She’s spent her whole life hiding from being executed because of magic … Continue reading →

Qualify (Norilana Books) by Vera Nazarian Dear GOD what a wonderful book. It’s a Young Adult story, but don’t let that stop you. And it’s first in a series so you can look forward to reading all of the books in the Atlantis … Continue reading →

Women in Practical Armor Edited by  Ed Greenwood and Gabrielle Harbowy (Evil Girlfriend Media) This is another kickstarter  project, and a worthy one. It starts out with “Attrition,”  by Judith Tarr. Not my favorite story in the volume but good … Continue reading →

Rites Of Passage: a DMA Casefile of Agent Karver and Detective Bianca Jones by Patrick Thomas and  John L. French This is a collaborative novel by the author of the DMA Casefiles (like the FBI, but it stands for the Department of … Continue reading →

Bad Bishop by Irene Soldatos (Hadley Rille Books) A secret history and epic tale of intrigue and aguls in Europe, this is set in the early 1100’s. I’m not a fan of any sort of vampire fiction or of period … Continue reading →

The Seer’s Choice by  J Kathleen Cheney The 1800s Portugal setting of Cheney’s novella “Of Ambergris, Blood and Brandy” in Abyss & Apex was expanded by J. Kathleen Cheney into three novels  set in that magical world: her Tales of … Continue reading →