Mogsy’s Book Haul

The Stormcaller – it was a truly epic haul for me this past fortnight, with my deepest thanks to Pyr Books, starting with The Stormcaller. I was very much intrigued by the full-length novels in the Twilight Reign series by Tom Lloyd after reading The God Tattoo anthology, so the publisher very kindly provided me with a review copy of the first book.

Blood and Iron and The Barrow – ARCs of two fantasy novels which are high on my list of most anticipated fantasy novels in 2014. I’m going to have to re-read the first volume of Mark Smylie’s Artesia as well as catch up with the rest of the series before tackling The Barrow, which is based on the world of the graphic novels (Edited to clarify that it’s a standalone though, and not being familiar with the comics won’t stop you from enjoying the book! You know me, I just like to brush up on the setting, not to mention any excuse to read comics!)

The Grendel Affair – the first book of a new urban fantasy series by Lisa Shearin that I got from Ace Books for review. I had a lot of fun with this one, so be sure to keep an eye out for my thoughts in the next week or two!  

The Goblin Corps – I had such a good time with Ari Marmell’s Widdershins Adventures series, that Pyr also thought I might enjoy Ari Marmell’s The Goblin Corps. The tagline on the cover of this one reads: “The Few. The Proud. The Obscene.” Hmm, yeah, I think I actually will like this one!

We Are the Goldens – something a little different that I got from the recently-gone-defunct RandomBuzzers. It was a vibrant young adult books community, and I was sad to see it go. Before it shut down though, I had quite a few leftover points to spent on ARCs at their store and I thought this looked like an interesting tale about two sisters.

Primary Fault – I — wait, what? Can it be that I actually didn’t give in to any Kindle Daily Deals or ebook sales these past two weeks? It’s true, my digital pile is just review requests this time. First up is Primary Fault. A supernatural suspense involving magic, geophysics and seismology? Yes, please.

Tales of Jack the Ripper – a review copy and gift from one of the contributing authors Mercedes M. Yardley, whose novella Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu is a book I recently reviewed and very much enjoyed. I can’t tell you how excited I was to receive this! I’ve always had an interest in fiction about The Ripper, and this collection looks to be filled with a wide variety of interesting stories, and I can’t wait to read Yardley’s. As you know, I’m picky about anthologies, but this one grabbed my attention right away.