Dark Fantasy Category
Audiobook Review: Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
Posted on March 27, 2016 7 Comments
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Horror Series: Downside Ghosts #1 Publisher: Del Ray (March 25, 2010) Information: Website | Twitter | Goodreads Tiara’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Narrator: Bahni Turpin | Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins | Audiobook Publisher: Blackstone Audio (May 25, 2010) | Whispersync Ready: Yes 23 years before the start of this book, […]
Book Review: Snakewood by Adrian Selby
Posted on March 14, 2016 28 Comments
A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Snakewood by Adrian Selby Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 / Stand Alone Publisher: Orbit (March 15, 2016) Length: 432 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter It has been ten years since the mercenary group known […]
Short & Sweet Audiobook Review: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Posted on February 15, 2016 18 Comments
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson Series: The Malazan Book of the Fallen #1 Publisher: Tor Memorable Quote: “Should you ever outrun the guilt within your past, Sorceress, you will have to outrun your soul. When it finds you again it will kill you.” TL; DR Review: Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars. […]
Book Review: Chains of the Heretic by Jeff Salyards
Posted on February 8, 2016 20 Comments
A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Chains of the Heretic by Jeff Salyards Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Bloodsounder’s Arc Publisher: Night Shade Books (February 16, 2016) Length: 524 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter I am stunned on so […]
Book Review: The King’s Justice by Stephen R. Donaldson
Posted on January 24, 2016 10 Comments
A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The King’s Justice by Stephen R. Donaldson Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Novella Collection Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons (10/13/15) Length: 320 pages Author Information: Website While my own personal experience with Stephen R. Donaldson is admittedly limited, his […]
Audiobook Review: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Posted on December 28, 2015 9 Comments
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, narrated by Steven Crossley Genre: Dark Fantasy, Magic Publisher: Tantor Audio (February 24, 2015) Author Info: victoriaschwab.com Wendy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I love when authors use magic in interesting ways, especially when they develop their own elaborate systems of how magic works within their worlds. […]
Waiting on Wednesday 12/16/15
Posted on December 16, 2015 13 Comments
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Picks: I’m posting up two picks today because I was in the mood to feature a darker read, and I couldn’t decide! A dark urban paranormal fantasy featuring hellish […]
Guest Post: What Are Los Nefilim? by T. Frohock
Posted on November 1, 2015 Leave a Comment
I have been reading and loving T. Frohock’s Los Nefilim series and was curious about the Nefilim themselves as well as her choice of setting. Angels and demons are reasonably common elements of gothic horror and dark fantasy, but stories set in Spain? Not so much. So I invited Lady Frohock to give us a […]
Book Review: Beyond Redemption by Michael R. Fletcher
Posted on October 23, 2015 27 Comments
A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Beyond Redemption by Michael R. Fletcher Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Manifest Delusions Publisher: Harper Voyager (6/16/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Would it make sense to call a book “grimdarker than grimdark”? This question was […]
Audiobook Review: Reign of Iron by Angus Watson
Posted on September 29, 2015 14 Comments
A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Reign of Iron by Angus Watson Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Iron Age Publisher: Hachette Audio (9/29/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Narrator: Sean Barrett | Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins Reign of Iron was a great end […]
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