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Cold West by Clayton Snyder: A Review
The Weird West has never been so grim or bloody brilliant. Note: This review is also posted on Goodreads and Amazon; this helps authors...
E L Crocker
Jun 8, 20234 min read
Reclamation by Richard Swan: A Review
Self-published space opera by the fantasy master... and it's kind of great Note: This review is also posted on Goodreads and Amazon; this...
E L Crocker
Jun 8, 20236 min read
Narcissus by Adam Godfrey: A Review
Don't be vain... or you'll see your own veins. Note: This review is also posted on Goodreads and Amazon; this helps authors (and readers)...
E L Crocker
Jun 2, 20234 min read
Perilous Times by Thomas D Lee: A Review
A New Fantasy Star is Born Note: This review is also posted on Goodreads and Amazon; this helps authors so if you like it too, please do...
E L Crocker
May 24, 20236 min read
Seeds of War by João F. Silva: A Review
Pace, story, characters, magic, fun, twists: you want it, you got it in this ambitious debut Note: This review is also posted on...
E L Crocker
May 4, 20236 min read
Gates of Hope by J E Hannaford: A Review
Your new favourite epic fantasy series begins. Note: I received this ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review. This review is...
E L Crocker
Apr 21, 20236 min read
Attack of The Killer Tumbleweeds by Antonia Rachel Ward: A Review
Come for the title, stay for the characters in this fantastic B-movie pastiche Note: I received this ARC from the author in exchange for...
E L Crocker
Apr 6, 20234 min read
Have You Decided on Your Question by Lyndsey Croal: A Review
The future just got creepier Note: I received this ARC from Shortwave Publishing in exchange for an honest review. This review is also...
E L Crocker
Mar 30, 20233 min read
Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee: A Review
The author of the Green Bone Saga goes small to write about big monsters. Note: I received this ARC from Tordotcom in exchange for an...
E L Crocker
Mar 23, 20235 min read
A Gamble of Gods by Mitriel Faywood: A Review
Indiana Jones meets Star Wars meets Mission Impossible meets Romancing the Stone but it's fantasy and sci-fi and it somehow works......
E L Crocker
Mar 20, 20235 min read
The Tyranny of Faith by Richard Swan: A Review
All aboard for a ride through the best of what modern fantasy has to offer in this remarkable feast for brain and heart. Standard note:...
E L Crocker
Feb 9, 20235 min read
My Favourite Reads of 2022 (in no particular order)
Narrowing these down was harder than giving the Sun frostbite. I need you to know that. The Generation Killer by Adam Simcox Sequel to...
E L Crocker
Jan 5, 20236 min read
The Long Nights by Tom Mock - A Review
Noir and horror combine in a dreamlike tale of creeping dread Standard plea: This review is on Goodreads and Amazon too; if you like it...
E L Crocker
Oct 24, 20223 min read
The Skin by J E Hannaford: A Review
A sea-based fantasy world that will drown you in its brilliance and leave you gasping for more Standard plea: This review is on Goodreads...
E L Crocker
Sep 27, 20224 min read
The Generation Killer by Adam Simcox: A Review
The world of cop ghosts goes global in this wildly ambitious action-packed sequel Standard note: This review has been posted on Goodreads...
E L Crocker
Sep 22, 20224 min read
The Trials of Ashmount by John Palladino: A Review
A magic system to die for and a lot of people who die Standard plea: This review is also on Goodreads and Amazon. This helps authors a...
E L Crocker
Aug 17, 20225 min read
Deerleap Hollow Book 2, Born to Endless Night: A Review
The return of the town where not harming the deer is just as important as not getting murdered. Note: This review has also been posted on...
E L Crocker
Aug 1, 20223 min read
Leech by Hiron Ennes: A Review
A startling genre mash-up that will be the most original book you read this year. Honest. This was an ARC given to me in exchange for an...
E L Crocker
Jul 18, 20225 min read
A Troll Walks Into a Bar by Douglas Lumsden: A Review
The were-rat alone is worth the price of admission Note: This review has been posted on Goodreads and Amazon as well. If you like the...
E L Crocker
Jun 28, 20224 min read
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman: A Review
There Will be Blood... This review has been posted on Goodreads and Amazon as well; this helps authors out so please do this too if you...
E L Crocker
Jun 15, 20224 min read
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