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The Bone Ships v Paracelsus

Book: The Bone ShipsAuthor: RJ BarkerPublisher: OrbitPublished: 2019RJ Barker’s second trilogy opens with the POV character sat on an out of the way island drinking himself into oblivion. He’s nominally the captain of a ‘Black ship’ but only because the rest of the crew found it amusing to name him so. His authority is less…

Legends & Lattes v Shepherd Neame IPA

Book: Legends and LattesAuthor: Travis BaldreePublisher: TorPublished: 2022If you’ve ever played World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons, or basically any other type of fantasy roleplaying game, have you found yourself thinking ‘I wonder what that NPC’s backstory is?’. Well if you have then this is the book for you.The protagonist of the tale is an…

Snakewood v Powerhouse Porter

Book: SnakewoodAuthor: Adrian SelbyPublisher: OrbitPublished: 2016Snakewood is the first of three standalone books set in the same world. I’m not entirely sure why, but I find myself craving books that can stand on their own more & more these days. They can be parts of trilogies with an overarching thread, as long as most of…

The Ninth Rain v Slash Origin

Book: The Ninth RainAuthor: Jen WilliamsPublisher: HeadlinePublished: 2017 I loved Jen Williams’ debut series so much that when the Ninth Rain came out in 2017 it was an instant purchase. There was no disappointment to be had when I devoured the book immediately as everything which made Wydrin and co feel so fresh and brilliant…

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