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Murder at Spindle Manor – Morgan Stang

Posted on June 6, 2025August 15, 2025 by April

Armed with gaslamp and guns, she tracks an insidious beast that wears the skin of its victims, mimicking them perfectly. Ten guests reside within Spindle Manor tonight, and the creature could be any one of them. Confined by a torrential thunderstorm and running out of time, Isabeau has until morning to discover the liar, or none of them will make it out alive.

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Empire of the Damned – Jay Kristoff

Posted on May 26, 2025August 15, 2025 by April

The Last Silversaint faces peril. Pursued by terrors of the Blood Voss, drawn into warfare between the Blood Dyvok and duskdancers of the frozen Highlands, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the Grail learn her truth..

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Hills of Heather and Bone – K.E. Andrews

Posted on May 23, 2025August 15, 2025 by April

Morana, a feared boneweaver, and her husband Percy navigate a world filled with prejudice and danger due to their unique gifts. On the run and battling the elements, ancient creatures, and the loss of all they called home, Morana and Percy search for any sanctuary left..

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Riven Earth – Zammar Ahmer

Posted on May 19, 2025August 14, 2025 by April

For untold millennia, mankind lived subservient to the dryads, forced into worship of the Earth-Mother, Astea. A rebellion brought the dryad empire to ash and the Kingdom of Heartsong was formed.
Twelve years later, the new king is missing. The earth trembles. Famine ravages the land, and a mysterious illness creeps through the capital..

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Sandman Slim – Richard Kadrey

Posted on May 13, 2025August 15, 2025 by April

Life sucks and then you die. Or, if you’re James Stark, you spend eleven years in Hell as a hitman before finally escaping, only to land back in the hell-on-earth that is Los Angeles.
Resurrection sucks. Saving the world is worse.

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Clutches of Deceit – J.W. Meyer

Posted on May 12, 2025August 15, 2025 by April

Driven by the manipulative will of an imprisoned dragon, Kresdin and Fuke are pushed to retrieve an ancient magical tablet long lost in an outlying region. The companions, joined by new friends with stunning skills, must journey across the sea and trek into the scalding desert…

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Translated Fiction I’m Excited to Read

Posted on May 11, 2025August 18, 2025 by April

The beauty of translation is that it opens up so many stories that we otherwise didn’t have access to read. I’ve read so many that have ended up in my favourites list and so I’ve pulled together a list of translated works that I am excited to read this year!

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The Liar’s Knot – M.A. Carrick

Posted on May 9, 2025August 15, 2025 by April

In Nadezra, peace is as tenuous as a single thread. The ruthless House Indestor has been destroyed, but darkness still weaves through the city’s filthy back alleys and jewel-bright gardens, seen by those who know where to look.

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River in the Galaxy – Natalie Kelda

Posted on May 6, 2025August 15, 2025 by April

When a map from his parents is discovered, Merlon decides to push aside his grief to get closure and follow the route they vanished along eighteen years ago. Despite political trouble, Merlon leads his crew into the unknowns of strange galaxies in his quest to find out why his parents never returned.

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Aiduel’s Sin – Daniel T. Jackson

Posted on May 4, 2025August 14, 2025 by April

As the nations of Angall move closer to a Holy War, the four Illborn are to face momentous challenges, while seeking answers about who they are and what their growing powers mean…

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