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[[Category:New Reviews|Fantasy]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Mark LinganeA G Slatter|title=Decay: 2 (Tesla)The Briar Book of the Dead

|genre=TeensFantasy|summary=The city has been rebuilt for war. The waves '' There's a part of cyborg attacks are me that wants to keep this just the beginning – what follows is more devastatingto myself for however long I can. Not only that but also the flood This secret magic of refugees surging in daily is as much of a problem as a resourcemy own, all mine, at last. Actually in one or two cases the word 'problem' is I just want to enjoy it for a bit of an understatementwhile. In the middle of this hell Seb and Melanie are doing their best to fight and survive, although survival doesn't look like an option once they realise they have to go into the enemy's hive and bring the battle to the cyborgs.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0992377986</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|title=Landline|author=Rainbow Rowell|rating=5|genre=General Fiction|summary=Georgie McCool has always known what sheWithin a remote mountain pass, far away from the world, lies Silverton; a town under the protection of the Briar's wanted , a family of witches who protect the town and pursued it until the wider world from the Darklands. Though she has italways wished for magic, Ellie Briar is the first non-witch to be born into her family for generations and as such since she was young, her training as a steward revolved around letters and administration rather than spells and potions. She got When her dream job writing comedygrandmother suddenly dies, Ellie's cousin Audra becomes the Briar Witch, shethe town's about to get leader, and Ellie takes her place beside her. As challenges come her own showway left, right and she got centre, Ellie uncovers the rare ability to communicate with the dead, putting her dream guy, Nealat the heart of a maelstrom of chaos. OnlyReeling from one family secret to another, sheEllie must decide who to trust and determine what to do as the Briar witches's not so sure she has him anymorelegacy, everything they have sacrificed to survive, is under threat.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1409154912</amazonuk>1803364548

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy)Rachel Greenlaw|authortitle=Marie RutkoskiCompass and Blade|rating=43.5

|summary=Kestrel has two alternative futures ahead ''I can hear the song of herthe sea. As The call of the daughter of a general of a vastdeep, expansionist empire, she can make a politically advantageous marriage or she can enlist the answering beat in the militarymy heart. Kestrel doesn't want either and her life is spent in a delicate game of manoeuvres with her father as she tries to put off the decision.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408858207</amazonuk>}}'

{{newreview|author=Tim Hall|title=Shadow of the Wolf|rating=4|genre=Fantasy|summary=The child Robin Loxley is mysteriously separated from his father during what had been Rosevear, a routine foray remote and partially forgotten island, survives on luring ships into the forestrocks and plundering the wrecks. In grief Mira, like her mother before her, is one of the seven who swim out to survey the ruins – rescuing any survivors and bewilderment Robin becomes any treasure that lies within. But when the Council Watch lays a loner, choosing trap to raise himself. He's more than happy with end the solitary lifestyle until he meets Marian Delbosquewrecking, spoilt daughter of local gentry. Their friendship is cemented as they play together but their future woncapture the island's leader and Mira't all be childish gamess father. They have a quest and RobinDesperate to save him from death, as Mira makes a winter-born, has bargain with a destiny that wreck survivor who is as charming as he can't begin is secretive and with only coordinates to guess. The clue is guide her, she sets off in the mysterious words he heard whispered search of a family secret that lies buried deep in the forest after his sea. With only nine days to unearth what might save her father, as her journey takes her from the watched streets of foreign islands to the heart of the smuggler's disappearance: ''Not yet. Too soon. He territory, Mira must suffer be determined to stop at nothing to save the future of her home and the woundsones she holds most dear.''|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>191020000X</amazonuk>0008664730

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Stella GemmellT Kingfisher|title=The CityThornhedge|rating=4.5

|summary=The City has been fighting for centuries, be it the recognised war of Red versus Blue fuelled by the mysterious Emperor or the daily fight of the Dwellers struggling for existence in the sewer settlements. Such oppression breeds unlikely heroes. A former general, now ''You had a fugitive from a questionable justice, a 16 year old soldier trying right to out-run her fatherretake your place.''s reputation, a famed Red army leader and a little girl who believes in someone whom others hardly notice any more; these carry hope for the City, whether the City realises it or not.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0552168955</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|title=The Tropic T Kingfisher's latest novella is a lovely reimagining of Serpents (A Memoir by Lady Trent)|author=Marie Brennan|rating=4|genre=Fantasy|summary=We are in sequel territory, so we must hope a fairytale that things have escalated for Lady Trent, is well known and that she is finding life even harder than beforewell beloved. And it But whilst there is – as much as she would like to go dragon hunting with her husband she cannot. (And by dragon hunting I don't mean killing them, I mean being a natural historian for the species princess trapped in a world that would rather massacre them for industrial purposes)tower, sleeping under an eternal enchantment, Thornhedge is not her story. HereInstead, repressed our protagonist is Toadling, who was stolen away by the Victorian society fairies when she lives in, she can just about raise another exhibition together, was a new-born baby and secreted away to a different corner of the world, but she won't find herself with the possibility land of observing dragons – she is instead faced with the demand that she MUST hunt dragons…fairie where her childhood was spent being taught how to draw magic from her veins and cast spells.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783292415</amazonuk>1803364238

{{newreview|title=Queen of the Dark Things|author=C Robert Cargill|rating=4.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Colby Stevens lost his best friend to Cast out from Rome, Artemisia Gentileschi arrives in Florence seeking an army of fairies six months ago. And things haven't got much better since. The Seventy-Two, oasis in which her art can find a powerful home and angry bunch of demons want Colby to deal with the Queen of the Dark Thingswhere her future can thrive rather than stagnate. But Colby knowsas some as she enters Florentine society she faces great opposition from the powerful Accademia, whatever the demons self-proclaimed guardians of the healing magics that through paintings have planned the power to protect the city and its citizens from plagues and curses. The all-male Accademia has hoarded power over art and architecture for him, centuries and guard it isn't goodabove all else. Whatever he does is playing into To them, Artemisia – an ambitious young woman who promises trouble and change – has no place amongst them and their plans in some way or anothersociety.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0575130148</amazonuk>1803362340

{{newreview|title=Dead Man's Hand|author=John Joseph Adams (editor)|rating=5|genre=Short Stories|summary=''Dead Man's Hand'' features short stories with themes ranging from time travel and vampires to theology; at first glance it definitely appears to be an eclectic mix. These stories are linked by Set in the near-distant future, in a world on the genre verge of the weird westclimate collapse, which Britain is defined by its elasticityin great peril. John Joseph Adams' helpful introduction outlines the main features of The British Isles desperately needs a hero (or several) to save the weird west day and provides a clear, insightful guide to this rescue what littleremains. What no-known genre. Far from being mismatched, the eclectic nature one expected was that one of this collection is in fact the greatest strength Knights of the weird west genre. Unconstrained by narrow generic conventions, Round Table would answer the authors in this collection have plundered the deepest depths of their imaginations. The result? A colourful, memorable and, above all, ''imaginative'' collection of fictioncall.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783295465</amazonuk>0356518523

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Ian IrvineAmelia Estelle Dellos|title=Justice: Tainted Realm: Book 3Delilah Recovered|rating=54

|summary=We meet Dee at a point when her life isn''The final battle. The ultimate price.'' The deadt going as planned but things might, just might, regenerated King Lyf and his Cythonian army are poised be about to attack as is the army look up. Out of Axil Grandyswork, complete with the other four of the five legendary Heroes. Rix has about to stop them all with the help of Tali (the escaped Pale slave)lose her flat, Glynnie (the ex-maid), and Dee is up for an army of Rixaccountant's job. But it's own who would rather fight him than fight for himnot to be. Dee is attacked by two men calling themselves witch hunters. As Lyf and Axil both hunger for She survives the final master pearl attack but not unscathed. Witch hunters? What on earth has that sits beneath Talito do with Dee? She's skulljust an ordinary woman, the endgame approachesliving an ordinary life. Meanwhile Tobry, former best friend Slivers of memory of Rix things that are not ordinary at all return to her and now an unpredictably dangerous Caithe shape-shifter, is still alive and without hopethings will never be the same... Although the 10 year old Rannilt would argue with that last bit.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841498300</amazonuk>B0BKYFDLLV

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jim ButcherHadeer Elsbai|title=Skin Game (Dresden Files)The Daughters of Izdihar|rating=54

|summary=Harry Dresden is and has been a lot Drawing inspiration from Egypt, ''The Daughters of Izdihar'' explores the lives of things: two women who could not be more different, yet find themselves fighting for the only wizard rights of women and weavers – those with magical abilities - in a society pitted against them. Nehal, born into the Chicago phone bookupper class, PI, reluctant Knight of wishes to attend the Winter Court, even apparently dead. Now it looks as though he's about Weaving Academy to learn to relive control her abilities and then join the death bit military, but a bit more permanentlyinstead she is forced into an arranged marriage with Nico. The parasite in his brain is still killing him while he's stranded as warden Giorgina on the island penal colony other hand did not have a privileged upbringing like Nehal and feels great pressure to provide for her family and maintain their reputation, whilst secretly attending meetings of the Daughters of Demonreach. Hold tight though Izdihar – the good news is that hea group campaigning for women's about rights. Giorgina also happens to be liberatedin love with Nico. The bad? The liberator What follows is Queen Mab who wants Harry to do a bit story of robbery beside an unjust society, filled with hypocrisy and cruelty, from which blossoms a former arch enemy group of his. If he refuses, the parasite will kill him and then slope off to kill everyone he knows admirable women fighting for their rights and cares about, including his little daughter Maggieovercoming their personal obstacles. However, nothing is simple, even this. There are catches, hell's bells there are!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>035650090X</amazonuk>0356520471

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Manifest Destiny Volume 1Heather Fawcett|authortitle=Chris Dingess, Matthew Roberts and Owen GieniEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

|genre=Graphic NovelsGeneral Fiction|summary=ItEmily Wilde is an expert academic scholar on faerie lore, and she has travelled extensively, and researched meticulously, to write her life's 1804 and some newly-American soldiers are expanding the territory to the westwork, at the orders very first encyclopaedia of President Jefferson – orders which allude faeries. Whilst she is brilliant at research and speaking to the pioneering party encountering some very unusual thingsfaeries, she is not so good with people. And they do – first a huge arc of greenerySo when she finds herself far, putting the modern reader far North in mind of the Missouri landmark arch as bastardised by something along the lines small village of Hrafvsnik, having somehow offended the Statue of Liberty in village matriarch, she is not sure what she has done, nor how to redeem herself and put her final investigations for her book back on the original 'Planet of the Apesright track. Enter Wendell Bambleby, her dashingly handsome and insufferable rival who arrives unexpectedly, all charm and delight, much to Emily's frustration. But when that site gets attacked why is he here? What does he want? And what exactly is going on with the weirdness certainly starts to show itself…faerie folk around Hravsnik?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1607069822</amazonuk>0356519120

{{Frontpage|author=Christopher Golden|title=Road of Bones|rating=3.5|genre=Horror|summary=The Kolyma Highway… the 'Road of Bones'… the R504. Stretching for over a thousand miles across Siberia, it's one of the world's most notorious routes. For months of the year it's a spread of sheet ice suspended above the permafrost surrounding it, while its 'spring' sees it turn into a huge blodge of unremitting, apocalyptic-level mud, which dries into rutted, puddly dust. I don't think google streetview updates it very often. Built because Stalin wanted so much uranium and other Siberian minerals, and because he wanted to give too many people a lesson, it legendarily cost a life every metre it covers. You can easily find documentaries about it online, but that's a bit rich, for one of our main characters, Felix 'Teig' Teigland, is a film-maker, doing a recce with his cameraman buddy, John Prentiss – who's mostly there to encourage the project to fruition to claw back some of the funds he'd invested in the pair's prior TV projects. They pick up their oh-so-chatty local guide, gain the company of a local beauty, and fetch up at the guide's childhood village. And that's where things start to go awry…|isbn=1803361476}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Melanie RawnAndrew Givler|title=Glass Thorns - ThornlostSoul Fraud (The Debt Collection Book 1)

|summary=The Touchstone Players are back and now mostly married but the show must go on. Talking of which, it's their playwright Cayden's 21st naming dayMatt has a terrible life. HeSeriously—it's come awful. It is so bad that Dan the Demon is shocked when Matt turns down his infernal offer: 10 years of age but his aristocratic mother would still rather he went to court as a courtier than the entertainer that blissful life in exchange for his wizard/elven/fae heritage equips him forsoul. However Cade has other concerns. He, the dwarf glister, Mieka who wields Cade's magic, Rafe (who manipulates it) and Jeska the masker (who can literally become anyone) are no longer the court favourites. Also, you remember the danger that Cade foresaw for Mieka from Mieka's wife in his elsewhen premonitions? Well, there's more! (There follows some spoilers for the previous novels so read them first before reading on.)|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781166641</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|author=Rebecca Alexander|title=The Secrets of Life and Death|rating=4Poor Dan! I know, I know, we shouldn't feel sorry for soul-catching demons.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=A girl covered in magic sigils dies in London watched by Jackdaw (Jack) HammondBut he really is a terrible salesman. Jack had tried He never hits his targets and, when he fails to cure her but the girl escaped. Now Jack has another chance get even Matt to provide sign on the treatment linking them with Elizabethan alchemist/mathematician/royal advisor John Dee. Indeed some would even call Dee a sorcerer. Jack could achieve dotted line, he's so much if she does it better the next time but the fight won't be easy. Shedesperate that he simply forges Matt's not the only one who wants her new subject, although she may be the only one who knows how to save hersignature.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0091953243</amazonuk>1958204021

 {{newreview|title=Hilda and the Black Hound|author=Luke Pearson|rating=4.5|genre=Graphic Novels|summary=Hilda and the Black Hound is the fourth book in the “Hildafolk” series, each of which is a self-contained tale about a highly inquisitive little girl and her adventures. This time Hilda joins the Sparrow Scouts and befriends a house spirit whilst in the meantime a mysterious beast stalks the town of Trolberg.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909263184</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Tanya HuffOlivie Blake|title=The Wild Ways: An Enchantment Emporium Novel (Enchantment Emporium 2)Atlas Six|rating=4.5

|summary=Charlie GaleDark, the lass who has magic in her music (literally!)sharp, leaves the rest of the family behind to play at a Celtic festival on the Canadian coast. You can never leave the Gale family behind though even when the problem is an oil company drilling offshore in a seal sanctuary area. This may not be and highly inquisitive, ''The Atlas Six'' makes its publishing debut after becoming a popular occupation but the oil company has the clout to use a little leverageTik-Tok sensation. Charlie pits herself against them with the help of a Selkie family but in the process (family link incoming) also pits herself against the formidable Aunt Catherine. Back home Allie is having trouble with Jack, the young sorcerer dragon they rescued from the underworld last time. Indeed, in the Gale households there's no such thing as peace and quiet anymore!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781169624</amazonuk>1529095239

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack CohenDaniel Abraham|title=The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day (Science Age of Discworld 4)Ash

|summary=The wizards of We meet Alys under the Unseen University are custodians most northerly of Roundworld. It may be different from their own turtle-carried Discworld (itOldgate's round for four bridges, she has a start!) but they're still rather fond knife in her hand and a meeting that she dreads. Meanwhile the City of it. However, there's Kithamar is at a problem: point in the Church turning of years when the Latter Day Omnians have taken a shine to it too worlds are at their thinnest and would like to claim itall things are possible. A court case will decide It is the winner, night between the funeral of a court case that will have a guest spectatorPrince and the coronation of his successor. For Marjorie Daw (yes, like a night the nursery rhyme) has arrived from Roundworld just in timeKithamar is un-ruled. What on Earth will happen next?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0091949807</amazonuk>0356515427

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Octavia E ButlerAnn Sei Lin|title=KindredRebel Skies|rating=5|genre=FantasyTeens|summary=Life is Kurara has spent her entire life as a servant on the Midori, a nightmare for black women (and indeed men) back massive dining hall floating in the southern USA in 1815sky where soldiers of the Empire come to drink and make merry between their conquests. For Dana However, when a man named Himura arrives to tell her that's just history as she lives over is a century away Crafter like him, someone with the power to form paper into whatever she desires – a power sought after all across the Empire. He asks her husband in their new LA apartment. However one day everything changes: Dana starts to feel faintcome with him, to leave the edges life of her modern life blur and dreary servitude that is all shehas known. Well, soon Kurara won's back t have any say in the era that can take more than her libertymatter, because the Midori is destroyed by a monstrous paper spirit known as a shikigami, and she is forced to flee out into the world. She knows her time travel joins Himura aboard the Orihime, a sky-ship whose express purpose is somehow linked to plantation owner's son Rufus but that doesn't help. In fact its knowledge that could make matters worse.hunt down shikigami, and a whole world of adventure awaits her…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1472214811</amazonuk>1406399590

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Den PatrickB09Q3P283Y|title=The Boy with the Porcelain BladeShadebringer|author=Grayson W Hooper

|summary=Lucien has reached his 18th birthday and final testing. This is the important one for Lucien is Orfano and as such lives Clyde Robbins signs up for the day when he passes and can be adopted by one of US Army during the four housesVietnam War. He hopes for 's not really that invested in the Fonteinifight against Communism, nor is he particularly interested in a career in the house of fighters military. If he's honest - which Clyde usually is, with himself at least - he hasn't got many choices and with it will come an understanding this one, at least, gets him out of all the mysteries of Landfallrut he's in. However there are some mysteries that are secrets even from the Orfani He's good in training and for is quickly put onto a very good reasonnon commissioned officer training course. He's chuffed with himself.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>057513383X</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Louise WelshJennifer Saint|title=A Lovely Way to Burn (Plague Times Trilogy 1)Elektra|rating=4.5|genre=CrimeLiterary Fiction|summary=The summer 'Elektra' by Jennifer Saint tells the story of three women who live in the great heat wave is also the summer heavily male dominated world of deathAncient Greece. Stevie thought nothing Cassandra, Clytemnestra, and Elektra are all bit players in the story of the three establishment pillars turned snipers; the news just didn't registerTrojan War. Then Yet Jennifer Saint shows us that often the illness came: plague-like symptoms sweeping across silent women have the world. When Stevie's boyfriend dies it's easy to put it down to most compelling stories and the pandemic but Stevie has a hunch and she won't stop till she's followed it, no matter what happens or who tries to stop hermost extreme furies.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848546513</amazonuk>1472273915

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Night Broken (Mercy Thompson)Dean Koontz|authortitle=Patricia BriggsQuicksilver|rating=42.5|genre=FantasyThrillers|summary=PhewMeet Quinn Quicksilver. ThatHe's the sound of relief I gave when I found this book, the eighth in this lengthy genre series, was on form. As the quality not had hardly ever dipped in the past you might chance to get to be wondering why I sounded particularly anxious this time. Wella mercurial character yet, book seven for he's lived in a nun-run orphanage since he was that dipa three-day old foundling, and this time round things have changed – for the first time the British market gets now is starting a career on a hardbackneedless magazine's staff. But wewhen this book starts he IS now ''subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind''ve not jumped the shark. If anything, the fantasy side of this series is following on from [[Mercy Thompson: River Marked by Patricia Briggs|book six for something – River Marked]] and the fae implement that was so much call it unearthly intuition, call it mind-control, call it a feature supernatural urge – has demanded of him that book is being requested by he go to a derelict diner, find a gold coin worth a dangerously powerful character. But fortune, cash the urban fantasy side value of it out of his bank and prepare for going on the lam. And all this series is not without its dangerous characters – as Mercy is forced just in time for two of those typical Men in Black types to turn up and suggest he's of interest to them. Helped to bring the worriedescape, frantic yet exceedingly manipulative figure he finds his flight is interrupted by other instances of her husband's first wife into him acting without being in control, the shelter discovery that he is not unique in having some kind of their household…burgeoning power – and a whole lot more besides.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>035650154X</amazonuk>1542019885

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Richard Ford|title=The Shattered Crown (Steelhaven: Book Two)|rating=4.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=''The king is dead… his city is next'' shouts the strapline, and it's not wrong!Following on from [[Herald of the Storm by Richard Ford|Herald of the Storm]], Janessa is the new queen and is quaking; she's young, inexperienced and watching the massed hordes of Amon Tugha approach to rout the kingdom of Steelhaven. This isn't the only problem her father's untimely death has left her with; there's a whole heap of trouble (internal as much as external) and hardly anyone Janessa can trust. Little Rag is now in the Guild but it's not all she dreamt it would be or as safe as she'd hoped. Meanwhile Merrick the ex-mercenary and Kaira, the former spear maiden are settling into their new job as bodyguards to the Queen. Merrick, though, has other things to think about as his past comes back to haunt him. Waylian the witch's assistant is still alive, which is good. And Regulus? He just wants to offer his men's swords in defence of Steelhaven but just didn't realise how difficult that would be, even before the fighting officially starts.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0755394062</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewTasha Suri|title=The Islands of Chaldea|author=Diana Wynne Jones and Ursula Jones|rating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=Imagine a story – a good old-fashioned adventure with journeys and magic and villains and young people finding their strengths despite the odds, and coming at last to the place they belong. Then imagine another story, a heart-touching one this time, about the writing of that story, and you have the whole of this charming book.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007542232</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Libriomancer|author=Jim C HinesJasmine Throne|rating=4.5

|summary=Pulp fantasy may be frowned upon by some who believe that novels should be about emotionsOn the night of her sacred burning, inner journeys Princess Malini defies her brother and despairrefuses to step on to the pyre. Fantasy and science fiction can have all these things as well, but they can also She is immediately sent to be fun, entertaining and laser pistolsimprisoned on the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once filled with a community of people who got powers from the mysterious deathless waters. ‘Libriomancer’ by Jim C Hines But now the temple is a great examplenothing more than an overgrown, decaying ruin. It is a book that follows Isaac VainioOne day, Malini witnesses a Libriomancer who has the power to draw girl kill someone with magic from books. He must use this gift to good effect when one day, whilst sitting comfortably cataloguingInstead of reporting her for such a gruesome crime, he is attacked by three vampires. Does Malini claims that sound fun to you? If so, read on; if not, this may not be the book girl saved her from an attacker and begs for youthe girl to become her own personal maidservant.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0091953456</amazonuk>0356515648

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Mur LaffertyGenevieve Gornichec|title=Ghost Train to New Orleans: Book 2 of the Shambling GuidesThe Witch's Heart

|summary= After delivering [[The Shambling Guide to New York City (The Shambling Guides) by Mur Lafferty|The Shambling Guide to New York]], A modern and approachable reimagining of the Norse myths that centres around a witch named Angrboda. She hides in a travel guide for forest at the coterie edge of the undeadnine worlds, Zoe remembering nothing of her past life but that fact that she was survived burnt at the inadvertent citytalker goes stake three times because of Odin's wrath. Her attempts to New Orleans live in peace, however, are quickly thwarted when Loki shows up with her literal heart—the one that was cut from her chest before she was tied to research the next onestake—and refuses to leave her alone. She sets off with a feeling After an initial period of forebodingmistrust, but perhaps sheAngrboda begins to fall for Loki's being overly pessimistic? I meancharms, she's travelling with and the two gods, (one start an unusual family made of whom is up a rather strident exhalf-Valkyrie)dead daughter, a baby dragonson that's a wolf, two vampires (one of whom hates her) and Arthur, her boyfriend the Public Works employee. (Yes, Public Works as in the body another son that polices and, where necessary, clears away the coterie.) Oh and by the way, Arthur may be turning into 's a zombie soonsnake. The trip will be fine; what could possibly go wrong?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0356501914</amazonuk>1789097061

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Anne LeonardHannah Whitten|title=Moth and SparkFor the Wolf|rating=3.5

|summary=Prince Corin has been bewitched by In Red's family, the dragonsfirst daughter becomes queen, something he'll forget until and the time is right for him to free the fire breathers from enslavement to Emperor Hadon of Mycenesecond daughter becomes a sacrifice. It doesn't stop there though - thatTo Red's not all he's been bewitched bymisfortune, she is the second daughter. The commoner Tam happens Sent alone into the woods with nothing but the cape on her back, Red knows what to be attending expect: within the summer court at his palace; woods is a house party for unmarried debs to find wolf, and he is the one who will decide the husband fate of their parents' dreamskingdom. Tam isn't actually looking but Corin finds her anyway. However their world doesn't run as smoothly as their hearts: war If she is about not a worthy sacrifice, the monsters he keeps contained to startthe woods will be released, murderous treachery stalks and the fabled kings he keeps hostage will never be returned—or so the stories go. But when Red enters the woods, expecting nothing more than to be killed within the palace and Tam has visions hour, she can't explainfinds that the legends are lies. Although as time goes on their purpose becomes clearer. Tam and Corin realise that their reason for being together extends beyond love – theyThe wolf is not a monster—he've been brought together to save the worlds a man.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0670015709</amazonuk>0356516369

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Joanne M HarrisJohn Gwynne|title=The Gospel of LokiShadow Of The Gods

|summary=Loki The Shadow Of The Gods is a shape shifter and the most recent addition to first installment of the Norse gods Bloodsworn Saga, set in the halls era of Asgard. He’s there to help the likes Vikings in the shadow of Odin Ragnarok, when the Gods have battled and Thor but sometimes things go wrong or his actions are misunderstood. Loki definitely doesn’t deserve his ‘Trickster’ nickname and will explain why their bones lie scattered for all to anyone who will listensee. This story is Loki's gospelthe ultimate in High Fantasy, his long-overdue side of the story and it’s all here: how he arranged a mason John Gwynne certainly does justice to rebuild Asgard (shame about the horse)genre, his marriage to Sygniwith mythical creatures, the problems fathering a werewolf archaic language and giving birth to battles galore. This is a foalthick book, what Freyja’s gold necklace cost mankind with an intricate plot and, of course, fascinating characters that day Thor became are woven together to create a beautiful bridewonderfully realistic and gritty world in which our heroes must do battle. (An occasion Thor has never spoken of since for some reason!) Indeed, Loki is there to help and facilitate - if anyone tells you differently, don’t believe them!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1473202353</amazonuk>0356514218

{{newreview|title=A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent|author=Marie Brennan|rating=4.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=We could all wish for a little of Lady Trent in ourselves. It's obvious what she feels she has inside her, for ever since she was a young girl she ignored society and decorum and was interested in science, nature, and the discovery of all that was unknown about dragons. She even went Move on a hunt for wolf-drakes, disguised as a male, and that's a species that prefers female prey. But as renowned a pioneer as she is, she has never told anyone in such detail of her life stories, starting with this one – a journey to the cold, mountainous land of Vystrana, which successfully uncovered a lot of the truth about dragons – but also a lot that was much harder to explain…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783292393</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Unnatural Creatures|author=Neil Gaiman|rating=4|genre=Teens|summary=''I wished I could visit a Museum of Unnatural History, but even so, I was glad there wasn't one... If someone actually caught a werewolf, or a dragon, if they tamed a manticore or stabled a unicorn, put them in bottles, dissected them, then they could be only one thing, and they would no longer live in the shadowy places between the things I knew and the world of the impossible, which was, I was certain, the only place that mattered.'' So says Neil Gaiman in the introduction to this anthology of sixteen ''unnatural creatures'' (to capitalise or not to capitalise, that is the question).|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408845466</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Jen Williams|title=The Copper Promise|rating=4.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Former knight Sir Sebastian Caverson and Wydrin of Crosshaven (aka Copper Cat) are swords for hire. On this occasion they're hired by Lord Aaron Frith of Blackwood to enter the Citadel, of which dark legends abound. They don't know what they need to do once in there, but that doesn't matter. The trip unleashes something that would have made them forget their purpose anyway, not to mention their pay: they awake Y'Ruen, the last god. In return for the alarm call, Y'Ruen breathes death across the known world with a little family assistance but that's not the worst bit. The worst bit (at least for them) is that Sebastian and Wydrin are the only ones who can stop her.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472211111</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Tanya Huff|title=The Enchantment Emporium (Enchantment Emporium 1)|rating=4.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=All the Gale family have powers and there are many in the clan, mostly women. This is one of the reasons that 24-year-old Allie (or Alysha Catherine Gale to the aunties) jumps at the chance of moving to the other side of Canada when her gran leaves her a junk shop. Ok, it may not be an ordinary junk shop and it could mean that Gran is dead but the fact that the love of her life has left her for a man makes her mind up. With the help of Joe O'Hallan, a tall leprechaun with a gift for selling yo-yos, Allie sorts out the Enchantment Emporium but once there she hasn't escaped all supervision. Indeed, someone is watching her closely; very closely indeed.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781169608</amazonuk>}}[[Newest For Sharing Reviews]]