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[[Category:New Reviews|Fantasy]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=David DalglishA G Slatter|title=Skyborn: 1 (The Seraphim Trilogy)|rating=4.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Twins Kael and Bree Skyborn witness the battle in which their parents died and yet still want to follow in their footsteps. The pair train as Seraphim, members of the winged force that are on the front line Briar Book of the war, proud to serve their people and the Theocrats who have devised the whole support system for their world. There are those who speak out against the Theocrats but even consorting with people like that means death. Everyone knows it and yet…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0356506495</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Kate Elliott|title=Black Wolves (Black Wolves Trilogy)Dead

|summary=Dannarah has achieved her childhood dream: she'' There's a reeve marshal, one part of the army who fly eagles me that wants to keep this just to defend king and kingdommyself for however long I can. However Dannarah' s dream comes after a nightmare. Lady Dannarah (as she's more properly known) is daughter This secret magic of King Anjihosh and his son Prince Atani both of whom have been killed. Two decades later the current rulermy own, all mine, her great nephew Jehosh gives Dannarah an ultimatumat last. She will be promoted I just want to Grand Marshal if she brings him enjoy it for a bodyguard to guide him through dangerous times ahead and not just any bodyguardwhile. He wants Kellas'' Within a remote mountain pass, the captain of the former Black Wolves, the elite royal guard who were disbanded after the regicides. Kellas had walked far away from the palace in world, lies Silverton; a fog of shock and self-blame and he may not want to come back.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0356503208</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Alex Marshall|title=A Crown for Cold Silver: Book One town under the protection of the Crimson Empire|rating=4|genre=Fantasy|summary=Zosia seems just like any other old lady. Indeed thatBriar's , a family of witches who protect the mistake that Sir Efrain Hjort made as he presents her with her husband's head, severed to encourage her compliance. As Zosia hears town and the screams coming wider world from what used to be her village but now the site of Hjort's latest initiative Zosia makes a vowDarklands. She'll look up some of her old acquaintances; to be more preciseThough she has always wished for magic, Ellie Briar is the five villains she used first non-witch to lead. For Zosia isn't actually that ordinary. Zosia is the legendary Cobalt Queen – a little creakier now than when be born into her family for generations and as such since she faked her death of coursewas young, but one thing is certain: she will avenge her people.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>035650283X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Stephen Hickman|title= The Art of Stephen Hickman|rating= 4|genre= Fantasy|summary= Stephen Hickman has been training as a well known artist in the Fantasy steward revolved around letters and Science Fiction worlds for a number of years now, having created covers for authors such as Harlan Ellison, Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, administration rather than spells and Larry Nivenpotions. His paintings are vibrant, kinetic, sometimes scary, often sensualWhen her grandmother suddenly dies, traditional, and yet modern. Ellie''The Art of Stephen Hickman'' collects hundreds of these paintings, and the artist himself provides an intriguing commentary alongside which offers a fascinating glimpse into the artistic process. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783298456</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Mark Morris|title=The Society of Blood (Obsidian Heart book 2)|rating=4|genre=Horror|summary=In order to find his kidnapped daughter Alex Locke still needs to find the Obsidian Heart. The trail leads back from 21st century gangland London to s cousin Audra becomes the darkBriar Witch, dirty 19th century version of the capital. Here the streets that witnessed Jack the Rippertown's murders only a couple of years before are just as lethal but the danger isn't totally humanleader, and Ellie takes her place beside her. Alex doesn't quite know how you'd classify itAs challenges come her way left, but it stands between him right and centre, Ellie uncovers the person who means the most rare ability to him so walking away isn't an option.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781168709</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Stephen Aryan|title=Battlemage|rating=5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Vargus has milked communicate with the legend of dead, putting her at the Gath, an avenging man heart of violence for hire, for as long as possible. Being the Gath has had its benefits but time to move on. As it happens a war is brewing in Seveldrom so Vargus is going to fight on the side maelstrom of right against the evil that is King Taikonchaos. For Balfruss Seveldrom is home so he's honoured to be Reeling from one of the six Battlemages King Mattias has selected family secret to be the backbone of his defence now that Taikon has Zecorria. As fate unfolds the futureanother, Mattias' daughter Talandra will also play her part Ellie must decide who to trust and determine what to do as the KingBriar witches's spymaster. Vargus can kill an armed gang singlehanded. Balfruss can summon firelegacy, everything they have sacrificed to survive, command storms and unmake stone. Talandra? She just hopes she can help save her country but as yet she doesn't realise quite how much it will cost heris under threat.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>B013KT3BQW</amazonuk>1803364548

{{newreview|author=David Mitchell|title=Slade House|rating=5|genre=Horror|summary=Once every nine years Jonah Rosevear, a remote and partially forgotten island, survives on luring ships into the rocks and plundering the wrecks. Mira, like her mother before her, is one of the seven who swim out to survey the ruins – rescuing any survivors and any treasure that lies within. But when the Council Watch lays a trap to end the wrecking, they capture the island's leader and Norah Greyer entertain Mira's father. Desperate to save him from death, Mira makes a bargain with a guest; each time wreck survivor who is as charming as he is secretive and with only coordinates to guide her, she sets off in search of a different person… or personsfamily secret that lies buried deep in the sea. Each visitor walks through With only nine days to unearth what might save her father, as her journey takes her from the small black door watched streets of Slade House for various reasons foreign islands to the heart of their own. Or the smuggler's territory, Mira must be determined to stop at least they think they know why they're there but only Jonah nothing to save the future of her home and Norah know the real reason – the only reasonones she holds most dear.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1473616689</amazonuk>0008664730

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=AJ SmithT Kingfisher|title=The Red Prince (The Long War)Thornhedge

|summary=Spoilers ahead unless you've treated yourself to the first two books…….The surviving sinister, deadly Sisters (formerly the Seven Sisters) are slowly gaining global power and tortuous control. It's not over for our heroes yet though. Utha the albino cleric and his squire Randall are off to bag themselves another sister. They take with them the multi-talented Ruth, someone prone to funny turns but in You had a good way. Meanwhile the rest of our leaders are busy massing armies, leading right to some unusual alliancesretake your place. Assassin Rham Jas, travelling with the oddly behaving Kale, also has a witch in his sights, but his quest is partly personal. Saara Mistress of Pain still has his daughter.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1784080861</amazonuk>}}''

{{newreview|author= Leigh Bardugo|title= Six T Kingfisher's latest novella is a lovely reimagining of Crows|rating= 5|genre= Fantasy|summary=In The Barrel, anything a fairytale that is possible for the right price, well known and no one knows this better than criminal mastermind, Kaz Brekkerwell beloved. When Kaz But whilst there is offered a chance at princess trapped in a perilous mission that could turn his poverty-stricken life upside downtower, sleeping under an eternal enchantment, Thornhedge is not her story. Instead, he our protagonist is determined Toadling, who was stolen away by fairies when she was a new-born baby and secreted away to see the task fulfilled - but he won't be able land of fairie where her childhood was spent being taught how to do it alonedraw magic from her veins and cast spells.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1627792120</amazonuk>1803364238

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Robert L AndersonNicole Jarvis|title=DreamlandA Portrait in Shadow

|genre=FantasyHistorical Fiction|summary=17 year old Dea has been ''I want all of Florence to several schools know my name'' Cast out from Rome, Artemisia Gentileschi arrives in Florence seeking an oasis in several towns, moving with which her art can find a home and where her mother future can thrive rather than stagnate. But as some as if pursued. It's always she enters Florentine society she faces great opposition from the powerful Accademia, the self-proclaimed guardians of the healing magics that through paintings have the same. She'd make a friend and then power to protect the rumours would start about how she city and her mum were crazy its citizens from plagues and the friend wouldn't talk to hercurses. Dea isn't crazyThe all-male Accademia has hoarded power over art and architecture for centuries and guard it above all else. She becomes curiously ill from time to time but she To them, Artemisia – an ambitious young woman who promises trouble and change – has a cure: walking through people's dreams. There are rules that keep her safe when she's doing this but when Connor moves in to the neighbourhood the rules become far less important no place amongst them and that's when Dea's life becomes far more dangeroustheir society.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1473621003</amazonuk>1803362340

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Ari MarmellThomas D Lee|title=Hallow Point Perilous Times|rating=2.5 3|genre=Fantasy|summary=The first person perspective ''Hate is not an easy one to pull off the path of least resistance'' Set in fiction. Despite thisthe near-distant future, it has been in a favourite of world on the gumshoe genre as getting behind the eyes verge of a grizzled Private Investigator as they solve crimes and fall for femme fatales climate collapse, Britain is incredibly satisfying if done wellin great peril. All this is achievable, but what if you throw urban fantasy in too? Now you have The British Isles desperately needs a book that has hero (or several) to explain crime in save the first person, but also magic day and in rescue what little remains. What no-one expected was that one of the case Knights of ''Hallow Point'', 1930s Chicago slangthe Round Table would answer the call. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781168253</amazonuk>0356518523

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Angus WatsonAmelia Estelle Dellos|title=Reign of Iron (The Iron Age Trilogy)Delilah Recovered|rating=54

|summary=Spoilers ahead for [[Age of Iron (The Iron Age Trilogy) by Angus Watson|Books 1]] and [[Clash of Iron (The Iron Age Trilogy) by Angus Watson|2]]We meet Dee at a point when her life isn't going as planned but things might, just might, be about to look up. Lowa and Spring both mourn the deaths Out of Dug in their own wayswork, about to lose her flat, each having reminders of the warrior they loved: Lowa carries around his baby while Spring carries around… well… DugDee is up for an accountant's job. They donBut it't have time s not to brood thoughbe. The Romans may be taking their time Dee is attacked by two men calling themselves witch hunters. She survives the attack but they haven't given up not unscathed. Witch hunters? What on the invasion idea. Meanwhile Ragnall, still in Rome earth has that to do with CaesarDee? She's just an ordinary woman, is being given a good reason living an ordinary life. Slivers of memory of things that are not ordinary at all return to join them. And so it begins as both sides gather troops her and galvanise assistance ready for things will never be the mater of all battlessame....|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0356502600</amazonuk>B0BKYFDLLV

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Sam SykesHadeer Elsbai|title= The City Stained RedDaughters of Izdihar|rating= 3.54

|summary=This story follows a ragtag team made up Drawing inspiration from Egypt, ''The Daughters of Izdihar'' explores the lives of two women who could not be more different, yet find themselves fighting for the rights of murderers women and misfitsweavers – those with magical abilities - in a society pitted against them. Through Nehal, born into the upper class, wishes to attend the Weaving Academy to learn to control her abilities and then join the military, but instead she is forced into an arranged marriage with adventure Nico. Giorgina on the other hand did not have a privileged upbringing like Nehal and being paid feels great pressure to killprovide for her family and maintain their reputation, Lenk leads the gang into whilst secretly attending meetings of the grand silk city Daughters of CierIzdihar – a group campaigning for women'Djaal s rights. Giorgina also happens to hunt for the man who was yet to pay them for their servicebe in love with Nico. Lenk What follows is determined to live a normal human life story of an unjust society, filled with hypocrisy and may be willing to leave his friends behind in order to do socruelty, but soon they become tied up in from which blossoms a religious war that wreaks chaos upon the city group of admirable women fighting for their rights and overcoming their plans for peacepersonal obstacles.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0575132183</amazonuk>0356520471

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Anna CaltabianoHeather Fawcett|title=The Time Of The ClockmakerEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

|genre=Fantasy General Fiction|summary=''The Time Of The Clockmaker'' Emily Wilde is not so much a sequel an expert academic scholar on faerie lore, and she has travelled extensively, and researched meticulously, to write her life'[[The Seventh Miss Hatfield by Anna Caltabiano|The Seventh Miss Hatfield]]s work, rather it's more like ''The Seventh Miss Hatfield : Part Deux''the very first encyclopaedia of faeries. Cynthia (who Whilst she is now the aforementioned Seventh Miss Rebecca Hatfield brilliant at research and from this point we shall refer speaking to her as such) has just seen her predecessor and mentorfaeries, she is not so good with people. So when she finds herself far, far North in the somewhat intimidating Sixth Miss Hatfieldsmall village of Hrafvsnik, murdered in having somehow offended the only way it village matriarch, she is possible for an immortal to die – not sure what she has been slain by another immortal. Forced done, nor how to flee redeem herself and put her final investigations for her life (with the clock that governs Rebecca's ability to travel through time), Rebecca is stunned to find herself book back in on the Court of King Henry VIIIright track. It seems that the hands of Enter Wendell Bambleby, her mysterious clock have somehow inadvertently been moveddashingly handsome and insufferable rival who arrives unexpectedly, during the course of a break-inall charm and delight, and Tudor England is the backdrop for Miss Hatfieldmuch to Emily's fight for survivalfrustration. But why is he here? What does he want? And what exactly is going on with the faerie folk around Hravsnik?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1473200431</amazonuk>0356519120

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Patricia McKillipChristopher Golden|title= The Riddle-Master's GameRoad of Bones|rating= 43.5|genre= FantasyHorror|summary=IIn The Kolyma Highway… the 'Road of Bones'… the R504. Stretching for over a realm where the wizards have long since diedthousand miles across Siberia, but where magic and riddlry reign, no it's one takes much notice of the smallworld's most notorious routes. For months of the year it's a spread of sheet ice suspended above the permafrost surrounding it, peaceful kingdom while its 'spring' sees it turn into a huge blodge of Hedunremitting, apocalyptic-level mud, which dries into rutted, puddly dust. I don't think google streetview updates it very often. That is until the young Land Ruler Morgon Built because Stalin wanted so much uranium and other Siberian minerals, wins and because he wanted to give too many people a riddle game that sends lesson, it legendarily cost a series events into motion life every metre it covers. You can easily find documentaries about it online, but that will shake the realm. Together he and the High One's harpist embark on a journey across 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 realm, project to fruition to discover his destiny and finally marry claw back some of the second most beautiful woman funds he'd invested in the landpair's prior TV projects. But Morgon has They pick up their oh-so-chatty local guide, gain the company of a long way to go local beauty, and his journey is just fetch up at the begginning of the impossible riddles before himguide's childhood village. And that's where things start to go awry…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1473212022</amazonuk>1803361476

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Bradley BeaulieuAndrew Givler|title=Twelve Kings: Soul Fraud (The Song of the Shattered SandsDebt Collection Book 1)

|summary=When she was ''Matt has a young child Ceda took a blood oath to seek vengeance against the twelve kings of Sharakhai and with good reasonterrible life. Now, years later, the oath hasnSeriously—it't been fulfilled but Ceda has plenty of other things to keep her occupieds awful. Whether couriering suspect packages, avoiding It is so bad that Dan the asirim or risking her Demon is shocked when Matt turns down his infernal offer: 10 years of a blissful life in the combat pits to satisfy the blood thirsty crowdexchange for his soul. Ceda has been biding her time and that time is approaching. However, she's only one 19 year old girl whereas the kings are legion and have powers to call on that aren't altogether natural. Blood must be avenged with blood; the only question is whose blood will it be?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1473203007</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|author= Richard Morgan|title= The Dark Defiles|rating= 4|genre= Fantasy|summary= Ringil EskiathPoor Dan! I know, Egar Dragonbane and Archeth Indamaninarmal have been through hell. Almost literally, in some cases. Now without fight or causeI know, they find themselves bored, searching we shouldn't feel sorry for answers and fights wherever they cansoul-catching demons. But then the fight arriveshe really is a terrible salesman. He never hits his targets and, along with when he fails to get even Matt to sign on the Dark Courtdotted line, the Empire and the greed of men. It soon becomes clear he's so desperate that a war fought thousands of years has not ended, but still rages fiercely onhe simply forges Matt's signature. A war that will take more than our adventurers to stop…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0575088605</amazonuk>1958204021

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Debbie Viguie and James R TuckOlivie Blake|title= Mark of the Black Arrow (Robin Hood: Demons Bane 1)The Atlas Six|rating= 4.5|genre= Fantasy|summary= A vast darkness is spreading. If left unchecked, it will engulf the world, and so Richard the Lionheart must depart England on a holy mission. In his absence, the safety of the realm is entrusted to his brother, Prince John. With the King departingDark, black sorcery grips the landsharp, horrific creatures stalking the forests and threatening noble and peasant alike. A handful of rebels fight backhighly inquisitive, but are doomed to fail unless they can find ''The Atlas Six'' makes its publishing debut after becoming a hero to lead them – and Robin Hood may be just the man for the jobTik-Tok sensation. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783294361</amazonuk>1529095239

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Debbie Viguie and James R TuckDaniel Abraham|title= Mark Age of the Black Arrow (Robin Hood: Demons Bane #1)Ash|rating= 4.5|genre= Fantasy|summary= A vast darkness is spreading. If left unchecked, it will engulf We meet Alys under the worldmost northerly of Oldgate's four bridges, she has a knife in her hand and so Richard the Lionheart must depart England on a holy missionmeeting that she dreads. In his absence, Meanwhile the safety City of the realm Kithamar is entrusted to his brother, Prince John. With at a point in the King departing, black sorcery grips turning of years when the land, horrific creatures stalking the forests worlds are at their thinnest and threatening noble and peasant alikeall things are possible. A handful It is the night between the funeral of rebels fight back, but are doomed to fail unless they can find a hero to lead them – Prince and Robin Hood may be just the man for coronation of his successor. For a night the jobKithamar is un-ruled. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783294361</amazonuk>0356515427

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Sebastien de CastellAnn Sei Lin|title= Traitor's BladeRebel Skies

|genre= FantasyTeens|summary= Falcio del Mond and his companions Kest and Brasti used to be Greatcoats; travelling Magister's upholding King's Law. Then they stood and watched Kurara has spent her entire life as their King was killed by a servant on the Midori, a massive dining hall floating in the Dukes who took control sky where soldiers of the kingdom, Empire come to drink and make merry between their company of 144 supposedly brave men and women are scattered throughout conquests. However, when a man named Himura arrives to tell her that she is a Crafter like him, someone with the power to form paper into whatever she desires – a power sought after all across the land and reviled as traitorsEmpire. The three are working as hired security while hoping He asks her to fulfil their last promise come with him, to leave the King, until one life of their clients dreary servitude that is killed and they're framed for his murderall she has known. Running for their livesWell, theysoon Kurara won're caught t have any say in the matter, because the Midori is destroyed by a monstrous paper spirit known as a conspiracy which could have dark consequences for shikigami, and she is forced to flee out into the entire landworld.She joins Himura aboard the Orihime, a sky-ship whose express purpose is to hunt down shikigami, and a whole world of adventure awaits her…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>184866379X</amazonuk>1406399590

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= John GardnerB09Q3P283Y|title= GrendelShadebringer|author=Grayson W Hooper|rating= 54|genre= Fantasy|summary= The first impression we get of Grendel Clyde Robbins signs up for the US Army during the Vietnam War. He's not really that invested in the epic poem ''Beowulf'' fight against Communism, nor is not he particularly interested in a good onecareer in the military. Life If he's honest - which Clyde usually is fine for the townspeople of Heorot, the anonymous poet tells, with himself at least - he hasn'until finally t got many choices and this one, a fiend at least, gets him out of hell, began to work his evil the rut he's in the world.He' Grendel, there can be no doubt, s good in training and is quickly put onto a monster, a beast, a marauder, a demon, a villainnon commissioned officer training course. He's chuffed with himself.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1473212014</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= George MannJennifer Saint|title= Affinity BridgeElektra|rating= 3.54|genre= CrimeLiterary Fiction|summary=London, 1901: airships and automata herald a shining future 'Elektra' by Jennifer Saint tells the story of three women who live in a city the heavily male dominated world of steam-powered road trains and carriagesAncient Greece. Queen Victoria is still alive (after a fashion) Cassandra, Clytemnestra, and one of her trusted Crown Agents has his work cut out investigating some decidedly odd goings-on Elektra are all bit players in the capital alongside story of the chaps at Scotland YardTrojan War. Revenant corpses Yet Jennifer Saint shows us that often the silent women have the most compelling stories and vengeful, ghostly policemen in the dense fog of Whitechapel don't phase Newbury, however, accustomed as he is to dabbling in the occultmost extreme furies.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783298278</amazonuk>1472273915

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Benedict JackaDean Koontz|title=VeiledQuicksilver|rating=42.5|genre=FantasyThrillers|summary=ItMeet Quinn Quicksilver. He's not had the chance to get to be a time of great change mercurial character yet, for future divining mage Alex Verus. Hehe's come to the decision that his apprentice Luna has reached lived in a stage where she needs more multinun-faceted training than run orphanage since he can offer. An additional teacher was a three-day old foundling, and now is therefore sought and one applicant in particular isnstarting a career on a needless magazine't exactly Mary Poppinss staff. Meanwhile Alex adds But when this book starts he IS now ''subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind'', for something – call it unearthly intuition, call it mind-control, call it a new chapter supernatural urge – has demanded of him that he go to a derelict diner, find a gold coin worth a fortune, cash the value of it out of his life by working with bank and prepare for going on the Keepers, the Councillam. And all this is just in time for two of those typical Men in Black types to turn up and suggest he's police forceof interest to them. Helped to escape, adding perhaps a little more danger than he finds his flight is good for interrupted by other instances of him. However his past is never far away and noacting without being in control, the discovery that's he is not unique in having some kind of burgeoning power – and a good thingwhole lot more besides.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0356504379</amazonuk>1542019885

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Tom HoltTasha Suri|title=The Good, the Bad and the SmugJasmine Throne|rating=4.5

|summary=MordakOn the night of her sacred burning, award winning goblin king, is Princess Malini defies her brother and refuses to step on a quest for truthto the pyre. His companion Efluviel She is immediately sent to be imprisoned on the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once filled with a journalist whom he'd sacked and community of people who got powers from the mysterious deathless waters. But now the temple is elf – that's two counts against hernothing more than an overgrown, without taking the smugness into accountdecaying ruin. Meanwhile a little man spins gold from strawOne day, offering benefits as well as Malini witnesses a riddlegirl kill someone with magic. He may sound familiarInstead of reporting her for such a gruesome crime, but forget Malini claims that the fairy tale; this Rumplerimp… Rumpski… bloke has a more sophisticated strategy. Oh girl saved her from an attacker and have you heard about begs for the two chaps who pre-invented the Hadron Collider in their garden shed? No? Well, stay tunedgirl to become her own personal maidservant.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0356502554</amazonuk>0356515648

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Marie PhillipsGenevieve Gornichec|title=The Table Of Less Valued KnightsWitch's Heart|rating=4.5

|summary=Sir Humphrey has been demoted from King ArthurA modern and approachable reimagining of the Norse myths that centres around a witch named Angrboda. She hides in a forest at the edge of the nine worlds, remembering nothing of her past life but that fact that she was survived burnt at the stake three times because of Odin's Round Table wrath. Her attempts to 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 the Table of Lesser Valued Knights. The only way stake—and refuses to get his comfier seat back is to redeem himself via a questleave her alone. Therefore when damsel Elaine seeks help After an initial period of mistrust, Angrboda begins to find her kidnapped fiancéfall for Loki's charms, Humphrey and his ward, the teenage giant Conrad, eagerly set forth. Meanwhile in the kingdom two start an unusual family made of Tuftup a half-dead daughter, new Queen Martha has run away after a disastrous wedding to… a… well… disastrous Prince Edwin. She may not realise it yetson that's a wolf, but she too will have and another son that's a job for Humphrey!snake.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0099555875</amazonuk>1789097061

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=James P BlaylockHannah Whitten|title=Beneath LondonFor the Wolf|rating=4.5

|summary= The collapse of In Red's family, the first daughter becomes queen, and the Victoria Embankment uncovers second daughter becomes a passage to an unknown realm beneath the citysacrifice. Langdon St. Ives sets out to explore itTo Red's misfortune, not knowing that a brilliant and wealthy psychopathic murderer she is working to keep the underworld's secrets hidden for reasons of his ownsecond daughter. St. Ives and his stalwart friends investigate a string of ghastly crimesSent alone into the woods with nothing but the cape on her back, Red knows what to expect: within the gruesome death of woods is a witchwolf, and he is the kidnapping one who will decide the fate of their kingdom. If she is not a blindworthy sacrifice, psychic girlthe monsters he keeps contained to the woods will be released, and the grim horrors of a secret hospital serve 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 strangehour, murderous ends of perhaps Stshe finds that the legends are lies. IvesThe wolf is not a monster—he' most dangerous nemesis yets a man.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783292601</amazonuk>0356516369

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Ben AaronovitchJohn Gwynne|title=Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London 5)The Shadow Of The Gods

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