Category: dark-fantasy
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler is the second book in the Dark Lord Davi duology. It’s the hotly anticipated sequel to How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying, a raunchy, comedic, in-your-face dark fantasy that had me tearing up at times due to how hilarious certain bits…
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How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler is a dark comedic fantasy series that is guaranteed to provide for an outrageous and hilarious time. While obviously not for everyone, I can assume that if by the end of chapter two you’re still not warm to the idea and tone of…
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Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff is a collection of interrelated stories centered around Chicago in the mid 50s. I honestly had no idea of what to expect with Lovecraft Country. It was at least obvious to me that it would have something to do with H.P. Lovecraft and that in turn would suggest a novel…
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The Wolf by Leo Carew is the first of three books in the Under the Northern Sky series. In this dark political fantasy, the Sutherners are pitted against the almighty giants of the north called the Anakim. If memory serves me correctly, this fantasy closely resembles the Brits’ fight against the Vikings of the early…
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The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell is a dark fantasy novel about antiheroes who hilariously are put in a position to save the mortal realm. Let’s get this out of the way: if you don’t take this novel too seriously, you’ll have a fun time. They weren’t kidding when it got compared to Dead…
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Gunmetal Gods by Zamil Akhtar is book one in the Gunmetal Gods Saga trilogy set. I came across this series via a Reddit recommendation as well as the cover unveiling of the last book in the series. Two things stood out very quickly for me: the insanely beautiful cover art and the hope of a…
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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse is book one of two in the Between Earth and Sky series. Right off the bat, I had fairly high hopes for this one. It was listed at the near top of a couple of reading lists I encountered as it supposedly checks out on a couple of parameters I…
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Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots is a novel set in a world where superheroes and villains collide with one another vying for control and to, well, duke it out because that’s what they are expected to do. However, in the busy world of villainy, someone must still perform the mundane day to day tasks of…
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Lifemarked by David Estes is the fifth and final book in his Fatemarked epic fantasy series. After having read thousands of pages, we are finally here at the end. The fate of the Four Kingdoms rests in the final battle with the Horde. I’m just going to come flat out and say it: I consider…
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Deathmarked by David Estes is the fourth book in his Fatemarked series. I’ve been preoccupied with other books but finally found the time to continue with this series. Although book three felt just like the middle of the road, Deathmarked redeemed itself in a very good way as I found myself enjoying it much more…
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