#gollanz

[annarellix]

Fantasy, sci-fi and urban fantasy (May - August 2021)

This is not a review, it’s a sort of list of the ARC I got and are reading or can’t wait to read. To be honest I always read some pages of a new arc and I can tell that all of these books are gripping and highly entertaining. Some are parts of a series and some are the start of a new series. For each of them I wrote I listed title, author, pub date and the series

Also added “this how I feel about it”

The Broken God Gareth Hanrahan Orbit 20/05/2021 Series: The Black Iron Legacy #3 I love this series, I loved all the previous novels and the start of this one is excellent Book page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/gareth-hanrahan/the-broken-god/9780356514352/

The Lights of Prague Nicole Jarvis Titan Books 25/05/2021 Series: N/A This is the debut of a new author. Fascinating and a complete review will follow Book page: https://titanbooks.com/70238-the-lights-of-prague/

Priest of Gallows Peter McLean Jo Fletcher Books 27/05/2021 Series: War for the Rose Throne #1 I love this series, Thomas Piety and the Pious Men. As exciting and gripping and usual Book page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/peter-mclean/priest-of-gallows/9781529411324/

Shards of Earth Adrian Tchaikovsky Tor 27/05/2021 Series: The Final Architects Trilogy #1 There’s no thing like an Adrian Tchaikovsky’s bad book Book page: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/adrian-tchaikovsky/shards-of-earth/9781529051889

The Blacktongue Thief Christopher Buehlman Gollancz 27/05/2021 Series: Blacktongue #1 Fantasy according to my heart. Great world building and humor. Book page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/christopher-buehlman/the-blacktongue-thief/9781473231184/

The Best of World SF Lavie Tidhar Head of Zeus 01/06/2021 Series: N/A Lavie Tidhar can’t do anything wrong to my eyes. Plus there are stories by Aliette de Bodard, Zen Cho and Silvia Moreno Garcia. Discovered new interesting autors Book page: https://headofzeus.com/books/9781838937669

The Coward Stephen Aryan Angry Robot 08/06/2021 Series: Quest for Heroes #1 Some epic fantasy is good for the sould. This is a good example (and I loved the cover) Book page: https://www.angryrobotbooks.com/shop/year/2021/the-coward/

Bleeding Hearts Ry Herman Jo Fletcher Books 10/06/2021 Series: Love Bites #2 Humor, vampires, non binary characters. Loved the first in this series. https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/ry-herman/bleeding-hearts/9781529406320/

The Wood Bee Queen Edward Cox Gollancz 10/06/2021 Series: N/A Another author that cant’ do anyting wrong in my eyes. More to come Book page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/edward-cox/the-wood-bee-queen/9781473226883/

The Dying Squad Adam Simcox Gollancz 22/07/2021 Series: N/a This is a debut and another book I started and couldn’t put down. Loved the style of writing and the characters. A more extensive review will follow Book page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/adam-simcox/the-dying-squad/9781473230774/

A Master of Djinn P. Djèlí Clark Orbit 19/08/2021 Series: Dead Djinn Universe #1 Wanted to read some pages how it was. Stopped at 50% 4hrs later. Book page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/p-dj%c3%a8l%c3%ad-clark/a-master-of-djinn/9780356516875/

[annarellix]

The Blacktongue Thief by  Christopher Buehlman  (Blacktongue #1)

My Review (5*) This is going to be one of my favorite series as it's well written, gripping and highly entertaining. I loved Kinch Na Shannack, our hero/antihero who is tasked with a quest. He's an interesting characters and I'm sucker for smart ass that are able to get in trouble. Galva is another great characters. She's strong and the perfect counterpart to our hero/antihero. I laughed a lot as the book is written tongue in cheek and there are a lot of very funny situation. There's also a lot of sadness as the book is set in a world that recently ended a very bloody and destructive war. You laugh but you cannot help feeling for the characters who lost friends and relatives. As I'm a cat a lover I want let you know that one of my favorite character is a cat that is not a normal cat but he's full of cattitude. The world building, the character development and the tightly knitted plot are excellent. The author is a talented storyteller and the story kept me turning pages as fast as I could. I can't wait to read other books in this series, this one is strongly recommended. Many thanks to Gollanczand Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

The Book plot: Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small magics. His debt has driven him to lie in wait by the old forest road, planning to rob the next traveler that crosses his path. But today, Kinch Na Shannack has picked the wrong mark. Galva is a knight, a survivor of the brutal goblin wars, and handmaiden of the goddess of death. She is searching for her queen, missing since a distant northern city fell to giants. Unsuccessful in his robbery and lucky to escape with his life, Kinch now finds his fate entangled with Galva’s. Common enemies and uncommon dangers force thief and knight on an epic journey where goblins hunger for human flesh, krakens hunt in dark waters, and honor is a luxury few can afford.

Book page: https://www.gollancz.co.uk/titles/christopher-buehlman/the-blacktongue-thief/9781473231184/

The Author: Christopher Buehlman (@Buehlmeister) is a native Floridian and author of the literary horror novels ‘Those Across the River’ and ‘Between Two Fires.’ He is the winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize in poetry, and the author of several provocative plays, including Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka. Many know him as comedian Christophe the Insultor, something of a cult figure on the renaissance festival circuit. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida. His first novel, ‘Those Across the River,’ was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for best novel in 2012. Author page: https://www.gollancz.co.uk/contributor/christopher-buehlman/ Twitter: @Buehlmeister