Giahem's Talons (The Incarn Saga) by Katharine E Wibell is a gripping fantasy with a strong appeal to young adult readers who enjoy epic fantasies. With strong undertones of myth and legend and a plot that features the proverbial struggle between light and darkness, good...

Stuart Duffelmeyer and the Masters of Plagues by Dewey B Reynolds is a young adult fantasy novel that is delightful, featuring a very sophisticated protagonist. Stuart Duffelmeyer is known as “the Whiz Kid”, an NYU student who has worked hard to become a perfect 4.0...

Halve Human is book two in the Bisecter series by Stephanie Fazio. The plot is thickening for Hemera Harkibel. Following her father’s betrayal and the freeing of his Halve slaves, Hemera loses Tanguro to a Dusker attack. Leaving behind their burning fortress, they must travel...

Castle of Blue Stones by Jordan Elizabeth is a YA paranormal dystopian tale. Jaisy woke up to a world turned blue with no memories from her past life. According to the Guardians, the world was decimated by a volcano and the residents of the Blue...

Bisecter by Stephanie Fazio is a young adult dystopian fantasy. Hemera Harkibel is faster and stronger than any man or woman in Subterrane Harkibel and it is because she is a Bisecter. When her mother was pregnant, their settlement was attacked by the monstrous creatures...

Of Stars and Clay takes place in three different parts of the world where we meet the main characters. Zachary lives in the Amazon with his native wife and two children; Haruto and her Native American husband Billy live in a rural area of Japan...

A sudden awakening of magical powers that coincides with a prophesied sign mark a twelve-year-old slave, Kibure, as the agent of a dark god in Derrick Smythe’s thought-provoking epic fantasy, The Other Magic. Shackled, gagged, and caged, it seems death is the only outcome for...

The Awakening by Andrew Wichland is the first book in the Dragon Knight Chronicles. Ryuu has always been different. He’s surrounded by people who want to see him fail and will do whatever it takes to hinder his graduation. It doesn’t help that a fight...

Metal and Bone by C.I. Chevron is inspired by the classic story of Cinderella, broadly reinterpreted through a steampunk science fiction lens. The main character is called Ella by the poor oppressed people that she calls her friends while the wealthy aristocrats know her as...

The Defenders of Dembroch is a work of epic fantasy fiction set in the age of knights and was penned by author Patrick Harris. Aimed at young adults, this opening novel forms the first story set in The Age of Knights & Dames. We meet...