Spotlighting The Light of Kasaban by Thomas Howard Riley, the 7th place BBNYA 2025 finalist and a dark fantasy about forbidden magick, found family, and survival in an unforgiving desert city.
A thoughtful review of Native Species by Michael Albergo, a historical fantasy set in 1928 Los Angeles blending cosmic horror, mystery, and deeper themes of identity and survival.
Speak the Ocean by Rebecca Enzor, a BBNYA 2025 Finalist, blends fantasy and science fiction with mermaid mythology, exploring questions of compassion, captivity, and what it means to truly understand another being.
The final installment in J.M. Hofer's Islands in the Mist series delivers an emotionally rich conclusion, blending Arthurian legend and Celtic myth with themes of legacy, loss, and enduring hope.
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A darker, more inward turning point in the Islands in the Mist series, Into the Shadows shifts the focus toward power, politics, and consequence as Taliesin moves firmly to the center and the Arthurian future comes into clearer view.
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My review of Rise of the Pendragon by J.M. Hofer, Book 3 in the Islands in the Mist series. This installment deepens the myth, raises the stakes, and marks a darker turning point in the saga.