Rae “Sunshine” Seddon is your average small-town citizen, working at her stepfather’s restaurant as head baker. Despite being descended from a powerful magical line, her first 20-some years of life have been pretty normal. Until now. The nearby lake has been mostly safe for years, even after the Wars between humans and the Others (vampires,…
Tag: fantasy
Review: Geist
Between the living and the dead is the Order of the Deacons, protectors of the Empire, guardians against possession, sentinels enlisted to ward off the malevolent haunting of the geists… Among the most powerful of the Order is Sorcha, now thrust into partnership with the novice Deacon, Merrick Chambers. They have been dispatched to the…
Review: Here, There Be Dragons
The opening act of Here, There Be Dragons is the swift and silent murder of a professor. That murder brings together three strangers — John, Jack, and Charles — and sets in motion an adventure that spans further than any of them could have dreamed. These three are now the caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica,…
Review: Garden Spells
The large home on Pendland Street has always belonged to the Waverley family, and the garden behind it has always been the domain of the Waverley women. The lone apple tree drops magical fruit, and the herbs and flowers are known to affect in strange ways any who eat them. Claire Waverley has been the…
Review: The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel — everyone’s heard of them. But what about Liam, Frederic, Duncan, or Gustav? They’re the ones who rescued the famous damsels in distress, but thanks to the lazy bards who wrote the fairy tales, they’re all simply known as “Prince Charming,” with no stories of their own…until now. Happily…