Jake Stoddard

Book Review: The Licanious Trilogy

Book Review: The Licanious Trilogy

Everyone has a darker nature, Caeden. Everyone. Good men fear it, and evil men embrace it. —⁠Wirr The Licanious Trilogy by James Islington has it all: energy magic, mind reading, mind control, time dilation, time travel, magical constructs, immortality, philosophy,...
Book Review: Plunge into The Immortal Abyss

Book Review: Plunge into The Immortal Abyss

We celebrated today, but what about tomorrow? Tomorrow, I saw war. I saw blood spilled before palace walls. —⁠Tol Kathrine Briggs concludes The Threshold Duology with The Immortal Abyss, my favorite kind of fantasy—the kind that’s full of meaning, adventure,...
Book Review: Fired up for Dragonfired?

Book Review: Fired up for Dragonfired?

ARE YOU ON THE DARK PATH? TAKE THIS QUIZ TO FIND OUT. —⁠An Elven Pamphlet Dragonfired is J. Zachary Pike’s third book of the Dark Profit trilogy. I previously reviewed his first two books, Orconomics and Son of a Liche. Let’s look at his conclusion to the saga....
Winter’s Maiden Review

Winter’s Maiden Review

Death was cold, colder than the deepest winter. And she sensed it edging its way into the cabin. I snagged an advanced reader copy of Winter’s Maiden by Morgan L. Busse. Her books are always a good read, but this one’s a little special. It’s a prequel to her first...
Son of a Liche — Does it Measure Up to Book 1?

Son of a Liche — Does it Measure Up to Book 1?

That’s right! Zombie bankers! … Which is more terrifying: their eternal hunger for the flesh of the living? Or their reckless fiscal irresponsibility? —⁠The Flaming Skull In a previous blog post, I reviewed J. Zachary Pike’s first book, a hilarious fantasy adventure...