by Jake Stoddard | Apr 5, 2025 | Book Reviews
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,...
by Jake Stoddard | Oct 24, 2024 | Book Reviews
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....
by Jake Stoddard | Aug 4, 2024 | Book Reviews
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...
by Jake Stoddard | May 7, 2024 | Book Reviews
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...
by Jake Stoddard | Apr 20, 2024 | Jake's Stories
Gredna surveyed the sand and scrub ahead, tapping a claw to her muzzle. How could they get home? Rocky mounds closed in on them from three sides. The hollow looked familiar, but no tracks marked the area. Her brother, Hokle, crouched on all fours by a streambed,...