Out of This World SFF Reviews
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A blog containing Fantasy and Science Fiction book reviews as well as Dystopian, Steampunk, and Speculative Fiction.
Out of This World SFF Reviews
2w ago
Witch Queen of Redwinter by Ed McDonald
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Back Cover Blurb:
Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn – powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies – Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before her eyes.
Alongside her two closest companions, they are searching for the only person Raine believes can help them get back home: the enigmatic and infuriatingly elusive Queen of Feathers.
But what home are they trying to get back to? Ovitus LacNaithe, power-hungry traitor that he is, has taken control of t ..read more
Out of This World SFF Reviews
2w ago
Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory by Yaroslav Barsukov
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Back Cover Blurb:
Refusing the queen’s order to gas a crowd of protesters, Minister Shea Ashcroft is banished to the border to oversee construction of the biggest defensive tower in history. However, the use of advanced technology taken from refugees makes the tower volatile and dangerous, becoming a threat to local interests. Shea has no choice but to fight the local hierarchy to ensure the construction succeeds—and to reclaim his own life.
Surviving an assassination attempt, Shea confronts his inner demons ..read more
Out of This World SFF Reviews
3M ago
Out of This World SFF is extremely excited today to be able to bring you an exclusive Cover Reveal of the Continuity Edition of Bjorn Larssen's upcoming November 5th fantasy book release LAND!!!
What is a continuity edition you ask? Well, let's hear it from author Bjorn Larssen himself as he states:
"Nick has been so complimentary about the original red cover of the first book in the series, Children that I thought of people - like myself - who hate series where each book looks different. The Continuity Edition is for you and you can thank Nick for that."
First of all, it's incre ..read more
Out of This World SFF Reviews
3M ago
Out of This World SFF is delighted to be just one of many awesome blogs participating in the official Cover Reveal of fantasy author Bjorn Larssen's LAND!!! This book is the second entry in Bjorn's The Ten Worlds cycle, which is a grimdark retelling of the discovery of Iceland and will be releasing on November 5th of this year.
Before I get to revealing this absolutely dazzling new cover, I would first like to share a brief synopsis so that you can get a taste of what this incredibly original story is all about!
Back Cover Blurb
Loss. Love. Land. Happy Never After.
Th ..read more
Out of This World SFF Reviews
4M ago
Out of This World SFF is delighted to be hosting the Cover Reveal for sff author Casey Hollingshead's upcoming book THE BARBARIAN! This novel is the third entry in Casey's successful Battle Brothers series (which is also a tactical turn-based RPG game developed by Overhype Studios) and is being released on August 22nd, 2024. This series has been lauded by many reviewers and recommended especially for those who enjoy LitRPG and Grimdark Fantasy.
Coming up soon I will reveal this magnificent cover but before that I am going to share with you a brief description of THE BARBARIAN.
Bac ..read more
Out of This World SFF Reviews
4M ago
(Title: The Fury of the Gods / Author: John Gwynne / Publisher: Orbit / Publication Date: October 22, 2024 / Total Pages: 528)
Back Cover Blurb
THE FINAL BATTLE FOR THE FATE OF VIGRID APPROACHES.
Varg has overcome the trials of his past and become an accepted member of the Bloodsworn, but now he and his newfound comrades face their biggest challenge yet, slaying a dragon.
Elvar is struggling to consolidate her power in Snakavik, where she faces threats from within and without. As she fights to assert her authority in readiness for the coming conflict, she faces a surely insurmounta ..read more
Out of This World SFF Reviews
5M ago
(Title: Exodus: The Archimedes Engine / Author: Peter F. Hamilton / Publisher: Penguin Random House / Publication Date: September 17, 2024 / Total Pages: 928)
Back Cover Blurb
Forty Thousand Years ago, humanity fled a dying Earth. Traveling in massive arkships, these brave pioneers spread out across the galaxy to find a new home. After traveling thousands of light years, one fleet of arkships arrived at Centauri, a dense cluster of stars with a vast array of potentially habitable planets. The survivors of Earth signaled to the remaining arkships that humanity had finally found its new home ..read more
Out of This World SFF Reviews
5M ago
Title: Deep Black
Author: Miles Cameron
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication Date: August 1, 2024 (Preorder on Amazon US & Amazon UK)
Total Pages: 510
Back Cover Blurb
Marca Nbaro had always dreamed of serving aboard the Greatships, with their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city.
They are the lifeblood of human-occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City, the greatest human orbital, all the way to Tradepoint at the other, to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species.
And now, out in the darkness of space, something i ..read more
Out of This World SFF Reviews
5M ago
Out of This World SFF is thrilled to be co-hosting (along with my good friend Charlie Cavendish from FanFiAddict) the official cover reveal for Yuval Kordov's THE WORLD TO COME! The book is due out in September and is the concluding volume in Kordov's entertaining post-apocalyptic Hand of God trilogy, which is part of the larger Dark Legacies universe that Kordov created. It has garnered a great deal of praise from many reviewers (myself included). This series has been recommended for fans of Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos, Iain Banks' Culture novels, Dune, and other classical metaphysical scien ..read more
Out of This World SFF Reviews
5M ago
Out of This World SFF is delighted today to be one of many blogs participating in the official Cover Reveal for Luke Tarzian's upcoming book HOUSE OF MUIR!!! This is book two in Tarzian's atmospheric dark fantasy series Shadow Twins and is due to be released on December 21st. You can read my review of the first book in this series Vultures HERE. Being a huge fan of dark fantasy, I'm such an admirer of all of Luke Tarzian's books and that makes me doubly pumped to be able to bring you this reveal (the artwork is absolutely stunning, which you will see very soon).
But I can't just go jumpi ..read more