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Book Release: Beyond

September 17, 2019September 11, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

Another month, another Black Hare Press anthology. This one is based around the paranormal, ghosts and the afterlife. I managed to crank out five micro fiction stories for this one, even included a small riff on Ghost busters, so be sure to check those out. The list of all those stories will be at the bottom … Continue reading Book Release: Beyond

Review: Summoned

August 27, 2019August 26, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

I've been wanting to dig into Mckayla Eaton's writing for a while, so I jumped on the chance to receive an e-ARC of her debut novel, SUMMONED. What I discovered was a fun fantasy, though subtly-layered in the tradition of YA. Set up as the first of THE DEMON SUMMONER trilogy, Eaton has made an … Continue reading Review: Summoned

Review: The Withered King

August 24, 2019August 23, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

It's been a long time since I have read anything that splices so many genres together and Ricardo Victoria really takes the blender to science fiction and fantasy in his debut novel. Small disclosure: He sent me an e-ARC of his book that released on August 20th from Shadow Dragon Press in exchange for a … Continue reading Review: The Withered King

Book Release: Monsters

August 20, 2019September 11, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

And here is another Black Hare press anthology, you all should know the drill by now! I have five micro fiction stories in this one and a few I'm honestly pretty proud of. I'll have the list below like always. As with the other anthologies, I'm alongside 100+ other authors and their terrifying little yarns. … Continue reading Book Release: Monsters

Review: The Renegade God

August 10, 2019August 9, 2019 / PylesofBooks / 1 Comment

Matt Spencer I think, gets a sense when it's been too long since I reviewed one his books and he just sends me one to review. I mean, maybe he actually didn't do that, but he did send this to me out of the blue, which was a great surprise and pleasure. Back ito his … Continue reading Review: The Renegade God

Review: Screechers

August 1, 2019July 31, 2019 / PylesofBooks / 1 Comment

I wasn't sure what I was in for with a title like SCREECHERS and a tag-team of authors in Kevin J. Kennedy & Christina Berling, but the experience was a pleasant one, that is if you enjoy nightmarish hellscapes. In SCREECHERS, we have two interweaving stories. One follows three men, Austin, Denver, and Brooklyn (gotta … Continue reading Review: Screechers

Book Release: ANGELS

July 23, 2019July 22, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

I said stay tuned and here is another of the Black Hare Press anthologies(that I'm in)! It releases today from Amazon and contains another five of my drabbles! I'll post the title list below as I did last time at the bottom. My own drabbles for this edition cover angels of death, strife in heaven, … Continue reading Book Release: ANGELS

Review: Witchmark

June 22, 2019June 21, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

Here is another from the Nebula finalist list, WITCHMARK by C.L. Polk. This novel brought a lot of things to mind, Sherlock Holmes, WWI period dramas, and not shockingly, BROADCHURCH. Set in a secondary world that will remind many readers of pre-WWI England, noble families use their innate magical power to control their countries, down … Continue reading Review: Witchmark

Review: Trial of Lightning

May 9, 2019May 8, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

First review for a novel that is on both the Hugos and Nebula lists is here! TRAIL OF LIGHTNING by Rebecca Roanhorse is everything anyone could want from a fantastic, dystopian world. Add in the indigenous culture and characters and you have a knockout premise that revives and refreshes old tropes and makes new ones. Maggie … Continue reading Review: Trial of Lightning

Review: Red Sky Blues

May 7, 2019May 6, 2019 / PylesofBooks / 1 Comment

Recalling famous magical detectives, like Harry Dresden and others, Matthew Davis' RED SKY BLUES goes in a completely different direction with occult mysticism, zombie pigs, and clouds of cockroaches. Not your thing? Well, it isn't exactly Thomas Grey's thing either, but he has had quite a day. Thomas, short on cash, is hired by the … Continue reading Review: Red Sky Blues

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