Fantasy Book Review
At Fantasy Book Review we are dedicated to reading and reviewing the very best fantasy books for both children and adults (both young and old).
Best fantasy books of 2020
Our favourite fantasy books of 2020 so far. And don't forget our favourite fantasy books of 2019!
Books of the Month
A selection of books - old and new alike - that were a joy to read.
As a magical revolution remakes a city, an ancient evil is awakened in a brilliant new novel from the Hugo-nominated author of Foundryside and the Divine Cities trilogy. A few years ago, Sancia Grado would’ve happily watched Tevanne burn. Now, she’s hoping to transform her city into somethi...
The Light of All that Falls
James Islington
After a savage battle, the Boundary is whole again - but it may be too late. Banes now stalk the lands of Andarra, and the Venerate have gathered their armies for a final, ...
The Bard's Blade
Brian D Anderson
Mariyah enjoys a simple life in Vylari, a land magically sealed off from the outside world, where fear and hatred are all but unknown. There she's a renowned wine maker...
The Shadow King
Alec Hutson
Scarred by what transpired on the island of the sorceress Niara, Keilan and his companions journey north, bearing a weapon forged to end the unnatural existence of the Chos...
The Hanged Man
KD Edwards
The last member of a murdered House tries to protect his ward from forced marriage to a monster while uncovering clues to his own tortured past. The Tarot Sequence imagines...
Beneath the Twisted Trees
Bradley Beaulieu
Çeda was an elite warrior in service to the kings of Sharakhai. She has been an assassin in dark places. A weapon poised to strike from the shadows. A voice from the...
The Unspoken Name
A K Larkwood
A. K. Larkwood's The Unspoken Name is a stunning debut fantasy about an orc priestess turned wizard's assassin.What if you knew how and when you wi...
Latest reviews
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Starsight
Brandon Sanderson
All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were ...
A Tale of Stars and Shadow
Lisa Cassidy
Dumnorix princess and born warrior, Talyn Dynan was the finest fighter of her generation. With her Callanan partner at her side, she was invincible, reckless, a death-knell...
The Chosen Ones
Veronica Roth
The mega-selling author of the Divergent franchise delivers her masterful first novel for adults Fifteen years ago, five ordinar...
Thornbound
Stephanie Burgis
Cassandra Harwood scandalized her nation when she became the first woman magician in Angland. Now, she's ready to teach a whole new generation of bright young women at ...
Blight Marked
Josh Erikson
Gabe escaped the Ether with the ultimate prize, and he thought that meant he was done with deadly cosmic games. But the nightmares infesting his life have different plans, ...
Pure
Julianna Baggott
We know you are here, our brothers and sisters. We will, one day, emerge from the Dome to join you in peace. For now, we watch from afar, benevolently. Pressia Belze has li...
Daughter from the Dark
Marina and Sergey Dyachenko
Late one night, fate brings together DJ Aspirin and ten-year-old Alyona. After he tries to save her from imminent danger, she ends up at his apartment. But in the morning s...
Borderlands Act 1
Charles Gull
In the eternal battle against the Realm of Chaos, Captain Doneir’s discipline, ambition and trophy head count have brought him to the brink of legendary status....
Shorefall
Robert Jackson Bennett
As a magical revolution remakes a city, an ancient evil is awakened in a brilliant new novel from the Hugo-nominated author of Foundryside and the Divine ...
Blade's Edge
Virginia McClain
Orphans Mishi and Taka have always struggled to hide the elemental powers that mark them as KisÅshi - wielders of elemental magic that everyone “knows” can onl...
The Shadow Saint
Gareth Hanrahan
Thieves, dangerous magic, and a weapon built with the power to destroy a god clash in this second novel of Gareth Hanrahan's acclaimed epic fantasy series, The Black Ir...
A Time of Courage
John Gwynne
Heroes shall rise and fall, the earth shall be stained red, and the fate of the Banished Lands will be decided once and for all in A Time of Courage, the final book in...
Along the Razor's Edge
Rob J Hayes
No one escapes the Pit.At just fifteen Eskara Helsene fought in the greatest war mankind has ever known. Fought and lost. There is only one place her enemies wo...
Embers of War
Gareth L Powell
The sentient warship Trouble Dog was built for violence, yet following a brutal war, she is disgusted by her role in a genocide. Stripped of her weaponry and seeking to ato...
Warrior of the Altaii
Robert Jordan
Draw near and listen, or else time is at an end.The watering holes of the Plain are drying up, the fearsome fanghorn grow more numerous, and bad omens abound. Wulfga...
Blitzcat
Robert Westall
She made her way down the cliff, and on to the beach. At the edge of the waves, she stopped, shaking her wet paws. She knew that somewhere ahead was her person, but far, fa...
The Light of All that Falls
James Islington
After a savage battle, the Boundary is whole again - but it may be too late. Banes now stalk the lands of Andarra, and the Venerate have gathered their armies for a final, ...
Vox Machina Origins
Matthew Mercer
From the creators of the hit show "Critical Role" comes Vox Machina's origin story! Writers Matthew Mercer and Matthew Colville team with artist extraordinair...
Legacy of Ghosts
Alicia Wanstall Burke
Four years have passed since Lidan’s world was ripped apart, and time is running out to change her father’s mind about the succession before the bargain with he...
Magnificat
Julian May
Humanity is enjoying the Galactic Milieu. Colonies are thriving, Earth is peaceful, and as more metapsychics are born, the goal of mental Unity with the Milieu seems close....
The Shadow King
Alec Hutson
Scarred by what transpired on the island of the sorceress Niara, Keilan and his companions journey north, bearing a weapon forged to end the unnatural existence of the Chos...
Latest interviews
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Ben Galley
2019-06-24
What are your three all-time favorite novels?Man, only three? That’s tough, but let’s go for it. In no particular order: American Gods, The Book Thief and Lord of the Rings, the book tha...
Josh Erikson
2019-04-03
What are you currently reading Josh?I’m about ten pages in to Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft. Pretty much everyone I know in the industry keeps gushing about this series, so I figured it wa...
Graham Austin-King
2018-12-03
I think I've always wanted to write. When I was younger it had that unrealistic feel to it though. A bit like wanting to be a movie star or and astronaut. Authors were special people. As it turns out we're not that special. ...
James Jakins
2018-11-28
James Jakins is a self published author of both Urban and Epic Fantasy. His debut novel Jack Bloodfist: Fixer was a SPFBO 2017 top 10 finalist. He recently released his third novel Knights of the Dead God, and he has a massiv...
Richard Nell
2018-11-27
Richard Nell concerned family and friends by quitting his real job in 2014 to 'write full-time'. He is a Canadian author of fantasy, living in one of the flattest, coldest places on earth with his begrudging wife, who makes s...
