The Astaris Empire cracks under war and lies. As dragonriders fight, secrets rise, and hope fades, heroes across the Ring must choose: survive or bleed for more.

Dark fantasy set in a post-deluge world, combining a range of themes—abyssal horrors, trauma, moral conflicts, gender transitions and complexities of emotions.

Beautifully portrayed epic fantasy with very likeable characters and a deep focus on inner conflicts, self discovery and fortitude against seemingly insurmountable odds.

I met Pierce Brown while I was reading this and I told him my favorite character was Victra, he told me the quote above is his favorite line of hers!!!

Not so much chess as there is item crafting, this LitRPG novel by Kit Falbo is a cozy adventure following a hustling teen in an immersive MMORPG fantasy game.

An AWESOMELY FUN debut which is fast-paced with high drama, morbid mysteries, and hellish horrors right around every corner. A must read?! HECK. YEAH.

A fast-paced gothic adventure that follows a conflicted time-travelling vampire navigating through plague ridden London in a dire attempt to save his sister.

Maya is quickly sharpening the authorial saw with each finished work becoming an auto-buy author. Maya has delivered an exceptional read with this one.

Lord Grimdark has returned, and may he continue to reign supreme. A stellar work, The Devils will surely stand at the top of many a best-of list at year’s end.

DCC is a raucous dive into the absurdly hilarious with a level of heartfelt characterization that has me yelling, NEW ACHIEVEMENT to Dungeon Master Dinniman.

If you like vikings in literally any capacity and Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories but with a bit more mythology, then Heroes of Valhalla is the book for you.

The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook exceeded all expectations. Matt Dinniman takes everything that made Dungeon Crawler Carl epic and cranks it up a few notches.

This is the kind of story that asks a lot of questions about love and trauma; it refrains from giving you specific answers, and isn't trying to lecture anyone.

Fun fast-paced dark sci-fi thriller featuring a multi-decade conspiracy, evil doppelgängers from a parallel universe and some chilling action sequences.

A lone explorer finds a relic that leads to the Diffusor-Sphere—an object of immense power. Now he’s caught in a war that could decide humanity’s fate.

The Dark Element is The Empire Strikes Back of the Power of the Stars saga, with a dire, dim overcast to the bloody action sprawled across multiple worlds.

Henley and Kit hunt a deadly foe, but darkness consumes Kit after a costly mistake. To save him, Henley must face secrets, the Lineman and the end of it all.

Fun fast fantasy adventure focused on a young adult protagonist who suddenly discovers he has a much larger role to play in the fate of the dying world.

A pre-colonial African-inspired epic science fantasy debut, this one features a unique world, clashing clans, ancestral spirits, politics, and so much more!

If you like vampires and being emotionally devastated, I implore you to pick up Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab, you will not be disappointed.