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Staying Dead

Publisherโ€™s Description Welcome to the world of the Cosa Nostradamus, where magic crackles on every corner, and not every person you meet is humanโ€ฆ.If youโ€™ve lost something of value, and you canโ€™t go to the police, you need a Retriever. And if that item is magical?You need Wren Valere. An exceptional thief - with exceptional… Continue reading Staying Dead

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Breton Folklore: The Ankou

The Ankou (Breton), Ankow (Cornish) or Angau (Welsh) from Celtic legend most commonly occurs in Brittany. Here you can still spot the Ankou haunting many of the churches and cathedrals. What is the Ankou? Itโ€™s defiant remnant of Pagan influence that had survived hidden among the stone-work of Christian buildings. The Ankou haunts the graveyard… Continue reading Breton Folklore: The Ankou

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Springโ€™s Arcana

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisherโ€™s Description Nat Drozdova is desperate to save a life. Doctors can do little for her cancer-ridden mother, who insists there is only one cureโ€”and that Nat must visit a skyscraper in Manhattan to get it. Amid a snow-locked city, inside a sleek glass-walled office,… Continue reading Springโ€™s Arcana

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Sumerian Mythology: Ereshkigal

Ereshkigal in Near Eastern mythology (Babylonian โ€“ Assyrian) was the goddess of the underworld, married to the war god Nergal. Ereshkigal ruled over the Mesopotamian realm of death. She is Inannaโ€™s sister, rival, or alter-ego as descriptions of her and her realm are found in the Sumerian hymn, The Descent of Inanna (available in English… Continue reading Sumerian Mythology: Ereshkigal

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Leprechaun Folklore

The stereotype of the leprechaun is of lucky charms and pots of gold at the end of a rainbow. But leprechauns are members of the Fairy folk, a type of sidhe and are unusual because leprechauns are almost exclusively always male. The name leprechaun derives from the Gaelic leith brog โ€œone shoemaker.โ€ The leprechaun is… Continue reading Leprechaun Folklore

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The Hunger of the Gods

*** I received an ARC in return for an honest review *** Publisherโ€™s Description Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest. As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to… Continue reading The Hunger of the Gods

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The Shadow of the Gods

Publisherโ€™s Description THE GREATEST SAGAS ARE WRITTEN IN BLOOD.  A century has passed since the gods fought and drove themselves to extinction. Now only their bones remain, promising great power to those brave enough to seek them out. As whispers of war echo across the land of Vigrio, fate follows in the footsteps of three… Continue reading The Shadow of the Gods

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Freyja: Norse Mythology

Freya (Old Norse Freyja, โ€œLadyโ€) is one of the preeminent goddesses in Norse mythology. Sheโ€™s a member of the Vanir tribe of deities, but became a member of the Aesir gods after the Aesir-Vanir War. Her brother Freyr also became a member of the Aesir. Freyja is the Norse goddess of love, fertility, beauty and… Continue reading Freyja: Norse Mythology

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Ryujin: Japanese Folklore

In Japanese mythology, thousands of dragons exist. All of them have three common characteristics: three claws on each leg, a mustache and a sacred pearl that is called the "dragon pearl". The magic of the dragons come from these jewels. It is from this jewel that the magic of these dragons comes. The greatest of… Continue reading Ryujin: Japanese Folklore

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Black Cranes

*** I received a free copy in return for an honest review **** Publisherโ€™s Description Almond-eyed celestial, the filial daughter, the perfect wife. Quiet, submissive, demure. In Black Cranes, Southeast Asian writers of horror both embrace and reject these traditional roles in a unique collection of stories which dissect their experiences of 'otherness,' be it… Continue reading Black Cranes