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The best fantasy has dragons

The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond

The Bloodless Princes by Charlotte Bond

December 18, 2024 by LB Leave a Comment

I came across The Fireborne Blade at the library, and between it being a novella (tis the season (IYKYK) lol) and having a dragon on the cover, I took a closer look. I’m so glad I picked this up, and between picking it up and starting it, I swung by the library again and happened to see the sequel, The Bloodless Princes (it was one of those “why is this look familiar? Oh! Same series!” moments). The Fireborne Blade does a lot of typical dragon […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: #fantasy, Charlotte bond, dragons, here there be dragons, novella, queer, sapphic, the bloodless princes, the Fireborne blade, Tordotcom

LB's CBR16 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: #fantasy, Charlotte bond, dragons, here there be dragons, novella, queer, sapphic, the bloodless princes, the Fireborne blade, Tordotcom ·
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The Treasure Really Was the Friends We Made – Update

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

July 17, 2022 by Emmalita 4 Comments

I really needed Legends and Lattes last night. It’s a gently domestic fantasy about an Orc who retires from the mercenary life to open a café. It asserts in the very best way that the true treasure is the friends we make along the way. It’s a hug. It’s a cuddle. It’s the smell of coffee and cinnamon, and the rumbling purr of a cat. Viv is ready to hang up her sword. She wants to spend the rest of her life serving coffee, a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: advance reader copy, Legends and Lattes, NetGalley, Tordotcom, Travis Baldree

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:61 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: advance reader copy, Legends and Lattes, NetGalley, Tordotcom, Travis Baldree ·
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