Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, whether it be physically or virtually. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
Well, this week I’ve had the good fortune to stumble upon a great used bookstore and receive an ARC.
The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan
Genre: Fantasy — Flintlock
Series: Powder Mage #2
Publisher: Orbit (May 6, 2014)
Author Information: Website | Twitter
Length: 608 pages
When invasion looms… Tamas’s invasion of Kez ends in disaster when a Kez counter-offensive leaves him cut off behind enemy lines with only a fraction of his army, no supplies, and no hope of reinforcements. Drastically outnumbered and pursued by the enemy’s best, he must lead his men on a reckless march through northern Kez to safety, and back over the mountains so that he can defend his country from an angry god, Kresimir.
But the threats are closer to home…
In Adro, Inspector Adamat wants only to rescue his wife. To do so he must track down and confront the evil Lord Vetas. He has questions for Vetas concerning his enigmatic master, but the answers will lead Adamat on a darker journey.Who will lead the charge?
Tamas’s generals bicker among themselves, the brigades lose ground every day beneath the Kez onslaught, and Kresimir wants the head of the man who shot him in the eye. With Tamas and his powder cabal presumed dead, Taniel Two-shot finds himself as the last line of defense against Kresimir’s advancing army.
Purchase the book at Amazon.
Nightshades by Melissa F. Olson
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Series: Stand Alone
Publisher: Tor (July 19, 2016)
Author Information: Website | Twitter
Length: 176 pages
Alex McKenna is the new Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office of the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations—the division tasked with investigating crimes involving shades.
Or vampires, as they’re more widely known.
Children have been going missing, and agents are routinely being slaughtered. It’s up to McKenna, and some unlikely allies, to get to the bottom of the problem, and find the kids before it’s too late.
I have to admit, as curious as I’ve been about Brian McClellan, I have yet to dip into the whole Flintlock sub-genre.
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I was skeptical myself, but McClellan can tell a great story.
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Looking forward as well to your take on the second Powder Mages book! It might be the right “nudge” toward taking this series up again 🙂
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Sweet, hope you enjoy the second book of Powder Mage!
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I WILL finish the Powder Mage trilogy before the year is done (no promises though) XD
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