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2 months ago | 
fantasy-hive.co.uk | Stephanie Burgis |Stark Holborn |Ed Crocker |Elizabeth Hand
Welcome to a whole new year of Top Picks!Every month, we like to share with you our favourite reads of the month. We’ve rounded up our contributors and asked them each to recommend just one favourite read of the month.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
bibliosanctum.com | Ed Crocker
I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. Lightfall by Ed CrockerMogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 starsGenre: FantasySeries: Stand AlonePublisher: St. Martin’s Press (January 14, 2025)Length: 384 pagesAuthor Information: Website | TwitterBooks featuring vampires and werewolves have always piqued my interest, especially when they strike the perfect balance between honoring traditional lore and offering something new and unique.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
powderandpage.com | Ed Crocker
Published: January 14, 2025Publisher: St. Martin’s PressSeries: The Everlands Trilogy #1Genre: FantasyPages: 384 (Hardcover)My Rating: 4.5 StarsA copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:An epic fantasy of vampires, werewolves and sorcerers, Lightfall is the debut novel of Ed Crocker, for fans of Jay Kristoff’s Empire of the Vampire and Richard Swan’s The Justice of Kings. No humans here.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
redcarpetcrash.com | Ed Crocker
The book is in stores on Tuesday, January 14th from St. Martin’s Press. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/3zLOP8xA novel of vampires, werewolves and sorcerers, Lightfall is the stunning debut epic fantasy by Ed Crocker, for fans of Jay Kristoff’s Empire of the Vampire and Richard Swan’s The Justice of KingsFor centuries, vampires freely roamed the land until the Grays came out of nowhere, wiping out half the population in a night.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
grimdarkmagazine.com | Ed Crocker
In just three months as I write this, Lightfall, the first book in my epic fantasy trilogy The Everlands, will be loosed onto the world—I hope you like terrible jokes in your chapter headings, fantasy fans—and a question I’m sometimes asked is the following: why vampires and werewolves in fantasy?
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
powderandpage.com | Ed Crocker |Rebecca Forrester
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Lightfall immediately caught my eye when the synopsis recommended it for fans of Richard Swan and Jay Kristoff. This is a story about a vampire maid who’s tired of living as one of the lower class and begins to blackmail her way up the social ladder.
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May 25, 2024 | 
fanfiaddict.com | Ed Crocker
Quite a trip…SynopsisTwo years after a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of Hōppon and its capital city of Neo Kinoko are occupied by invading Coprinian forces. Its fungal citizens are in dire straits, wracked by food shortages, poverty and an influx of war refugees. Even worse, the corrupt occupiers exploit their power, hounding the native population.
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Sep 4, 2023 | 
fanfiaddict.com | Ed Crocker
Nothing like the cold wintry chill of a delicious dark fantasy debutSummaryIn the depths of a remote forest, an enchanted castle preys on unwary travellers. The servants of the Goddess Morana sacrifice to their dark mistress every soul who crosses its threshold. One terrible night, three people who should never have met find themselves trapped there: a spoiled lady escaping an unwanted marriage, an aging warrior-prince on a deadly mission, and a resourceful rogue caught up in a botched heist.
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Jun 28, 2023 | 
fanfiaddict.com | Ed Crocker
A new twist on the gothic genre that will haunt your dreamsSynopsisGrief haunts her every step. Inheriting a family heirloom in the form of an antique clock with a broken moon dial as well as a seaside house in Wales, Grace Morgan mourns the loss of her mother and dreads the manifestation of a family curse that threatens to lay claim to her and everything she holds dear. ReviewIs this the year of Catherine McCarthy?
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May 13, 2023 | 
santafenewmexican.com | Ed Crocker
Allowing the city of Santa Fe to complete its annexation of Area 1B on Santa Fe’s north side is good land-use policy that will ultimately benefit the area’s residents and landowners as well as the broader community. This, however, is not the solution favored by some Area 1B residents who would prefer to remain as part of the county and thus forego water, sewer and other city services that annexation will bring.
