by NRB | 10 Apr 2018 | Fiction |
More than just the story of a cage fighter, in his new novel Michael Farris Smith has created a dark and poetic story of the American South. The Fighter is the follow-up to Michael Farris Smith’s debut Desperation Road, which was longlisted for the...
by NRB | 28 Aug 2014 | SFF |
A grimoire, ancient magic – and cage fighting. This novel romps through it all. Warning! Wizards are no longer weedy, spectacle-wearing dorks with wimpy scars on their heads waving sticks and reciting pig Latin. In the world of Bound, the first in the Alex Caine...
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