Can’t Wait Wednesday – Spotlight on REIGN OF THE FALLEN
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which encourages fellow bloggers to spotlight upcoming releases that we’re excited about. It is a meme that I have loved participating in for over a year now, but as Jill is no longer actively posting, from now on I’ll just be linking to Can’t Wait Wednesday, hosted by Tressa, which is a spinoff of the original WoW meme.
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My selection for this week is Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh. I have to admit the cover is what initially attracted me to this book. The skull wearing a crown certainly does make an impression. But then when I read the synopsis, it captures my attention every bit as much as the cover. Someone is intentionally creating zombies?! Why?! I have to know!
REIGN OF THE FALLEN by Sarah Glenn Marsh
Publication Date: January 23, 2018
From Goodreads:
An LGBT fantasy series that follows a talented necromancer who must face down a deadly nemesis who has learned how to turn her magic into a weapon.
Odessa is one of Karthia’s master necromancers, catering to the kingdom’s ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it’s Odessa’s job to raise them by retrieving their souls from a dreamy and dangerous shadow world called the Deadlands. But there is a cost to being raised–the Dead must remain shrouded, or risk transforming into zombie-like monsters known as Shades. If even a hint of flesh is exposed, the grotesque transformation will begin.
A dramatic uptick in Shade attacks raises suspicions and fears among Odessa’s necromancer community. Soon a crushing loss of one of their own reveals a disturbing conspiracy: someone is intentionally creating Shades by tearing shrouds from the Dead–and training them to attack. Odessa is faced with a terrifying question: What if her necromancer’s magic is the weapon that brings Karthia to its knees?
A lavish fantasy with a surprising and breathtaking LGBT romance at its core, Reign of the Fallen is a gutsy, unpredictable read that will grab readers by the throat and never let go….
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I’d love to hear what upcoming book releases you’re waiting on this Wednesday? Leave me your link in the comments below and I’ll stop by and check out your WoW selection for this week. 🙂
I have this on my Goodreads TBR! Besides the LGBT tone to the book, the idea of necromancer has me bouncing in my seat!
It sounds great, doesn’t it?
This one sounds fascinating. I don’t run into a lot of necromancy books! Thanks for the share – adding to my TBR!
You’re welcome!
I’m pretty sure I have this saved on Goodreads. It sounds really interesting – and I love that it’s an LGBT+ novel.
-Lauren
Me too!
Even with an epic, ominous cover and title respectively, I would not have picked this to do with necromancy! I should have paid closer attention to the sparkly skull and crown! Intriguing pick, Suzanne.
I was the same way. I was captivated by the unusual cover for a while before I realized what the book was even about, lol.
I really like the sounds of this one. Odessa sounds pretty amazing too. This is a great pick!
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Thanks! Yeah, I think Odessa sounds pretty badass.
That’s a great cover!
Right?!
I love that cover! Hope you enjoy this one.
Thank you!
I hadn’t heard of this one, but it sounds really good! I love books like this. Adding it to my wish list right now. Thanks for sharing, Suzanne!
You’re welcome!
I saw this on another blog yesterday and I now want to read it! I am also waiting on Wonder Woman, and Daughter of the Siren Queen.
I can’t wait for Wonder Woman either. Leigh Bardugo is a new favorite author of mine and I’m so thrilled she’s the one who wrote it. I think it’s going to be one of those books that actually lives up to the hype 🙂
Oh, this does look good. And that cover is very eye catching. I can see why you’d be drawn to it.
Great pick! 🙂
Thanks! Yeah, That cover really grabbed my attention.
I’m so ready for this one! Generally, anything ‘zombie’ is a major turn off for me in books/movies, but I just love the sound of it! I hope you enjoy it. 🙂
Same here!
What an interesting premise! This one is new to me and it sounds like it is an amazing and diverse fantasy. I will definitely be adding it to the TBR. Thanks for sharing it! 🙂
You’re welcome!
Excellent cover and it sounds really good ~ hope you enjoy this one!
Renee ~ My Wow
Thanks!
This looks good, and yeah that’s quite the cover! Sarah Glenn Marsh too- I just read her Fear The Drowning Dee a while back. It wasn’t bad…
I still need to read Fear the Drowning Deep. I don’t think I’ll ever get through all of the books I need to read, lol.
I’ve seen this one around for request but I’m holding strong!!! I don’t want to overwhelm myself any more than I already have! It’s a great pick though and thanks to this post I’m going to have a harder time squeezing my eyes closed and clicking the cross instead of ‘Request’. 😉
Haha! I actually haven’t requested it either, for the same reason. I’m trying really hard to get caught up on my ARCs while I’m on vacation though so that I can feel free to start hitting that ‘request’ button again, haha!