Author: Tobi Oguntola
Tobi is a writer. He writes about a variety of topics from music and movies to marketing and technology. He dreams of becoming a renowned novelist on the level of J. R. R. Tolkien and G. R. R. Martins, and has written a sum total of 10 words towards the fulfilment of that dream. He calls the brown-roofed city of Ibadan home but loves traveling and visiting new places. He also loves gaming, chatting, reading, and day-dreaming.
Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Leigh Bardugo
Hell Bent is a solid offering that continues in the vein of Ninth House and explores a bit more of Bardugo’s universe.
A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe #1) by P. Djèlí Clark
A Master of Djinn is a pure, decadent, elaborate, myth-making tale that blends oriental mysticism and magic with fabulous and meticulously detailed worldbuilding.
The Surviving Sky (Rages #1) by Kritika H. Rao
The Surviving Sky is a debut that spins a yarn about a boy and a girl, deep from the author’s vivid and lush imagination. The characters eventually warp the plot to fit their romantic struggles.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower #1) by Stephen King
The Gunslinger is a work of art written in awe-evoking, meticulous prose combined with magical world-building by a masterclass storyteller.
Leech by Hiron Ennes
Leech is a very eerie and somewhat unique storytelling of the beginning of an epidemic from the perspective of a symbiote
Aster Fall (Guardian of Aster Fall #2) by David North
Aster Fall comes highly recommended, just like the debut, for a variety of readers that enjoy Progression Fantasy and Wuxia/litRPG
Brother by Ania Ahlborn
Ania Ahlborn’s Brother is an atmospheric thriller that’s made me think of evil, its effects and consequences, and whether it can be redeemed.
Battlefield Reclaimer (Guardian of Aster Fall #1) by David North
Battlefield Reclaimer is a good read, well-made, with much forethought about the progression, level structure, and overall magical system employed.
The Rascor Plains (The Immortal Great Souls #2) by Phil Tucker
The Rascor Plains is for fans of fantasy that contains phantasmagoric world-building and out-of-this-world magic!
Bastion (The Immortal Great Souls #1) by Phil Tucker
The world-building is unique, sparse and intricate, weaving sci-fi speculations and progression/portal fantasy with absolute expertise; wondrous and immersive beyond measure.
Forged by Blood (Tainted Blood Duology #1) by Ehigbor Okosun
From the first page, we’re not just introduced but smacked upside the head with highly detailed prose that makes the reading flow smoother than butter.
Empire of Silence (Sun Eater #1) by Christopher Ruocchio
Empire of Silence tells of the travails of one Hadrian Marlowe as he grows up the son of an archon in his home world, Delos, and escapes life laid out for him by his lord father.
The Black Farm by Elias Witherow
The Black Farm is a refreshing and unique take on purgatory and the afterlife; savage and vicious but full of human carnage, evils, and conceits.
She Dreams in Blood (The Obsidian Path #2) by Michael R. Fletcher
The sequel to Black Stone Heart offers epic battle scenes and a more thorough explanation of various magics involved as he continues to remember his past life
Edges (Inverted Frontier #1) by Linda Nagata
The science, though wondrous, is quite fluid and feels really intuitive. Even though it’s fiction, the writing style is very good, and the immersive telling of the villain is atmospheric.
The Grand Biocentric Design: How Life Creates Reality by Robert Lanza, Matej Pavsic, and Bob Berman
The Grand Biocentric Design is a great read, especially for those not well-read in the scientific concepts the authors discussed to arrive at their conclusion.
Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path #1) by Michael R. Fletcher
Black Stone Heart has phenomenal and highly immersive world-building, top-notch characterization, and beautiful, poignant, and macabre prose
The Traitor (Covenant of Steel #3) by Anthony Ryan
The Traitor is a heart-pounding and exciting ride that’ll leave readers rooting for both the heroes and villains from start to finish
