Fantasy
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One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence
Caution: review may contain spoilers. In Mark Lawrence’s gradual migration away from the world and characters of his debut novel Prince of Thorns, One Word Kill ... -
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
“We are made up of stories. And even the ones that seem the most like lies can be our deepest hidden truths.” An argument used to ... -
Words to Live By: Best Writing Advice from J.R.R. Tolkien, Philip K. Dick, and Franz Kafka
Here are some more of my favorite quotes on writing* to follow up on the previous words of wisdom from Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, and Alan ... -
King of Assassins by RJ Barker
Caution: this review contains spoilers! King of Assassins by RJ Barker is the final book in The Wounded Kingdom series and a thrilling tale of murder, ... -
The Hive Reads… Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
Welcome to the sixth instalment of our ‘Hive Reads’ feature! (You can read the others here.) After settling on Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho ... -
Words to Live By: Best Writing Advice from Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and Alan Watts
A couple years ago, I bought a big cork board to hang over my writing desk. Since then, I’ve been pinning quotes to it to keep ... -
No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll
This review may contain spoilers. “No Man of Woman Born” by Ana Mardoll is a collection of short stories, intending to be retellings of fairy-tales with ... -
You Die When You Die by Angus Watson
When I was approached to read the first book in Angus Watson’s new series I was a bit hesitant. His Iron Age series has some glowing ... -
Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames
(((Warning: The following review contains spoilers for Bloody Rose. Please take notice of the spoiler tags when reading – proceed at your peril!))) If someone had told ... -
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
The City of Brass is 532 pages told in thirty number chapters with an epilogue. The story is told in the third person via Nahri and ...
