Author: Laura M. Hughes
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Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines
There really isn’t that much to say about Peter Clines’ Ex-Heroes other than that it’s full of zombies, superheroes and fun. (Think X-Men meets The Walking Dead.) ... -
Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell
Traitor’s Blade is the sort of novel that has undoubtedly been described by someone, somewhere, as either a ‘rollicking adventure’ or a ‘ripping yarn’. Possibly both, and ... -
Miserere by Teresa Frohock
Miserere is a strange one. The premise is interesting: in addition to Heaven, Hell and Earth, Frohock’s universe also a fictional dimension called Woerld, which acts as a ... -
Magician by Raymond E. Feist
I first discovered ‘grown up’ fantasy fiction at the age of twelve, when I first read Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. However, it wasn’t until I was ... -
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Let a man play chess, and tell him that every pawn is his friend. Let him think both bishops holy. Let him remember happy days in ... -
Half a War by Joe Abercrombie
As a huge fan of Abercrombie’s six First Law novels, I entered his Shattered Sea series with humongous expectations . . . and ended up feeling a ... -
Half the World by Joe Abercrombie
Abercrombie’s Shattered Sea trilogy is his first foray into the YA market. The first book in the series, Half a King, was a coming-of-age tale that focused on one character, ... -
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Having read and enjoyed all of Joe Abercrombie’s other novels I had HUGE expectations of Half a King, the first book in the new Shattered Sea series. And, while I ... -
Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Logen Ninefingers and Sand dan Glokta are two of my favourite fictional characters ever, and re-reading the third instalment ... -
The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
The Daylight War, book #3 in the Demon Cycle, started out really well. In the first few chapters we’re thrown into the origin story of one of the ...
