Author: Laura M. Hughes
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Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
Sourcery is the fifth Discworld outing, and also one of my least favourites, although I did find it more entertaining than I remembered. A young but powerful child, Eskarina Coin is ... -
The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams
Writing fantasy fiction is about asking ourselves, ‘What if?’ When writing The Ninth Rain, I imagine Jen Williams asked herself much the same thing. What if Tolkien’s ... -
The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar
A tale of conflict, espionage and superheroes that takes place during some of the major global conflicts of the 1900s, The Violent Century is unlike anything I’ve ... -
The Black Company by Glen Cook
Much like Glen Cook, I’ll get straight to the point. The Black Company is compellingly narrated through a single PoV. Croaker is a physician and annalist working for a ... -
The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence
Have you ever wanted to applaud upon reaching the end of the last book in a series – and not because you were glad it was ... -
Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson
Midnight Tides is the third point of that most epic of triangles: the Malazan Book of the Fallen. While the first books in the series introduced and ... -
A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
I’m a little bit embarrassed to admit that I bought this book solely because of its cover. Actually, no. I’m not embarrassed at all. That’s what ... -
Yseult by Ruth Nestvold
A Tale of Love in the Age of King Arthur. A fitting subtitle for Yseult, but in general one that is likely to discourage more readers ... -
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
When the King of Lancre dies of natural causes (a dagger in the back is, for a king, natural causes), the evil Duke Felmet takes the throne ... -
House of Chains by Steven Erikson
Gardens of the Moon befuddled new readers. Deadhouse Gates made us cry. Memories of Ice left us questioning our own existence. That we’ve made it as far as House of Chains shows our commitment to ...
