Author: Mike Everest Evans
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Winter Warriors by David Gemmell
Winter Warriors is yet another fantastic example of Gemmell’s fireside myth-mongering. It’s a legend, a myth, something written with such realisation that you believe every word. You ... -
Blackwing by Ed McDonald
THE GOOD: Tattoos that turn into crows, child-sorcerers that’ll cut you in two (vertically, diagonally, horizontally, they’re not fussy like that), veritable doomsday weaponry, ancient beings that ... -
Faithless by Graham Austin-King
OVERVIEW: Faithless is Graham Austin King’s second major outing, following on from his debut trilogy Fae: The Riven Wyrd Saga. Faithless, a standalone self-published novel, is a grimdark low-fantasy for fans ... -
Dragonship by J. P. Ashman
THE GOOD: Creative concept and one I have not seen before, executed with both style and grace – it could’ve been a shit storm of scales ... -
Waylander by David Gemmell
The Good: strong characters (and not just the titular Waylander), solid but simple plot, allowing for the reader to judge the action(s) without being led by the ... -
The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark
OVERVIEW: The Court of Broken Knives is the stunning debut to Anna Smith Spark’s Empires of Dust series. One of two Anna’s to be released in June ... -
Age of Assassins by RJ Barker
The Good: Loveable first person POV, worldbuilding that weaves into the plot and the systems within the story, plenty of twists to keep you guessing, a grand ... -
Legend by David Gemmell
The Good: Heroes and heroines, heroic-fantasy, sword and sorcery, low fantasy, military fantasy. The Bad: Skims on the trimming of finer detail, but not to the detriment of ... -
Books That Made Us Cry: Kings of the Wyld
*Disclaimer: This article contains significant spoilers for Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames. If you haven’t read it yet, go away, buy it, read it, ... -
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
THE GOOD: Larger-than-life heroes kicking ass and (re)taking their names as the greatest mercenary band to tour the Wyld; more monsters than a Dungeons & Dragons ...