Adventure
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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 ... -
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 ... -
The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks
Brent Weeks’ Lightbringer series was one of my favourite discoveries of 2013. The second book in the series, The Blinding Knife, won that year’s Legend award, and for very ... -
The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks
Back in 2013, The Blinding Knife beat King of Thorns and Red Country to win the Gemmell Legend award. Since Joe Abercrombie is one of my favourite authors and Mark Lawrence’s King of ... -
Suldrun’s Garden by Jack Vance
I’ve had a very mixed experience with this book, which wasn’t entirely unexpected given that I’d heard glowing reviews about it from some people and less-than-glowing ... -
The Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding
It’s been a year since I read the first Ketty Jay novel, Retribution Falls, and to be honest I can barely remember a thing about it. I re-read my own ... -
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
Brent Weeks’ Night Angel trilogy left me underwhelmed with the way things were concluded, and with the trilogy in general. Some of the characters were great, while others ... -
Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding
I read a lot of this book on my commute to and from work, and other books I’ve read recently have suffered for this, partly because ... -
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
I have to start by admitting that I struggle a little when reading ‘classic’ fantasy. The reason for this is probably my age: I’ve (more or ...
