Book Reviews
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Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw
“Please. You’re the only one who can help.” “What makes you say that?” “Because you’re a monster too.” Cassandra Khaw’s Hammers On Bone (2016) is a wonderfully inventive ... -
The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu
“History is the long shadow cast by the past upon the future.” “Killing the emperor was easy. Building a world that is more just and persuading ... -
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
“What was indifference compared to malice?” “I’ll take Cthulhu over you devils any day.” Victor LaValle’s The Ballad of Black Tom (2016) is a timely work of Weird ... -
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 ... -
A Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist
A Darkness at Sethanon concludes the Riftwar Saga, the trilogy of epic fantasy novels that began with Magician and continued with Silverthorn. Thankfully, Feist steps things back up a notch here after the ... -
Swords of Good Men by Snorri Kristjansson
I’ve had my eye on this book for a while, and finally decided to buy it whilst I was in York (or ‘Jorvik’!) for the weekend. ... -
The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle
Anne Lyle’s debut novel, The Alchemist of Souls, is an intriguing mix of magic, drama, espionage, swordplay and politics set against a backdrop of Elizabethan England. I’ll be ... -
The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan
Promise of Blood, the first book in the Powder Mage series, caught my attention because it offered something a bit different than the standard fantasy fare I’m accustomed to. ... -
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Mort is the teenage son of a vineyard owner; unfortunately, he has “about the same talent for horticulture that you would find in a dead starfish.” ... -
The Liar’s Key by Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence has long been one of my favourite modern fantasy authors. First he blew me away with his Broken Empire trilogy (Prince of Thorns, King ...
