Tag: adventure
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Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence’s Broken Empire trilogy was one of my best discoveries of 2013, largely due to its dark tone and brilliantly captivating first person narrative, and ... -
The Drowning Eyes by Emily Foster
“I’ve found the biggest difference between a common crook and a – a superhuman abomination is usually a few degrees of being good at your job.” ... -
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 ... -
The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
Her name is Auri, and she is full of mysteries. The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a 150-page adventure with Auri, a minor character from the ... -
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 ...
