Tag: epic
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The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman, The Arabic Epic of Dhat Al-Himma (edited and translated by Melanie Magidow, 2022) BOOK REVIEW
“When Mazlum told her of her uncle’s suggestion, Fatima laughed outright. Then her eyes flashed and she spoke softly. ‘I swear, even if the most powerful ... -
CRUISING THE COSMERE: The Hero of Ages (BOOK REVIEW)
This review will contain spoilers for The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension and mild spoilers for The Hero of Ages. “In the end, they ... -
THE COLLARBOUND by Rebecca Zahabi (BOOK REVIEW)
“If this was where she belonged, in the space in-between, then this was where she would hold her ground. This was where she would fight.” ... -
THE BONE SHARD EMPEROR by Andrea Stewart (BOOK REVIEW)
Please note this review will contain spoilers for The Bone Shard Daughter. To the relief of many, Emperor Shiyen is no more, his legacy of ... -
THE JUSTICE OF KINGS by Richard Swan (BOOK REVIEW)
The Justice of Kings is the fantastic debut novel by Richard Swan and marks the first book in the Empire of the Wolf trilogy. This is ... -
CRUISING THE COSMERE: The Well of Ascension (BOOK REVIEW)
Please note this review will contain spoilers for the first book The Final Empire. “I want to be more than my ideas, though. I want ... -
EMPIRE OF GOLD by S. A. Chakraborty (BOOK REVIEW)
“Nahri found herself pressing her knuckles against her temple, hard enough to hurt. Was this a dream? Or maybe Daevabad had been the dream. The nightmare. ... -
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan – Book Review
I’m crazy about historical fantasy and She Who Became the Sun is one of the best I’ve read in recent memory, and as far removed from ... -
FURY OF A DEMON by Brian Naslund (BOOK REVIEW)
Please note this review may contain mild spoilers for Blood of an Exile and Sorcery of a Queen. The power has shifted and as Empress ... -
CRUISING THE COSMERE: The Final Empire (BOOK REVIEW)
I’m back with my Cruising the Cosmere feature! Now that I’ve completed all the published Stormlight Archives novels until Brandon Sanderson releases book five, I’m moving ...