Tag: fantasy
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Mythago Wood and Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock
“A fire is burning in Bird Spirit Land. My bones smoulder. I must journey there.” Forests are naturally places of mystery and wonder. Full of life ... -
Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner
“What songs do you sing to them in Elfland? There, where all songs are true, and all stories history… I have seen lovers walking in those ... -
The Riddle-Master’s Game by Patricia A. McKillip
“Who is the Star-Bearer and what will he loose that is bound? What will one star call out of silence, one star out of darkness, and ... -
The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
“We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges. When soldiers take ... -
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 ... -
Wrath by John Gwynne
Warning: this review contains spoilers for those who haven’t yet read Malice, Valour and Ruin! Since 2012, John Gwynne has been promising us that ‘even the ... -
Ruin by John Gwynne
It’s not often that I care enough about a book to feel physically sick with nerves as I turn the pages, waiting to see what will ... -
Valour by John Gwynne
KAREEM MAHFOUZ SAYS . . . So often you read a great book that leaves you thinking, ‘how the hell did he/she do it?’ I think ... -
The Iron Ship by K. M. McKinley
I started off intending to simply review K. M. McKinley’s steampunk fantasy novel. I was surprised at its relatively low number of Goodreads and Amazon reviews ... -
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Sanderson’s Laws of Magic. Those four words right there are one of two main reasons I’ve shied away from reading anything by Brandon Sanderson until now ...
