- Nov 23, 2014
- 2 min
Twelve Dancing Princesses (illustrated by Anna Luraschi)
<SPOILER WARNING – if you haven’t read this book then know that I give away a lot of the plot here> I have just read 'Twelve Dancing...
- Jun 22, 2014
- 3 min
The Phoenix Conspiracy by Richard L Sanders
I didn’t pay a penny for this book, not one single cent, rupee or any other small denomination of currency. It was free. The advent of...
- Jun 15, 2014
- 2 min
Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
With this book, Jorg’s story is complete, the Broken Empire is still broken but it there is hope. I’ll start as I would normally end,...
- Jun 1, 2014
- 2 min
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
Take the French Revolution. Add the industrial revolution and a great heaping of magic. Bake at 545 pages for as long as it takes you to...
- May 30, 2014
- 2 min
The Traitors Blade by Sebastien de Castell
The setting for this novel is interesting; the King has be deposed and a new ruling elite is taking charge except that royalty, the Dukes...
- May 23, 2014
- 3 min
Review: The Heresy Within
Rob Hayes has created in this book, the first of a trilogy, an intriguing world that is as grim and dark as any the current ‘master’ of...
- May 11, 2014
- 3 min
Prince of Fools - Mark Lawrence
So, how do you follow Jorg? Very carefully and in the certain knowledge that, should circumstances arise, he will kill you. However, in...
- Jan 14, 2014
- 6 min
Jing Ke - A Tale from the Stone Road
Jing Ke “Your tea, Shifu.” Haung handed the small, delicate porcelain cup to the old man sat across from him. They both tapped the table...
- Nov 29, 2013
- 1 min
Do we, as readers, prefer the solid, comfortable, fantasy ground of middle age Europe to other setti
I posed the title question on Fantasy-Faction (on my own Stone Road thread) and the insightful C. Hill replied thus: "I think depth is...
- Nov 21, 2013
- 1 min
What do you look for in a hero?
(My answer on Fantasy-Faction.com) Showing my age: Raistlin and/or Garion. Raistlin for, as I suspect many people would say, his...