Why Malazan is SO HARD to Recommend
Christopher Keene
Disclaimer: This is an opinion piece based on my personal experience with the Malazan series. I’m entirely expecting people to disagree with these opinions, and that’s okay. I love Malazan……
Epic Fantasy
Purge of Ashes by Joel Minty – ARC Review
Stuart Cripps-Schnoor
Zealots of the Scalion Legion arrive in a maelstrom of fire and blood, their ambitions as mystifying as their body count is explicit. They rush at Orenzo Madleej, once eager…
Fall Red Empire Book Release – Guest Blog from Kerstin Espinosa Rosero
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
It starts with a rift that burns a thousand scars into the sky. It makes the winds stop. It makes the stars go dark. It awakens an ancient beast. And…
The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham – Series Review
There are few epic fantasy series that have risen as high on my list of favorites on a reread as The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham. Along with…
Dawn of Silence by Heiner de Wendt – Review
Dark, inventive, and genuinely warm beneath all the ash and undead. A post-apocalyptic world full of strange corners, a found family that actually works, and enough ideas to fuel a…
David Gemmell – A Review: Waylander, Legend, and Sword in the Storm
I begin this review with great anticipation and, admittedly, a little trepidation. For years, David Gemmell has been one of my favourite authors. There is something in his work I…
The Fall by Ryan Cahill – Review
Tom Joyce
If you’ve not started The Bound and the Broken series, make sure you do so at your earliest convenience. Set before the first novel, Of Blood and Fire, The Fall…
Of Magic and Empire by Shay Yates Roberts – Review
Epic fantasy that is expansive and adventurous without being punishing or dark.
City of Stone by K. T. Holder – SPFBO #11 Semi-Finals Review
Overall, this is a book with a solid foundation, a lot of heart, and characters I genuinely enjoyed spending time with.
The Last War by Mike Shackle – Series Review
It’s a brutal analysis of the oppressed under the choke of occupation, and what happens when victory stops being a possibility. We Are the Dead explores the shock and resulting…
The Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman – Review
Set before Christopher Buehlman’s first novel, The Blacktongue Thief, The Daughters’ War is a harrowing prequel following Galva. Born into the powerful Dom Braga family, she forgoes her birthright to…
The Farseer/Romantasy Parallel: No, not Molly
Summer Hanford
While it’s doubtful that modern romantasy writers set out to consciously mimic Hobb’s masterful construction, the choice of first person, the intricate and deep emotional growth, and the form both…