City of Ruin by Mark Charan Newton
Dominic Stevens
Often these reviews begin with comparing the writer in question with another; or even to a combination of two or even three writers. The novel features boats, then compare the…
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The Great Bazaar by Peter V. Brett
Paul Wiseall
Last year I reluctantly read The Painted Man. I say reluctantly because everyone told me that I had to read it but based on the tagline, ‘Sometimes, there is very…
Rise of Empire by Michael J. Sullivan
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
Since I really enjoyed Theft of Swords, and my habit is to keep reading something until it ceases to be entertaining, I picked up Rise of Empire. As before, the…
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Overlord
Brandon Sanderson is, without doubt, one of the very best fantasy writers around today. What I think Brandon does better than anyone else out there is create a world that…
Control Point by Myke Cole
Mike Shackle
“Write what you know,” is normally the first advice any aspiring author is given. But when you write fantasy books, perhaps it’s not the most practical, as magical abilities do…
Hounded by Kevin Hearne
Some books are just a fun read. They don’t pretend to be anything other than that. They take you to interesting places full of fascinating people where, for a short…
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
ChrisMB
Just the other day I was reviewing my workload and the collection of works I have submitted when something horrific dawned on me: that for someone who calls himself a…
Brayan’s Gold by Peter V.Brett
The Painted Man and The Desert Spear are among my favourite books ever written. Not only is the story absolutely brilliant, but Peter V. Brett’s writing is just simply, what…
Writing the Other by Cynthia Ward and Nisi Shawl
Paolo Chikiamco
I’m a Filipino, and a geek, but I’m not used to feeling like an Other, like I’m not a part of the mainstream. I live in the Philippines, so I…
Damned by Chuck Palahniuk
“So, I hesitate to even mention that I’m dead because everyone already feels so darned superior to dead people, even Mexicans and AIDS people.” Madison has just woken up in…
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
And so it has arrived. Skyrim. For those unfamiliar with the Elder Scrolls series, basically, they are role playing games that sit at the very forefront of the genre. Each…
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell
Nyki Blatchley
A strange thing happened to the American fantasy author James Branch Cabell in 1920. Cabell was a writer of novels, short stories and poetry who’d been published regularly for about…