Bigfootloose and Finn Fancy Free by Randy Henderson
Trent Cannon
The phrase “never judge a book by its cover” is one we should all live by, especially those of us who read fantasy in the 90s, when all covers required…
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Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane
Jo Niederhoff
The second book in Diane Duane’s Young Wizards series, Deep Wizardry, is just as good as the first, I’m happy to say. Nita and Kit, the young wizards who thwarted…
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Richard Bray
As a fantasy reader who makes his living in marketing and communications, I am perhaps more jaded than most when it comes to books that are compared to some of…
The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu
Jonathan Thornton
“History is the long shadow cast by the past upon the future.” “Killing the emperor was easy. Building a world that is more just and persuading those in power to…
Fionn: Defence of Ráth Bládhma by Brian O’Sullivan – SPFBO Review
Laura M. Hughes
Fionn: Defence of Ráth Bládhma is one of ten novels in the final round of Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) 2016. Updates on the contest’s progress can be found…
Larcout by K. A. Krantz – SPFBO Review
Larcout is one of ten novels in the final round of Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) 2016. Updates on the contest’s progress can be found here. I’m not sure…
The Path of Flames by Phil Tucker – SPFBO Review
Geoff Matthews
We have entered round two of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. To avoid cruelly stretching things out, we’ll be posting individual book reviews as we eliminate them rather than waiting till…
Conspiracy of Ravens by Lila Bowen
Eric Christensen
Spoiler Warning: This review contains mild spoilers for Wake of Vultures. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the first book. Conspiracy of Ravens, by Lila Bowen…
Arm of the Sphinx by Josiah Bancroft
T. O. Munro
Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers for Senlin Ascends. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the first book. Having steadily accelerated in devouring Senlin Ascends (the…
Wrath by John Gwynne
Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers for the first three books: Malice, Valour and Ruin. Please read with caution if you haven’t finished the books. “We’re going to need a…
The Burning Isle by Will Panzo
Joie
Slow and steady does win the race, as proven by Will Panzo’s debut novel. Also, bonus points for being a standalone. The Burning Isle delivers with a long-brewing vengeance story.…
So You Want To Be A Wizard by Diane Duane
I think it’s a safe bet that most people who visit this site have wanted to be a wizard at some point (and a safe bet that some of us…