Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Leo Elijah Cristea
Online games can be a little daunting to approach—at least they were for me. I’ve not tried many—count ‘em, two—but it seems I struck lucky with the second. I never…
Reviews
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
James Davies
Around a week or two ago I had the imponderable pleasure of meeting Joe Abercrombie at Fantasy-Faction’s Grim Gathering. I was reading Best Served Cold at the time, my Abraham…
The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains: A Tale of Travel and Darkness with Pictures of All Kinds by Neil Gaiman
Aleksandra Kesek
This is a review of the book and the performance which took place on 6th July 2014 in the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. When I was a little girl I…
Dust of Dreams by Steven Erikson
Karl Wolfenden
Dust of Dreams, book nine of Steven Erikson’s grand work of epic fantasy, the Malazan Book of the Fallen, is really a torturer’s handbook in disguise. This is true for…
The Liveship Traders Series by Robin Hobb (no spoilers)
Lew Kelly
Credit goes to Robin Hobb for doing something new and challenging. Miles (literally) away from the medieval workings of the Six Duchies, Hobb undertakes sea serpents, pirates, talking ships and…
The Fair Folk edited by Marvin Kaye
Travis Anderson
I have no doubt that those of you reading this have a fair sized book collection and can admit to owning at least a few novels on your shelves that,…
San Diego Comicon 2014 Report
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
I got lucky once more this year and managed to join the mass nerd migration to the San Diego Comic Convention. As always, the lines go for miles (literally) and…
Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis – Series Review
Victoria Hooper
Kat, Incorrigible is a fun and charming series of children’s historical fantasy books combining magic, adventure, romance and the Regency period, and I’d highly recommend them to both children and…
The Relic Guild by Edward Cox
Lucy Hounsom
There are many things to love about The Relic Guild. First and foremost, it neatly delivers the reader into a unique world – rare in the saturated fantasy genre –…
Truth and Fear by Peter Higgins
John Cowell
Truth and Fear, book two of Peter Higgins’s Wolfhound Century Trilogy is not one you can just jump into. It is vast, rich, complex, and without the context of events…
Brent Weeks Interview
Overlord
Running a fantasy blog, I’m often asked who my favourite authors are. Upon giving my answers, people are often surprised that the likes of Robert Jordan, George R.R. Martin, J.R.R.…
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Richard Bray
Half a King isn’t the book that proves Joe Abercrombie’s skill. Those credentials were long established with the First Law trilogy, which turned our expectations on their heads and introduced…