Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Overlord
In my opinion, Mark Lawrence is one of the finest writers of fantasy around today. His ability to craft beautiful, fluent prose is matched only by the likes of Patrick…
dark fantasy
The Broken Empire Trilogy: The Allure of Jorg
The following is a guest post I wrote last year for Harper Voyager on the allure of Mark Lawrence’s protagonist Jorg Ancrath. Although most of my references were to the…
Berserk by Kentaro Miura
CptNemo
Berserk is fantasy at its finest. There are faeries, sages, knights, and demons – tropes, in fact, that may be terribly clichéd in a novel yet are fresh and exciting…
The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie
Juan de Dios Dougnac
One of the many shocks that George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire gave me was how vivid the narration became by writing chapters from the point of…
The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett
Alex Shepherd
With the impending release of Peter V. Brett’s The Daylight War, the latest installment of his Demon Cycle, I thought the time was ripe to have a look back at…
Peter V. Brett’s The Daylight War Cover-Off
In my opinion, Peter V. Brett is one of the finest examples of a modern fantasy author. For those of you who don’t know why I’m such a huge fan…
Tomorrow, The Killing by Daniel Polansky
Zachary A. Matzo
Writer’s Note: This review DOES NOT contain any spoilers for The Straight Razor Cure, the first book in this series. Or any spoilers for Tomorrow, The Killing. You’re welcome. Tomorrow,…
Dishonoured Review
Ben Galley
In one hand I hold a clockwork crossbow. In the other hand I hold a sword that can fold away in a moment’s twiddling. I flit from grubby rooftop to…
Low Town by Daniel Polansky
Mike Shackle
One thing is for certain. Low Town is not your typical fantasy book. Sure, it’s got wizards, magic and demons but this book owes more to Raymond Chandler than Tolkien.…
When Nice Girls Write Dark Fantasy
Ashley Barnard
I’m a nice girl. A very nice girl. I’ve been told many times that I am the nicest person so-and-so has ever met. And happy too! I sing Broadway show…
The Humanised Hero
Emma Hays
If someone were to tell you that you are going to be a hero one day, that you alone must save the world, what would you do? Would you run…
The Monster’s Corner: Stories Through Inhuman Eyes edited by Christopher Golden
Hannah
Have you ever wondered what the monster in any story thought? Whether he was really evil or whether situation and prejudice made him that way? Well here is your chance…