Hidden Treasures: The Heir to the North by Steven Poore
A.F.E. Smith
Hidden Treasures – A series that reviews small press and digital-first fantasy works. “I will not rest until I have broken the curse Malessar has set upon Caenthell. Whether it…
epic fantasy
The Weight of a Crown by Tavish Kaeden
Richard Bray
In The Weight of a Crown, Tavish Kaeden may have written the most ambitious book to appear in Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. Told primarily from the points of view…
Empire Ascendant by Kameron Hurley
Eric Christensen
Last year, in my review of Kameron Hurley’s THE MIRROR EMPIRE, I called that book different, difficult, wildly inventive, risky, and provocative. EMPIRE ASCENDANT levels up on all counts. In…
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
Alister Davison
If you’d asked me ten years ago what I thought of fantasy, I’d have told you I wasn’t a fan anymore. That’s changed now (thanks to Abercrombie and Lynch), but…
The Thousandfold Thought by R. Scott Bakker
James Davies
So this is it, the climax of R. Scott Bakker’s The Prince of Nothing, with (the impossible to pronounce) The Thousandfold Thought. What we witness in this final volume is…
Does Size Matter In Epic Fantasy?
Dan Hanks
This year I decided to do something crazy—compete in an online writing contest called Pitch Wars. Run by the wonderful Brenda Drake, this is where unpublished writers query a selection…
In The Beginning – Advice On Starting An Epic Fantasy Novel
John Wordsworth
I’ve known John Wordsworth for a number of years and in addition to being one of the nicest guys in publishing he is also one of the most talented. Formerly…
The Warrior Prophet by R. Scott Bakker
The Warrior Prophet is an immense book. Bakker has pushed through the teething issues of his debut and flowered into an incredible effort as the story of the Prince of…
The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett
WARNING: REVIEW WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE DEMON CYCLE AND SOME MINOR SPOILERS FOR THE SKULL THRONE. THE SKULL THRONE picks up immediately after THE DAYLIGHT WAR…
The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks
Wow. Now that is how you write a follow up. Brent Weeks, although not the greatest prose stylist ever, knows how to give his readership a great story, engrossing characters,…
The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington
If you’ve read Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time, it’s almost impossible to miss the clear influence the series has had on James Islington’s debut novel, The Shadow of What…
The Secret Atlas by Michael A. Stackpole
Travis Anderson
I have not yet met a fantasy fan who isn’t into maps, at least when it comes to those printed within the newest book they just picked up. Detailed maps…