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…
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The Wretched of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler
A. E. Marling
If Hermione in the land of Narnia sounds like your dream come true, then you may love The Wretched of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler. The story begins in proud Oliver…
The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle
Phil Norris
When Tudor explorers returned from the New World, they brought back with them a name out of half forgotten Viking legend – Skayling’s – and following in those explorers wake…
Seven Kings by John R. Fultz
Nicholas Schmiedicker
We’re back to a world of giants, men, and ancient sorcerers in the sequel to the 2012 book Seven Princes. John Fultz has crafted an interesting world that hearkens to…
Cover Reveal: Any Other Name by Emma Newman
Jennie Ivins
Emma Newman’s Split World series was picked up by Angry Robot last year after discovering her through her series of short stories. Every week for a year and a day…
Discovering Discworld
Victoria Hooper
Some of the earliest fantasy I remember reading were books from the Discworld series. This isn’t the usual route into fantasy, and is a little odd because Discworld is something…
The Hammer and The Blade by Paul S. Kemp
Alister Davison
Egil and Nix are a pair of tomb robbers, the former a hulking warrior/priest who wields two huge hammers as weapons, the latter a nimble thief/mage who’s also rather handy…
Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman
Hierath
Emma Newman is, in the nicest possible way, crazy. I’ll tell you how crazy she is. She’s spent the last year writing recording and uploading a short story on a…
Summary Judgment
Zachary A. Matzo
Fans of fantasy and science fiction are, by and large, accustomed to reading works that are published in multivolume series. Be it The Chronicles of Narnia, Herbert’s Dune or more…
2013 Hugo Award Nominees
Overlord
Just a quickie, the Hugo Award Nominees have just been announced, thought visitors might be interested: Best Novel (1113 ballots) – 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit) – Blackout by…
Twelve Kingdoms (Juuni Kokki) Anime Review
One of the things I like the most about fantasy is how varied it is. From the melancholy and slow decline of Middle Earth, to the endless conflict of the…
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
The Powder Mage Trilogy begins with Promise of Blood, a fantastic and engaging book from debut author Brian McClellan. Powerful sorcerers, trained Marksmen with magical abilities, and long forgotten gods…