Buckle up kiddos this is going to be a rant. Scott Bakker has indisputable writing chops. He is always swinging for the fences and he managed, in my humble opinion, to hit The Second Apocalypse Series out of the park. That’s the first series, if you’re keeping score. You have to love his quasi-poetic, quasi-philosophical […]
The Wheel of Osheim, by Mark Lawrence, concludes the Red Queen’s War series in spectacular fashion. This epic fantasy follows a spoiled prince and a heroic Viking as they try to rescue the Viking’s family and turn the tide of an ancient war, on which hinges the fate of existence itself. NBD. The structure of […]
I love this series. In my humble opinion it is among the very best in the genre on many counts. However, there were a few points in this particular installment where the “purple prose” got so over the top that I couldn’t picture what was literally happening at key moments. If you’ve read much Bakker, […]
Chasing Graves is the story of a wisecracking lock-pick who gets himself murdered in an alley– but that’s just the beginning of the story. This unique and well-told tale is set in a vivid world, populated with interesting characters. It sets up a larger story, one that amps up the stakes higher than a thief’s […]
3/5 Stars Children of the Nameless is a novella set on the plane of Innistrad, in the Magic: the Gathering multiverse, and written by the legendary Brandon Sanderson. In it, Tacenda, a young girl with a strange curse, finds herself caught up in a horror-themed mystery as the inhabitants of her village are massacred by […]
4.5/5 Stars Senlin Ascends is a delightful fantasy adventure that is well-written, full of interesting characters, and uses its unique setting to full effect. I recommend it to basically everyone who reads the fantasy genre. This novel was fun and fast paced! Newlyweds Thomas and Marya Senlin are off to honeymoon at the awe-inspiring Tower […]