Monthly Archives: March 2015

THE BLADE ITSELF (THE FIRST LAW #1) by JOE ABERCROMBIE

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. As I’ve mentioned in other reviews, Joe Abercrombie is a fantasy author who all my real-life friends have raved about for years and insisted that I read. From their proselyting, it seemed … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Low | Tagged Glokta, grimdark, grimdark fantasy books, grimdark series, Joe Abercrombie, Logen Nine Fingers, Lord Grimdark, Shattered Sea, THE BLADE ITSELF, the first law | 14 Comments

TEN BEST BOOKS OF 2014

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Bookwraiths

It is 2015 already? Wow, where did all the time go? Yeah, yeah, I know, it either went by really slow or really fast, based upon your age. But since I’m “old” (At least my kids think I am, anyway) … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists | Tagged Alexey Pehov, best fantasy books 2014, Drizzt Do'Urden, Echoes of Empire, Gail Z. Martin, High Druid's Blade, James A. Moore, Mark T. Barnes, R. A. Salvatore, Rise of the King, Seven Forges, Terry Brooks | 10 Comments

FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (MARCH 30, 2015)

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Bookwraiths

The work week begins. I quickly slip into my business suit and head back into the office to save a few innocent people from wrongful incarceration. But while I try to fool myself into being excited about the grind, deep … Continue reading →

Posted in Funday Monday | 5 Comments

Did you know? Amazon has Several Publishing Options. Not just KDP.

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Image from ShutterStock PUBLISHING WITH AMAZON There are at least a half dozen different ways to publish a book with Amazon. Most people think of Kindle Direct Publishing, but that’s just one of many options: Amazon…

Posted in Writer Resources | Tagged amazon publishing, amazon publishing houses, how to publish on amazon, how to self-publish on amazon, indie publishing, tools for indie publishing, ways to self-publish on amazon | Leave a comment

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE GHOST PRISON

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Bookwraiths

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . . EPISODE III . . . and a little bit more THE SITH DEPOSED The Galactic Republic has been erased from the pages of history by the … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Star Wars | Tagged Darth Vader, Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison, Star Wars, Star Wars comics, Star Wars Dark Horse, Star Wars graphic novels | 1 Comment

FLASHBACK FRIDAY — THE RIDDLE-MASTER TRILOGY by PATRICIA A. McKILLIP

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Bookwraiths

A long time ago in a decade far, far away . . . I was a teenager! Not only that, I was a fairly arrogant one, who believed that he knew everything, had seen everything worth seeing, done everything worth … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Epic, Fantasy, Flashback Friday, High | Tagged best fantasy series, best fantasy series 1980s, Harpist in the Wind, Heir of Sea and Fire, Patricia A. McKillip, Riddle-Master of Hed, The Riddle-Master Trilogy | 8 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELLING — BELOVED MOUNTS

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Every Thursday, Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn hosts a weekly party where blogs set out with Diana Wynne Jones’ hilarious book The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel in hand to explore all the tropes … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Aenarion, Bazil Broketail, best fantasy mounts, Blackjack, Bree, Christopher Rowley, Chronicles of Narnia, David Eddings, Dragonriders of Pern, fantasy tropes, Faran, favorite mounts, Indraugnir, JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Ruth, shadowfax, The Elenium, The Hero and the Crown, The Horse and His Boy, The Tamuli, Tough Traveling, Tough Traveling Thursday, Warhammer | 17 Comments

THE DRAWING OF THE THREE (THE DARK TOWER #2) by STEPHEN KING

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower #2) is usually proclaimed by readers as either “The book that truly got me hooked on The Dark Tower series!” or as “The book … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Stars, Cross-Genre, Fantasy, Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction | Tagged Dark Tower, Dark Tower The Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, Stephen King, the dark tower, The Drawing of the Three, The Gunslinger | 6 Comments

REFLECTIONS OF ETERNITY (FANTASY SHORT STORY) by J.M.D. REID

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. Reflections of Eternity is a fantasy short story that I stumbled upon a few weeks ago. Since I’m generally turned off by photographic fantasy covers, it was the story description which persuaded … Continue reading →