Author Archives: Bookwraiths

TOUGH TRAVELING — MONSTERS

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Every Thursday, Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn hosts a weekly party where blogs get to follow along with Diana Wynne Jones’ hilarious book The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel listing their favorite books with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Andy Remic, Barbara Hambly, Chronicles of the Black Company, Dargonslayer, Dragonsbane, Glen Cook, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mother of Winter, Saladin Ahmed, Shadows Linger, Stephen King, The Black Company, the dark tower, The Hobbit, The Iron Wolves, Throne of the Crescent Moon, Tough Traveling, WOLVES OF THE Calla | 12 Comments

THE FREE by BRIAN RUCKLEY

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Magnificent Seven. Seven Samurai. These action-packed, adventure movies supposedly inspired Brian Ruckley when writing this tale of a band of fantasy land mercenaries taking one last contract before retiring. I’m sure … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Low, Military | Tagged best fantasy books 2014, best standalone fantasy novel, BRIAN RUCKLEY, fantasy standalone novel, new fantasy series 2014, THE FREE | 2 Comments

SLEEPING BEAUTY by MARK LAWRENCE

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Sleeping Beauty by Mark Lawrence Genre: Fantasy – Grimdark Series: The Broken Empire #2.5 Publisher: Self Published (July 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 33 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Jorg Ancrath as sleeping beauty? Sounds … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Short Stories | Tagged best free grimdark, best grimdark 2014, best grimdark fantasy series, best grimdark short story 2014, Jorg, Jorg Ancrath, King of Thorns, Mark Lawrence, Prince of Throns, sleeping beauty, the broken empire | 1 Comment

MY FAVORITE 100 FANTASY COVERS (#100-91)

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Bookwraiths

I am one of those people who has no problem admitting I judge books by their covers. I mean, why lie about it. Can’t we all just admit that when we look over the bookshelf at our local Barnes & … Continue reading →

Posted in Cover Lover, Fantasy, Lists | Tagged ACROSS THE FACE OF THE WORLD, best fantasy covers, Brandon Sanderson, D.P. Prior, DANIEL POLANSKY, Darrell K. Sweet, Donato Giancola, Elantris, ELIZABETH BEAR, fantasy covers, Garry Ruddell, Larry Rostant, Lawrence Watt-Evans, list of great fantasy covers, Lynn Abbey, Michael Whelan, Peter V. Brett, RANGE OF GHOSTS, Rhett Podersoo, Robert Asprin, RUSSELL KIRK PATRICK, Sarah J. Maas, Shader, Steven Stone, The Desert Spear, The Misenchanted Sword, Thieves World, Throne of Glass, TOMORROW THE KILLING | 7 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — ELVES

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Corum, Dennis L. McKiernan, Diana Wynne Jones, Dragonlance, Drizzt Do'Urden, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Magician, margaret weis, Mark C. Perry, Michael Moorcock, Mithgar series, Morigu, R. A. Salvatore, raymond e. feist, Riftwar Saga, Steven Brust, Terry Brooks, The Elven Nations, The eternal champions, The Iron Tower, The Legend of Drizzt, The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, Tolkien, Tolkien's elves, tracy hickman, vlad taltos | 10 Comments

WARHAMMER AGE OF LEGEND edited by CHRISTIAN DUNN

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Age of Legend is an anthology of tales devoted to one of the most interesting fantasy lands around – Warhammer! While I haven’t read many of the stories from this brainchild of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Anthology, Fantasy, High, Warhammer | Tagged Aenarion, Age of Legend, ANDY HOARE, BEN COUNTER, C.L. WERNER, Christian Dunn, Games Workshop, Gav Thorpe, JOSH REYNOLDS, NICK KYME, PAUL S. KEMP, PHILIP ATHANS, SARAH CAWKWELL, sword and sorcery, Time of Legends, Warhammer, warhammer dwarves, Warhammer Fantasy (setting), warhammer short stories, warhammer universe | 2 Comments

SCOURGE OF THE BETRAYER (BLOOSOUNDER’S ARC #1) by JEFF SALYARDS

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. Scourge of the Betrayer is one of those rare books. A novel that takes the familiar tropes of a particular genre, tweaks them ever so slightly until you (a long time reader) … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Low | Tagged Arki, best grimdark 2014, best grimdark fantasy series, best new grimdark series, BLOODSOUNDER'S ARC, Braylar Killcoin, Captain Braylar, grimdark fantasy series, JEFF SALYARDS, SCOURGE OF THE BETRAYER | 13 Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: SPLINTER OF THE MIND’S EYE by ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I was all about Star Wars all the time, which is why I immediately picked this book up when I saw that Darth Vader cover. And while Splinter of the Mind’s Eye … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Flashback Friday, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Star Wars | Tagged Alan Dean Foster, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Star Wars, Star Wars Expanded Universe | 6 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — DESERT NOMADS

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged A Fortress in Shadow, Aiel, C.S. Lewis, Calormen, Dread Empire, Glen Cook, Krasians, Peter V. Brett, robert jordan, The Chronicles of Narnia, THE DEMON CYCLE, The Desert Spear, The Eye of the World, The Horse and His Boy, THE WARDED MAN, The Wheel of Time | 7 Comments

CRIMSON & CREAM by C.M. SKIERA

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Crimson & Cream is a fantasy tale that focuses on 13-year-old twins Eadriel and Elvar, who have fallen on hard times and are desperately trying to unravel their tortured past and create … Continue reading →