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FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (SEPTEMBER 1, 2014)

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Holiday Monday here in the USA. No work! Which is great – except everything that needs to be done at work will be crammed into four days instead of five. Sigh. But I do get a free day to fit … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Funday Monday | Tagged best urban fantasy, City of Stairs, D.P. Prior, Dresden Files, Harry Deresden, Harry Dresden, Kevine Hearne, Peter David, REAVE THE JUST, ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT, STEPHEN R. DONALDSON, Storm Front, THE DRESDEN FILES, The Nameless Dwarf, Urban Fantasy | 5 Comments

THE MIRROR EMPIRE (WORLDBREAKER SAGA #1) by KAMERON HURLEY

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of five stars. One of the difficult things about reviewing books for me personally is having to write a less than favorable opinion. Not that I can’t be just as negative as the next person, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Stars, Epic, Fantasy, Grimdark, High | Tagged epic fantasy series 2014, Kameron Hurley, new epic fantasy 2014, The Mirror Empire, Worldbreaker Saga | 19 Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: DARWATH by BARBARA HAMBLY

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Flashback Friday is a new thing here at Bookwraiths: a time when I can post my thoughts about books and graphic novels that I’ve read in the past and never gotten around to reviewing. With the hectic schedule of day … Continue reading →

Posted in Epic, Fantasy, Flashback Friday, High, Portal | Tagged Barbara Hambly, best 80 fantasy books, best 80 fantasy series, Darwath, epic fantasy adventure, Flashback Friday, Ingold Inglorion, The Time of the Dark | 8 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — TOWERS

Posted on August 28, 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 Barbara Hambly, Dennis L. McKiernan, Diana Wynne Jones, Elric of Melnibon, Glen Cook, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Michael Moorcock, Stephen King, The Black Company, the dark tower, The Iron Tower Trilogy, The Silent Tower, The Vanishing Tower, The Walls of Air, Theft of Swords, Tough Traveling, Tough Traveling Thursday, wizard tower | 26 Comments

SWORD OF THE ARCHON (SHADER #1) by D.P. PRIOR

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is four out of five stars. Sword of the Archon (Shader #1) by D.P. Prior is one of the best self-published fantasy that I’ve stumbled upon. Not to say that it is perfect, because nothing is ever without … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-Genre, Fantasy, High, Post-apocalyptic, Self-Published | Tagged best epic fantasy series, best epic fantasy stories, best indie fantasy series, D.P. Prior, Deacon Shader, post-apocalyptic world, Shader series, Sword of the Archon | 3 Comments

FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (AUGUST 25, 2014)

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Bookwraiths

It is that most horrible of times: Monday! The day I have to put my big boy suit on and jump back on the corporate escalator to nowhere. Thankfully, there are books to help me escape these doldrums of everyday … Continue reading →

Posted in Funday Monday, Urban Fantasy | Tagged Artful, Atticus, Charles Dickens, Dresden Files, Funday Monday, Harry Dresden, Hexed, Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Oliver Twist, Peter David, Storm Front, The Iron Druid Chronicles, Urban Fantasy | 3 Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: THE WARRIOR’S TALE: SOJOURN VOL. 3 by RON MARZ and GREG LAND

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Flashback Friday, Graphic Novels | Tagged best fantasy comics, CrossGen, CrossGen Comics, Greg Land, Ron Marz, Sojourn | 2 Comments

LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: THE COMPASS KEY by CHARLES YALLOWITZ BLOG TOUR

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Available on Amazon for $2.99! Listed on Goodreads! Dive back into a world of fantasy adventure with Legends of Windemere: The Compass Key! Book Blurb: Swords will clash and spells will fly in the newest adventure of young warrior Luke … Continue reading →

Posted in Author Spotlights, Cover Reveal, Fantasy | Tagged best fantasy YA books, best fantasy YA series, best indie fantasy books, best indie fantasy series, Charles E Yallowitz, Legends of Windemere, The Compass Key, Windemere | 5 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — SHAPESHIFTERS

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Dragon's Winter, Elizabeth A. Lynn, Jennifer Roberson, shapechanger fantasy books, Shapeshifter fantasy books, Tamora Pierce, The Immortals, Tough Traveling, Wild Magic | 25 Comments

THE GHOST BRIGADES (OLD MAN’S WAR #2) by JOHN SCALZI

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. The Ghost Brigades is book two of the Old Man’s War series. In the first volume, seventy-five-year-old John Perry abandons his life on Earth, joins the Colonial Defense Force, and heads off … Continue reading →