Author Archives: Bookwraiths

FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (AUGUST 4, 2014)

Posted on August 4, 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. So in anticipation of this most horrid of days, I found myself … Continue reading →

LEGENDS OF RED SONJA

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Since reading read Red Sonja Volume I: Queen of Plagues by Gail Simone and Walter Geovanni, I’ve begun to consider myself a Sonja fan. Sure, the chainmail bikini still strikes me as … Continue reading →

Posted in Graphic Novels, S & S | Tagged Best Graphic Novels, Dynamite Entertainment, Gail Simone, Jack Jadson, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Marjorie M. Liu, Mercedes Lackey, Nancy A. Collins, Red Sonja, Rhianna Pratchett, Tamora Pierce | 1 Comment

TOUGH TRAVELING – PRINCESSES

Posted on July 31, 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 | Tagged best princesses in fantasy, Chronicles of the Cheysuli, David Eddings, Diana Wynne Jones, Dragonlance Chronicles, Dread Empire, margaret weis, Michael J. Sullivan, PRINCESSES, raymond e. feist, Riyrian Revelations, Steven Brust, The Belgariad, The Mallorean, Tough Traveling Thursday, tracy hickman, vlad taltos | 25 Comments

REIGN OF ASH by GAIL Z. MARTIN

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Where Ice Forged (Book One of The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga) was an interesting fantasy twist on post-apocalyptic fiction, Reign of Ash is an entertaining but forgettable story that spends far too much … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, High, Post-apocalyptic | Tagged best epic fantasy 2014, best epic fantasy books, best epic fantasy series, Blaine McFadden, Gail Z. Martin, Ice Forged, Reign of Ash, The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga | 6 Comments

AGE OF DARKNESS VOLUME I (GRIMM FAIRY TALES)

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. Zenescope’s Grimm Universe is about to undergo some dramatic changes. For while the ancient war between the Dark Horde and the Guardians has been raging for ages and Wonderland and Neverland have … Continue reading →

Posted in Graphic Novels, Grimm Fairy Tales | Tagged Age of Darkness, graphic novels 2014, Grimm Fairy Tales, Patrick Shand, Realm Knights, Realm Wars, Sela Mathers, The Dark Queen, Wonderland, Zenescope | 1 Comment

WHEN KORWA FELL (A SEVEN FORGES SHORT STORY) by JAMES A. MOORE

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Bookwraiths

When Korwa Fell by James A. Moore Genre: Fantasy Series: Seven Forges Publisher: Self Published (March 23, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 7 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars When Korwa Fell is a short story … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, High, Short Stories, Sword and Sorcery | Tagged best epic fantasy series, epic fantasy 2014, epic fantasy series, fantasy short story, Fellein Empire, James A. Moore, Sa'ba Taalor, Seven Forges | 1 Comment

SUPER SHOPPER SATURDAY (JULY 12, 2014)

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Bookwraiths

This is the time of the week that I post all the great books I’ve picked up recently. Unlike some of my more accomplished book bloggers, most of my reads come from a local used bookstore along with more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Super Shopper | Tagged best fantasy books, Companions Codex, Dawnthief, fantasy novels, Goodreads, James Barclay, John R. Fultz, R. A. Salvatore, R. Scott Bakker, Rise of the King, Seven Princes, The Darkness That Comes Before | 5 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — NORTHERN BARBARIANS

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Barak, Bragi Ragnarson, Companions of the Hall, conan, David Eddings, Dread Empire, epic fantasy barbarians, Glen Cook, Harry Turtledove, Icewind Dale, Kull, Northern Barbarians, R. A. Salvatore, robert e. howard, The Belgariad, Tough Traveling, Wulfgar | 21 Comments

THE BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH by RICK RIORDAN

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Battle of the Labyrinth is the fourth of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, following after The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, and The Titan’s Curse. For those … Continue reading →

Posted in Urban Fantasy, Young Adult | Tagged best young adult books, Camp Half-Blood, Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Lightning Thief, young adult book about greek gods, Young-adult fiction | 1 Comment

THE LEOPARD (MARAKAND #1) by K.V. JOHANSEN

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. I’m one of those readers who actually likes being thrown straight into the action. Immerse me in a deluge of strange names, exotic places, magical races, or warring kingdoms, I love it. … Continue reading →