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Fantasy Violence: Too Realistic or Not?
Many reviewers believe fantasy has become too violent, too ultra-realistic in that violence. Many of those critics point to Mark Lawrence’s series The Broken Empire as a prime example of their premise. Since Emperor of Thrones was released today, I … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged abercrombie, conan, Fantasy, Fantasy literature, fantasy realism, gore, grimdark, mutilation, Prince of Thorns, robert e. howard, the broken empire, the first law, torture, violence
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Big Release Day for Fantasy Fans!
Lots of great, epic fantasy books being released today. Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire) by Mark.Lawrence The Crown Tower(The Riyria Chronicles) by Michael J. Sullivan. The Companions (The Sundering) by R.A. Salvatore. I’m looking forward to the first two, have … Continue reading
OLD MAN’S WAR (OLD MAN’S WAR #1) by JOHN SCALZI
My rating 4 out of 5 stars. In the future, mankind has finally spread out into the stars. Humans from overpopulated countries around the world taking to the stars routinely to found colonies on numerous worlds. There has been no … Continue reading
THE EMPEROR’S EDGE (EMPEROR’S EDGE #1) by LINDSAY BUROKER
The Emperor’s Edge by Lindsey Buroker Genre: Fantasy Series: The Emperor’s Edge Publisher: Self published (January 1, 2010) Author Information:Website | Twitter My Rating: 2 out of 5 stars. After all my friends had positive things to say about The … Continue reading
Game of Souls Might Steal Yours.
My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Game of Souls comes out swinging. The tale starts off with an assassin contemplating his latest job. This assassin is not concerned with plans or worries of how he is going to … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy
Tagged Assassination, E-books, Fantasy literature, Fiction, Keedar, Melder, Quintessence Cycle, Terry Simpson
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THE TYRANNY OF THE NIGHT (THE INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE NIGHT VOLUME 1) by GLEN COOK
My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. I’m a big fan of Glen Cook and have been since I was a know-it-all teenager, so whenever he puts out a new book, I eventually get around to reading it. Usually … Continue reading
Hammer of God: Decent SciFi
My rating 3 out of 5 stars. I was at my local public library trying to sign up for e-book service (Don’t get me started on how annoying that was) when I stumbled upon this book. As I began reading, … Continue reading
The Sky People: Old-fashioned SciFi Romp!
My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. What if Mars and Venus had been living worlds just like ours? And what if humans discovered this at the start of the Cold War space race? Would the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. … Continue reading
Courts of the Crimson Kings: Best Mars Book Since Burroughs!
My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. Even though I enjoyed The Sky People, the first novel in S.M. Stirling’s duology, I was not really excited to read this book. I mean, it is a scifi novel about Mars, … Continue reading
Posted in Science Fiction
Tagged Earth, Lords of Creation, Mars, Martian, Olympus Mons, S.M. Stirling, Sky People
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THE LIGHTNING THIEF by RICK RIORDAN
My rating is 3 of 5 stars. The Lightning Thief is an engaging story involving Percy, a confused teenage boy, who does not fit in no matter which boarding school he attends. His mother loves him dearly, but Percy and … Continue reading
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