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TOUGH TRAVELING — THE BIG CITY

Posted on April 30, 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 A Song of Ice and Fire, Barbara Hambly, Chronicles of Amber, Chronicles of the Deryni, Dalaran, Darwath, george r.r. martin, Harry Turtledove, Ironforge, J.R.R. Tolkien, Katherine Kurtz, Lord of the Rings, Midkemia, Minas Tirith, raymond e. feist, Revelstone, Roger Zelazny, STEPHEN R. DONALDSON, thomas covenant, Tough Traveling, Videssos, World of Warcraft | 18 Comments

ARDNEH’S SWORD (EMPIRE OF THE EAST #4) by FRED SABERHAGEN

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Ardneh’s Sword by Fred Saberhagen Genre: Fantasy/SciFi Series: Empire of the East Publisher: Tor Science Fiction(May 1, 2007) Author Information:Website My Rating: 2 out of 5 stars. Ardneh’s Sword is a “bridge” story linking Fred Saberhagen’s Empire of the East … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Stars, Cross-Genre, Fantasy, Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction | Tagged Ardneh's Sword, Empire of the East, Fred Saberhagen, Swords series | 4 Comments

FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (APRIL 27, 2015)

Posted on April 27, 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 Fantasy, Funday Monday | Tagged Ascendant Kingdoms, Demon Cycle, Gail Z. Martin, Peter V. Brett, War of Shadows | 1 Comment

TOUGH TRAVELING — THE ACE

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Gary Stu, The Ace, Tough Traveling, Tough Traveling Thursday | 15 Comments

SENSATION COMICS FEATURING WONDER WOMAN

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Sensation Comics featuring Wonder Woman by Gail Simone Genre: Comic Collection Series: Sensation Comics Publisher: DC Comics (April 14, 2015) Length:168 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. I have a confession to make: I really like Gail Simone … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, DC, Graphic Novels, Wonder Woman | Tagged Amanda Deibert, Cat Staggs, DC Comics, Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, Gilbert Hernandez, Sensation Comics, Wonder Woman | 2 Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY — THE LORDS OF DUS by LAWRENCE WATT-EVANS

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Flashback Friday is something I’ve been doing here at Bookwraiths for a while now; 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Flashback Friday, High | Tagged best overlooked fantasy series, fantasy series, Flashback Friday, Lawrence Watt-Evans, overlooked fantasy books, The Book of Silence, The Lords of Dus, The Lure of the Basilisk, The Seven Altars of Dusarra, The Sword of Bheleu, underappreciated fantasy books, underappreciated fantasy series | 3 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — AWESOME DISPLAYS OF MAGIC

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged best magical battles, Brandon Sanderson, Chronicles of the Deryni, Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Darkwar, Deryni Rising, Glen Cook, Jon Sprunk, Katherine Kurtz, Louise Cooper, MISTBORN, most awesome magical displays, Storm and Steel, The Black Company, thomas covenant, Time Master, Tough Traveling | 15 Comments

INDIE WEDNESDAY — THE DELPHI TRILOGY by CHRIS EVERHEART

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Along my reading journey, I’ve made a conscious decision to not only read the books on the shelves at my local Barnes and Nobles store, but to also try self-published, or indie, works as often as I can. Now, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Indie Wednesday, Young Adult | Tagged best self published YA, Chris Everheart, indie wednesday, indie YA books, indie YA series, self-published young adult novels, self-published young adult series, The Delphi Deception, The Delphi Revelation, The Delphi Trilogy, The League of Delphi | Leave a comment

THE DAVID GEMMELL AWARDS FOR FANTASY — VOTE NOW!

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Bookwraiths

More than likely most of you guys are already familiar with the David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy: Legend, Morningstar and Ravenheart respectively. But if not, this is an opportunity for fantasy fans to vote for the year’s best fantasy book … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy | Tagged awards for best fantasy books, David Gemmell, David Gemmell Awards, fantasy awards, fantasy book awards, fantasy book awards 2015, The David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy, vote for best fantasy | Leave a comment

Take the 3-Question Ad Results Survey

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Figuring out where to advertise your book is worse than standing in a betting shop, five minutes before a race. You have money in your pocket, but a limited amount of time in which…