Author Archives: Bookwraiths

FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (MARCH 22, 2015)

Posted on March 23, 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 Expanse, James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes, R. Scott Bakker, The Darkness That Comes Before, The Prince of Nothing | 4 Comments

SABAZEL (SABAZEL #1) by LILLIAN STEWART CARL

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. Sabazel is a thinly disguised fantasy take on Alexander the Great: The Macedonian who led the Greek world in their crusade against the Persian Empire and won himself a world spanning empire … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Stars, Fantasy, High | Tagged Alexander the Great, Amazons, fantasy alternate history, fantasy amazons, Lillian Stewart Carl, Sabazel | 1 Comment

THE SWORDSMAN OF TANOSA (TALE OF THE MIDDLE SEAS) by DUNCAN M. HAMILTON

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. “The Swordsman of Tanosa” is a short story set in the Middle Sea world of Duncan M. Hamilton, which has also been the setting for his Society of the Sword Trilogy and … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Fantasy, Low, Short Stories, Swashbuckling | Tagged best independent fantasy, best swashbuckling fantasy, Duncan M. Hamilton, Middle Sea, Society of the Sword, The First Blade of Ostia, The Sword of Tanosa | 4 Comments

THE FALL OF FAIR ISLE by ROWENA CORY DANIELLS

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Upon Fair Isle, the garnet-eyed, silver-haired, pale-skinned, twelve-fingered T’En have nearly become a thing of legend, as years of intermarriage have made the race of conquerors nearly identical to their human subjects. … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Romantic | Tagged Fair Isle, Rebellion Publishing, Rowena Cory Daniells, T'En, The Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin, The Fall of Fair Isle, The Outcast Chronicles | 2 Comments

VENGEANCE OF THE IRON DWARF by R.A. SALVATORE

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf by R.A. Salvatore Genre: Fantasy Series: Companions Codex #3 | Legend of Drizzt #27 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (March 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 352 pages My Rating: 3 out of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Drizzt, Fantasy, Forgotten Realms, High, Swashbuckling, Sword and Sorcery | Tagged Companions Codex, drizzt, Drizzt Do'Urden, Forgotten Realms, Legend of Drizzt, R. A. Salvatore, Salvatore, Silver Marches, The Legend of Drizzt | 3 Comments

STARLIGHT by MARK MILLAR

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. I’ve always loved swashbuckling sci-fi adventures – stories in the mold of Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter, Robert E. Howard’s Almuric, or Michael Kane as penned by Michael Moorcock. These tales about … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Sword and Planet | Tagged Edgar Rice Burroughs, Image Comics, Mark Millar, sci-fi graphic novels, Starlight, swashbuckling sci-fi | 6 Comments

STAR SLAMMERS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION by WALTER SIMONSON

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. I have to start this review by admitting two, very important things. One, I love Walter Simonson’s work. Nothing objective about it, I just love the man’s comics. Two, I have never … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Cross-Genre, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction | Tagged Star Slammers, Star Slammers: The Complete Collection, Walter Simonson | 3 Comments

THE BROKEN SWORD by POUL ANDERSON

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Broken Sword is a modern Norse myth that both dazzles and disappoints with its tale of unwitting mortals caught in the web of gods. When just a newborn, our hero Skafloc … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery | Tagged classic fantasy novels, Norse myths, Poul Anderson, The Broken Sword | 3 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELLING — KNIGHTS

Posted on February 19, 2015 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, BLOODSOUNDER'S ARC, Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Chronicles of the Deryni, Crown of Stars, D.P. Prior, Dark Tower, Dark Tower The Gunslinger, Dave Duncan, David Eddings, Diana Wynne Jones, Dragonlance Chronicles, Dragonsbane, Game of Thrones, Jaime Lannister, JEFF SALYARDS, Jennifer Roberson, Kate Elliott, Katherine Kurtz, Knights of Solamnia, margaret weis, Roland Deschain, Seventh Sword, Shader, Sparhawk, Stephen King, The Belgariad, The Elenium, The Mallorean, The Tamuli, tracy hickman | 12 Comments

CLASH OF EAGLES

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Clash of Eagles by Alan Smale Genre: Alternate History Series: Clash of Eagles #1 Publisher: Del Rey (March 17, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 432 pages My Rating: 4 stars WHAT IF . . . The Roman Empire had never fallen? Better yet – what … Continue reading →