Author Archives: Bookwraiths

SPELL BLIND (JUSTIS FEARSSON #1) by DAVID B. COE

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Spell Blind by David B. Coe Genre: Fantasy — Contemporary Series: Justis Fearsson #1 Publisher: Baen Books (January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 320 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Urban fantasy is not a … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Contemporary, Fantasy, Urban, Urban Fantasy | Tagged best urban fantasy, best urban fantasy series, David B. Coe, Justis Fearsson, Justis Fearsson series, Spellblind, Urban Fantasy, Urban Fantasy novels | 3 Comments

HALF THE WORLD (SHATTERED SEA #2) by JOE ABERCROMBIE

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The sands of time have rapidly slipped through the hourglass since Half a King. Now, Father Yarvi is well established as the “deeply cunning” minister of his former uncle, King Uthil of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Low, Young Adult | Tagged Father Yarvi, grimdark, grimwhine, Half a King, Half the World, Joe Abercrombie, King Uthil, Shattered Seas, YA grimdark | 5 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELLING — TO BLATHE

Posted on February 12, 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 Alexey Pehov, Catt-Brie, Ce'Nedra, David Eddings, Drizzt Do'Urden, Echoes of Empire, Garion, Jennifer Roberson, Lord of the Rings, Louise Cooper, Mark T. Barnes, Roland Deschain, Susan Delgado, The Belgariad, the dark tower, Time Master, Tough Traveling, Tough Traveling Thursday | 9 Comments

JERICHO: SEASON FOUR

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 5 out of 5 stars. The Jericho story continues! For those unlucky enough not to be familiar with it, Jericho is the 2006-2008 television show about the aftermath of a nuclear event in the United States and … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 Stars, Graphic Novels, Jericho, Post-apocalyptic | Tagged best post apocalyptic stories, Jericho, Jericho: Season Four, post-apocalyptic graphic novels, post-apocalyptic television series, Robert Hawkins returning to Jericho | 8 Comments

JERICHO: SEASON THREE – CIVIL WAR

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 5 out of 5 stars. For those who have never heard of Jericho, it was a television show which aired from 2006-2008 and focused on a group of characters thrown together in a small town in the … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 Stars, Graphic Novels, Jericho, Post-apocalyptic | Tagged Jericho, Jericho Civil War, Jericho television series, Jericho: Season Three, nuclear bomb, post-apocalyptic television series, post-apocalyptic world, Robert Hawkins | 7 Comments

JERICHO

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Bookwraiths

I don’t watch a lot of television. At least, I haven’t for about twelve years – twelve being the age of my oldest child. Before then, I planned my social life around watching my favorite programs, and between mine and … Continue reading →

Posted in Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction | Tagged Jericho, post-apocalyptic television series, The Walking Dead | 12 Comments

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE ADAMA GAMBIT

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. Before I review this graphic novel, I have to make a confession – I love Battlestar Galactica. Whether it is the original show from my childhood in the 1970s, the different comic … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Battlestar Galactica, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Space Opera | Tagged Adama, Apollo, Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica comics, Dynamite Entertainment, original Battlestar Galactica, Starbuck | 1 Comment

BRAVE MEN DIE PART 1 by DAN ADAMS

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Brave Men Die Part 1 by Dan Adams is best characterized as a standard but entertaining grimdark. It has lots of combat, buckets of blood and gore with a straight forward story … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Low | Tagged Brave Men Die, Dan Adams, grimdark fantasy | 3 Comments

HEIR TO THE JEDI by KEVIN HEARNE

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne Genre: Sci-Fi, Star Wars Series: Empire and Rebellion #3 Publisher: Lucas Books (March 3, 2015) My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Star Wars | Tagged best Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, best star wars novels, Kevin Hearne, Luke Skywalker, Star Wars, Star Wars Expanded Universe, Star Wars fan, The Iron Druid Chronicles | 10 Comments

Fantasy and Literary Heroes in Our Society Guest Post – Charles E. Yallowitz

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Originally posted on Library of Erana:
Welcome to the next instalment of the Fantasy in Our Society Series. Today I welcome fantasy author Charles Yallowitz. Author Info Series Title- LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE Author Name- Charles E. Yallowitz Genre- Sword &…