Category Archives: High

FLASHBACK FRIDAY — DARKWAR by GLEN COOK

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Bookwraiths

As most of my friends know, I am a Glen Cook fan, have been since I was a teenager in the 1980s and read The Black Company. That quintessential grimdark fantasy (before there was even the term) blew my mind, … Continue reading →

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INDIE WEDNESDAY

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Bookwraiths

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

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY — THE RIDDLE-MASTER TRILOGY by PATRICIA A. McKILLIP

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Bookwraiths

A long time ago in a decade far, far away . . . I was a teenager! Not only that, I was a fairly arrogant one, who believed that he knew everything, had seen everything worth seeing, done everything worth … Continue reading →

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REFLECTIONS OF ETERNITY (FANTASY SHORT STORY) by J.M.D. REID

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. Reflections of Eternity is a fantasy short story that I stumbled upon a few weeks ago. Since I’m generally turned off by photographic fantasy covers, it was the story description which persuaded … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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THE HERESY WITHIN

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The Heresy Within by Rob J. Hayes Genre: Fantasy Series: The Ties That Bind #1 Publisher: Ragnarok Publications (October 13, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 526 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. The other day I … Continue reading →

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY — JHEREG (VLAD TALTOS #1) by STEVEN BRUST

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Bookwraiths

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again “There is nothing harder than reviewing one of your teenage favorites once you grow up.” And, unfortunately, Jhereg isn’t an exception to this fact. Like many longtime fantasy fans, I first … Continue reading →

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THE SWORD OF SOLONUS by ADAM MATTHEWS

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. With The Sword of Solonus, Adam Matthews has taken on the herculean task of taking a traditional fantasy world (medieval-like) and traditional fantasy races (elves, humans, etc.) and re-imagining all of it … Continue reading →

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WARHAMMER AGE OF LEGEND edited by CHRISTIAN DUNN

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Age of Legend is an anthology of tales devoted to one of the most interesting fantasy lands around – Warhammer! While I haven’t read many of the stories from this brainchild of … Continue reading →

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