Category Archives: High

FEARSOME MAGICS by JONATHAN STRAHAN

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Fearsome Magics is the follow-up anthology to Jonathan Strahan’s Fearsome Journeys. Here fourteen tales set out to explore the essential element of all fantasy: MAGIC! There are novellas looking at magic in … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Anthology, Fantasy, High | Tagged Christopher Rowe, Ellen Klages, fantasy short story anthology, Fearsome Magics, Frances Hardinge, Garth Nix, Genevieve Valentine, Isobelle Carmody, James Bradley, Jonathan Strahan, Justina Robson, K.J. Parker, Kaaron Warren, Karin Tidbeck, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Robert Shearman, Tony Ballantyne | 1 Comment

RISE OF THE KING by R.A. SALVATORE

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Rise of the King by R.A. Salvatore Genre: Fantasy Series: Companions Codex #2 | Legend of Drizzt #26 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (September 30, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 368 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Drizzt, Fantasy, Forgotten Realms, High, Swashbuckling, Sword and Sorcery | Tagged Companions Codex, Drizzt Do'Urden, Forgotten Realms, new fantasy books october 2014, R. A. Salvatore, Rise of the King, The Legends of Drizzt Do'Urden | 6 Comments

THE WARDED MAN by PETER V. BRETT

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett Genre: Fantasy Series: Demon Cycle #1 Publisher: Random House (March 14, 2009) Author Information:Website | Twitter Length: 416 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. The Warded Man was a novel I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Epic, Fantasy, High | Tagged best fantasy books, best fantasy novels, best fantasy series, best ongoing fantasy series, Peter V. Brett, THE DEMON CYCLE, THE WARDED MAN | 18 Comments

THE SWORD AND ITS SERVANT (GRAUWELT #1) by VICTOR SALINAS

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Sword and Its Servant is the first installment of what is planned as an ongoing series. This “portal” story is definitely a YA novel with its “coming of age” theme, but … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Dark, Fantasy, High, Self-Published | Tagged Grauplay, Grauwelt, The Sword and Its Servant, Victor Salinas | Leave a comment

THE UNWEAVING (SHADER #3) by D.P. PRIOR

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The epic conclusion of the Shader series! So many questions still demanding answers. Can anyone forgive Deacon Shader for failing to stop Sektis Gandaw when he had the chance? Is there a … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, High, Post-apocalyptic, Self-Published | Tagged best indie fantasy, best indie fantasy books, best indie fantasy novels, best indie fantasy series, D.P. Prior, Deacon Shader, Shader series, Shadrak the Unseen, The Nameless Dwarf, The Unweaving | 1 Comment

THE ANT-MAN OF MALFEN (CHRONICLES OF THE NAMELESS DWARF #1) by D.P. PRIOR

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is three out of five stars. The Ant-Man of Malfen (Chronicles of the Nameless Dwarf #1) is a novella that doesn’t put on any pretensions about what it is. Nope, this is a sword and sorcery extravaganza that … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, High, Self-Published | Tagged best indie fantasy books, best indie fantasy series, best sword and sorcery stories, Chronicles of the Nameless Dwarf, D.P. Prior, Shader, Shader series, The Ant-Man of Malfen, The Nameless Dwarf | 2 Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: MORIGU: THE DESECRATION by MARK C. PERRY

Posted on September 5, 2014 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 5 Stars, Epic, Fantasy, Flashback Friday, High, Sword and Sorcery | Tagged best 80s fantasy books, best 80s fantasy series, grimdark fantasy, grimdark fantasy series, Mark C. Perry, Morigu, Morigu: The Desecration, overlooked grimdark fantasy books | 7 Comments

BEST LAID PLANS (SHADER #2) by D.P. PRIOR

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Best Laid Plans picks up right where the first book in the Shader series ended: everyone is scrambling to retrieve the five pieces of the statue of Eingana, winged snake goddess of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, High, Post-apocalyptic, Self-Published | Tagged best epic fantasy series, best independent fantasy series, Best Laid Plans, best post apocalyptic fantasy books, best post apocalyptic fantasy series, D.P. Prior, Deacon Shader, Shader, The Nameless Dwarf | 1 Comment

THE MIRROR EMPIRE (WORLDBREAKER SAGA #1) by KAMERON HURLEY

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of five stars. One of the difficult things about reviewing books for me personally is having to write a less than favorable opinion. Not that I can’t be just as negative as the next person, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Stars, Epic, Fantasy, Grimdark, High | Tagged epic fantasy series 2014, Kameron Hurley, new epic fantasy 2014, The Mirror Empire, Worldbreaker Saga | 19 Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: DARWATH by BARBARA HAMBLY

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Flashback Friday is a new thing here at Bookwraiths: 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 the hectic schedule of day … Continue reading →