Category Archives: High

THE REAVER by RICHARD LEE BYERS

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Reaver is book four of The Sundering: a world changing event, transforming the Forgotten Realms. Each book in the series is stand alone and only loosely tied together by the events … Continue reading

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THE ADVERSARY by ERIN M. EVANS

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. In The Adversary, Erin Evans returns to the story of the young tiefling warlock Farideh and her sister Havilar that she began in her two Brimstone Angels books. And while The Adversary … Continue reading

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HOPES’ END by BRIAN McCLELLAN

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. “Hope’s End” is a short novella set in Brian McClellan’s Powder Mage world, which began with the novel Promise of Blood. Where Promise was epic in its scale and ambition, depicting vast … Continue reading

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THE GARDEN OF STONES (PART 1 OF ECHOES OF EMPIRE) by MARK T. BARNES

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Garden of Stones is the first installment in the Echoes of Empire fantasy series by Mark T. Barnes, and it is quite simply a spectacular concoction imbued with potential brilliance. From … Continue reading

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PAWN OF PROPHECY by DAVID EDDINGS

My rating is 5 out of 5 stars. There is nothing I hate more than trying to review one of my all-time favorite books from my teenage years. We all know the reason: the book just never lives up to … Continue reading

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THE GODBORN by PAUL S. KEMP

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. The Godborn is book two of The Sundering; a multi-volume, world-changing event taking place in the Forgotten Realms. The first book of the series was The Companions by R.A. Salvatore, where a … Continue reading

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THE TYRANNY OF THE NIGHT (THE INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE NIGHT VOLUME 1) by GLEN COOK

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. I’m a big fan of Glen Cook and have been since I was a know-it-all teenager, so whenever he puts out a new book, I eventually get around to reading it. Usually … Continue reading

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THE COMPANIONS by R.A. SALVATORE

The Companions by R.A. Salvatore Genre: Fantasy Series: The Sundering #1 | Legend of Drizzt #24 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (August 6, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 384 pages My Rating: 4 of 5 stars. How far … Continue reading

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