Category Archives: Low

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

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

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

VEIL OF THE DESERTERS

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Veil of the Deserters by Jeff Salyards Genre: Fantasy — Grimdark Series: Bloodsounder’s Arc #1 Publisher: Night Shade Books (June 3, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 464 pages My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. When I finished … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Low | Tagged Arki, best fantasy 2014, best grimdark 2014, best grimdark fantasy 2014, BLOODSOUNDER'S ARC, Captain Braylar, JEFF SALYARDS, Scourge, VEIL OF THE DESERTERS | 10 Comments

THE FREE by BRIAN RUCKLEY

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Magnificent Seven. Seven Samurai. These action-packed, adventure movies supposedly inspired Brian Ruckley when writing this tale of a band of fantasy land mercenaries taking one last contract before retiring. I’m sure … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Low, Military | Tagged best fantasy books 2014, best standalone fantasy novel, BRIAN RUCKLEY, fantasy standalone novel, new fantasy series 2014, THE FREE | 2 Comments

SCOURGE OF THE BETRAYER (BLOOSOUNDER’S ARC #1) by JEFF SALYARDS

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. Scourge of the Betrayer is one of those rare books. A novel that takes the familiar tropes of a particular genre, tweaks them ever so slightly until you (a long time reader) … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Low | Tagged Arki, best grimdark 2014, best grimdark fantasy series, best new grimdark series, BLOODSOUNDER'S ARC, Braylar Killcoin, Captain Braylar, grimdark fantasy series, JEFF SALYARDS, SCOURGE OF THE BETRAYER | 13 Comments

CRIMSON & CREAM by C.M. SKIERA

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Crimson & Cream is a fantasy tale that focuses on 13-year-old twins Eadriel and Elvar, who have fallen on hard times and are desperately trying to unravel their tortured past and create … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Low, Self-Published | Tagged C.M. Skiera, crimson & cream, fantasy YA novel, indie fantasy YA books | 1 Comment

THE ROADS TO BALDAIRN MOTTE by GARRETT CALCATERRA, CRAIG COMER, and AHIMSA KERP

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Roads to Baldairn Motte is an epic fantasy in the vein of Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and Erikson’s The Malazan Book of the Fallen, in that it has … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Anthology, Fantasy, Low | Tagged AHIMSA KERP, Baldairn Motte, best independent fantasy series, best indie fantasy novel, CRAIG COMER, epic fantasy, epic fantasy series, GARRETT CALCATERRA, THE ROADS TO BALDAIRN MOTTE | 1 Comment

CITY OF STAIRS by ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Bookwraiths

City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett. Genre: Fantasy Series: The Divine Cities #1 Publisher: Broadway Books (September 9, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 452 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Imagine yourself in a place … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Fantasy, Low | Tagged best genre blending books, best urban fantasy series, City of Stairs, Kaj, ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT, Shara Thivani, The Blink | 12 Comments

A PEHOV DUET by ALEXEY PEHOV

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. This is a free download from Alexey Pehov that features two, original, short stories about master thief Shadow Harold. Harold is the protagonist of The Chronicles of Siala fantasy series. In the … Continue reading →