Category Archives: Military

THE MIDNIGHT FRONT

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Bookwraiths

The Midnight Front by David Mack Genre: Fantasy – WWII Series: Dark Arts #1 Publisher: Tor Books (January 30, 2018) Author Information: Website|Twitter Length: 464 pages My Rating: 3 stars The Midnight Front is the first installment in David Mack’s Dark Arts series, and without … Continue reading →

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HONORED ENEMY

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Honored Enemy by Raymond E. Feist               and William R. Forstchen Genre: Fantasy Series: Legends of the Riftwar #1 Publisher:  Harper Voyager (June 27, 2006) Authors Information: Website | Twitter | Twitter Length: 416 pages My Rating: 4 Stars Raymond E. Feist is an … Continue reading →

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A WHISPER OF SOUTHERN LIGHTS

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Bookwraiths

A Whisper of Southern Lights by Tim Lebbon Genre: Dark Military Fantasy Series: Assassin Publisher: Tor (May 10, 2016) Author Information: Twitter | Website  Length: 96 pages My Rating: 3 stars Never having had the pleasure to read Tim Lebbon’s Assassin series, I did not know what to expect of … Continue reading →

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THE HUMAN DIVISION (OLD MAN’S WAR #5) by JOHN SCALZI

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. I read The Human Division a few months ago. Since I thoroughly hated it, I tried to return it to the library where I got it from, put it out of my … Continue reading →

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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 →

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THE FOREVER WAR by JOE HALDEMAN

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. The Forever War is touted as one of the best science fiction military novels ever written. At least, that is how I’ve always heard it described, and so going into this one, … Continue reading →

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THE GHOST BRIGADES (OLD MAN’S WAR #2) by JOHN SCALZI

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. The Ghost Brigades is book two of the Old Man’s War series. In the first volume, seventy-five-year-old John Perry abandons his life on Earth, joins the Colonial Defense Force, and heads off … Continue reading →

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