Category Archives: Fantasy

STORM FRONT

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Storm Front by Jim Butcher Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: The Dresden Files #1 Publisher: Roc Books (April 1, 2000) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 352 pages My Rating: 3 stars What can one say about The Dresden Files that hasn’t already been said? Not much really. It is hailed … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Dresden Files, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy | Tagged best urban fantasy, best urban fantasy series, Dresden Files, Harry Dresden, Jim Butcher, Storm Front, THE DRESDEN FILES | 6 Comments

FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (SEPTEMBER 22, 2014)

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The work week begins. Time for me to strap on my business suit and head back into the office to save the world one case at a time. And helping me forget about all the trials and tribulations of life … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Funday Monday | Tagged BLOODSOUNDER'S ARC, JEFF SALYARDS, Peter V. Brett, SCOURGE OF THE BETRAYER, THE DEMON CYCLE, THE WARDED MAN | 5 Comments

ARTFUL by PETER DAVID

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. Artful by Peter David is a novel which expands on the world of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist by taking a look at the continued life of Jack Dawkins, better known as the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Stars, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy | Tagged Artful, Artful Dodger, Charles Dickens, Jack Dawkins, Oliver Twist, Peter David, Urban Fantasy, urban fantasy vampire novels | 6 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — WITCHES

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Every Thursday, Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn hosts a weekly party where blogs get to follow along with Diana Wynne Jones’ hilarious book The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel listing their favorite books with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Aes Sedai, Atticus O'Sullivan, Barbara Hambly, Best Fantasy Witches, Brandon Sanderson, Darkwar, Diana Wynne Jones, Dragon Reborn, Dragonsbane, Game of Thrones, george r.r. martin, Glen Cook, Hounded, John Aversin, Kevin Hearne, L. Frank Baum, MARIKA, Melisandra, Moraine, Rhea of Coos, robert jordan, Roland Deschain, Silth, Song of Ice and Fire, Stephen King, Susan Delgado, the dark tower, The Iron Druid Chronicles, The Wheel of Time, The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Urban Fantasy | 23 Comments

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

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 →

Posted in 2 Stars, Assassin, Fantasy, Low, Short Stories | Tagged A Pehov Duet, Alexey Pehov, free fantasy ebooks, free fantasy short story, master thief, Shadow Harold, Shadow Prowler, The Chronicles of the Siala | Leave a 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

PROTEGEE (EXILES OF ARCADIA #2) by JAMES GAWLEY

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. Protegee (Exiles of Arcadia #2) by James Gawley is an alternative history-fantasy version of the death of the Roman Republic similar in vein to George R.R. Martin’s fantasy revision of the War … Continue reading →