Category Archives: Fantasy

Great Post About John Marco’s Tyrants and Kings Series

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Bookwraiths

The Tyrant and Kings trilogy by John Marco is one of the most overlooked epic fantasy series in recent memory and has always been a personal favorite of mine. However, I’ve never found time to sit down and write a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy | Tagged Art, epic fantasy, Fantasy, fantasy series, Fiction, High fantasy, John Marco, Novel, Online Writing, Short Stories, the grand design, the jackal of nar, the saints of the sword, Tyrant and Kings | 4 Comments

SCHISMS by V.A. JEFFREY

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. 2 being “It was okay.” 🙂 Schisms is Book I of the Red World trilogy by V.A. Jeffrey. It is an epic fantasy/scifi tale set upon the planet Chialis: the Red Eye … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy | Tagged Airend-Ur, fantasy series, Red World Trilogy, Schisms, V.A. Jeffrey | Leave a comment

WOLVES OF THE CALLA (THE DARK TOWER # 5) by STEPHEN KING

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Wolves of the Calla was one of those novels that it took me a while to actually “get into” (A four month hiatus between reading attempts to be precise.), but once I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy | Tagged Dark Tower The Gunslinger, Eddie Dean, Jake Chambers, Oy, Roland Deschain, Stephen King, Susannah Dean, the dark tower | 1 Comment

GIDEON SMITH AND THE MECHANICAL GIRL

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl by David Barnett Genre: Fantasy — Steampunk Series: Gideon Smith #1 Publisher: Tor (September 10, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 352 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. This steampunk book … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Steampunk | Tagged Bram Stoker, Captain Lucian Trigger, David Barnett, Egypt, Gideon, Gideon Smith, Indiana Jones, London, penny dreadful, steampunk, Victorian England, Victorian era | 3 Comments

THE DARK TOWER (THE DARK TOWER #7) by STEPHEN KING

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. The quest for the Dark Tower is ending! All the weary miles, endless deaths, heroic stands, and lost loved ones is finally coming to an end for Roland Deschain of Gilead and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy | Tagged Crimson King, Dark Tower, fantasy series, longest fantasy series, Lord of the Rings, Mount Doom, Roland, Roland Deschain, Stephen King, Tolkien | 9 Comments

VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER by C.S. LEWIS

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the fifth book in the Chronicles of Narnia series. Here a reader finds Edmund and Lucy Pevensie forced to spend their summer away from their … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio Books, Fantasy | Tagged Chronicles of Narnia, Edmund, Eustace Scrubb, fantasy series, Lucy, Lucy Pevensie, Narnia, Prince Caspian, Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 3 Comments

THE ROSE AND THE THORN by MICHAEL SULLIVAN

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Bookwraiths

The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan Genre: Fantasy Series: The Riyria Chronicles #2 Publisher: Orbit (September 17, 2013) Length: 347 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. The Rose and the … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Fantasy, Swashbuckling | Tagged Crown Tower, fantasy series, Hadrian, Michael J. Sullivan, Reading, Revelations, Riyria Revelations, Royce, Sullivan, The riyria Chronicles, Thorn | 4 Comments

THE HORSE AND HIS BOY by C.S. LEWIS

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Horse and His Boy, by CS Lewis, is a very different type of Narnian adventure than what most readers of the series have experienced, and it is perhaps better because of … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio Books, Fantasy | Tagged Bree, Calormen, Chronicle of Narnia, cs lewis, Horse and His Boy, Hwin, Narnia, Shasta | Leave a comment

The Republic of Thieves

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Bookwraiths

The Republic of Thieves is the much anticipated third book in the Gentleman Bastard series, and we fantasy fans know more than a few people who have been about to go insane waiting for this novel. But finally the wait … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy | Tagged Book, Fiction, Gentleman Bastard, Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, Republic of Thieves, Sabetha Kansas, Scott Lynch | Leave a comment

KING OF THORNS (THE BROKEN EMPIRE #2) by MARK LAWRENCE

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Bookwraiths

King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence Genre: Fantasy – Grimdark Series: The Broken Empire #2 Publisher: Harper Voyager (April 25, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 597 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. THE SOCIOPATH IS AT … Continue reading →