Category Archives: Fantasy

BEST FANTASY COVERS VOL. 3

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Bookwraiths

It’s that time again! Time to highlight some of my favorite fantasy covers! Actually, it has been a long time since I did one of these posts. They were one of my favorite things to do when I first started … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Covers, Cover Lover, Fantasy, Fantasy, Lists | Tagged A Throne of Bones, An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors, An Arrow Against the Wind, best fantasy covers, fantasy covers, For Steam and Country, Paternus, Princess of Blood, Revenant Winds, Seventh Decimate, soldiers' redemption, The Empire of the Dead | 6 Comments

MORMAMA

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Mormama by Kit Reed Genre: Gothic Horror Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor Books (May 30, 2017) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 288 pages My Rating: 3 stars A man with no memories. A creepy house. Family secrets. Haunting spirits. All of it set in a crumbling section of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, horror | Tagged ghosts, gothic horror, haunted houses, horror, Kit Reed, Mormama, Tor, Tor Books | 3 Comments

BEST READS OF 2017 (SO FAR!)

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Bookwraiths

This year has went by quickly for me. That is good in many ways but also very sad, as my kids are getting older by the minute. But, thankfully, I have discovered several amazing books along the way. So in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Fantasy, Lists, Science Fiction, Space Opera | Tagged Adrian Collins, Alan Smale, Ben Peek, best books 2017, best books of 2017, best fantasy books, best fantasy series, best scifi, best scifi books 2017, bookwraiths best 2017, Brian McClellan, C.T. Phipps, Eagle and Empire, Evil is a Matter of Perspective, Gail Z. Martin, Ghosts of Tomorrow, John Scalzi, Kings of the Wyld, Lucifer's Star, Michael R. Fletcher, Michael Suttkus, Nicholas Eames, Scourge, Sebastien de Castell, Sins of Empire, The Collapsing Empire, The Eternal Kingdom, Tyrant's Throne | 11 Comments

Excerpt & Giveaway: Scourge by Gail Z. Martin

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Bookwraiths

***Don’t forget to enter the SCOURGE giveaway at the end of this post!*** Gail Z. Martin is a prolific writer, having authored such fan favorites as The Chronicles of the Necromancer, The Fallen Kings Cycle, Ascendant Kingdoms, The Jonmarc Vahanian … Continue reading →

Posted in Author Spotlights, Fantasy, Giveaway | Tagged abominations, Darkhurst, Fantasy, fantasy book giveaway, Gail Z. Martin, magic, monsters, Rebellion Publishing, Scourge, Scourge book giveaway, Scourge giveaway, Solaris, zombies | 8 Comments

A DRINK BEFORE WE DIE

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Bookwraiths

A Drink Before We Die by Daniel Polansky Genre: Fantasy Series: Low Town #0.5 Publisher: Self Published (December 22, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 28 pages My Rating: 4 stars After enjoying The Builders, I was eager to read something else from Daniel Polansky, and his Low Town … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Short Stories | Tagged A Drink Before We Die, DANIEL POLANSKY, fantasy crime fiction, fantasy mob, fantasy short story, genre blender, grimdark, Low Town, Low Town short story, The Warden | Leave a comment

TYRANT’S THRONE

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Tyrant’s Throne by Sebastien de Castell Genre: Fantasy Series: Greatcoats #4 Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books (June 6, 2017) Length: 400 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter My Rating: 5 stars Few series transcend their genre, bring readers of differing tastes together to brave … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 Stars, Fantasy, Swashbuckling | Tagged best fantasy, best fantasy novels, best fantasy novels 2017, best fantasy series, Greatcoats, Knight's Shadow, Saint's Blood, Sebastien de Castell, swashbuckling, swashbuckling fantasy, Traitor's Blade, Tyrant's Throne | 8 Comments

ELSEWHERE

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Elsewhere by Barbara Hambly Genre: Fantasy Series: Darwath Short Story Publisher: Self Published (April 20, 2017) Author Information: Website Length: 45 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Elsewhere is the latest Keep of Dare novelette from Barbara Hambly. These continued … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Fantasy | Tagged Barbara Hambly, Dare's Keep, Darwath, Darwath short stories, Elsewhere, Fantasy, forgotten fantasy, forgotten fantasy series, ghosts, Ingold Inglorion, The Time of the Dark, wizards | Leave a comment

WHERE LOYALTIES LIE

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Where Loyalties Lie by Rob J Hayes Genre: Fantasy — Grimdark Series: Best Laid Plans #1 Publisher: Self-Published (May 26, 2017) Author Information: Website | Twitter | FB Length: 371 pages My Rating: 3.5 stars Where Loyalties Lie is the first book in the Best Laid Plans duology from Rob J. … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark | Tagged Arbiter Beck, Best Laid Plans, Captain Drake Morass, Captain Keelin Stillwater, First Earth, grimdark, grimdark fantasy, grimdark pirates, pirates, Rob J. Hayes, self-published fantasy, self-published fantasy series, self-published grimdark, The Ties That Bind, Where Loyalties Lie | 8 Comments

WARRIORS 1

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Warriors 1 edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois Genre: SFF Series: Anthology Publisher: Tor Books (March 29, 2011) Length: 394 pages My Rating: 3 stars Warriors 1 is an anthology put together by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois; these two masters … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Stars, Anthology, Fantasy, Military, Near-Future, Science Fiction | Tagged Cecelia Holland, Dunk and Egg, fantasy antholgy, george r.r. martin, Joe Haldeman, Robert Silverberg, science fiction short stories, scifi, SFF anthology, Steven Saylor, Tad Williams, Tor, Tor Books, Warriors 1 | 4 Comments

EVIL IS A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Evil Is A Matter of Perspective edited by Adrian Collins Genre: Fantasy — Grimdark Series: Anthology Publisher: Grimdark Magazine (June 16, 2017) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 522 pages My Rating: 4 stars Grimdark lovers gather around! Followers of the most foul follow my lead! … Continue reading →