Category Archives: Fantasy

BEST FANTASY COVERS VOL. 11

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Bookwraiths

It’s that time again! Time to highlight some of my favorite fantasy covers! This time I’m just highlighting a few covers which caught my attention recently. No real theme. I just really liked these covers when I saw them. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Covers, Cover Lover, Fantasy, Lists | Tagged A Veil of Spears, best fantasy book covers, best fantasy covers, Echoes of Understorey, fantasy book covers, fantasy covers, Forge of Jadugar, Rex Draconis, Shadow of a Slave, Stormcaller, The Dragon Sword, The Five Warriors, The Horn King, War of the Black Tower | 2 Comments

TOP TEN TUESDAY

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Bookwraiths

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where a new top ten list hits the web every week! This week we have a great topic to explore … TEN BOOKS I CAN’T … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Fantasy, Lists, Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged Adrian Selby, Bill Fawcett, Book of Arna, Carole Nelson Douglas, Christopher Rowley, Cup of Clay, Godslayer, Guardians of the Three, Jonathan Wylie, Lord of Cragsclaw, Magelord, magic's pawn, Mercedes Lackey, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Peter Hanratty, Saladin Ahmed, Snakewood, The Ancient Enemy, The Awakening, The First Named, The Last Knight of Albion, Thomas K MArtin, Throne of the Crescent Moon, Top Ten Tuesday | 11 Comments

BEST READS OF 2017!

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Bookwraiths

As always, this list is my end-of-the-year effort to look back on all the books I’ve read, give a little more love to my favorites, and, hopefully, help someone discover a great story they missed out on. So let’s get … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists | Tagged Anna Smith Spark, best books of 2017, best fantasy 2017, bestgridmark 2017, Brandon Sanderson, Brian McClellan, C.T. Phipps, Col Buchanan, cyberpunk, DANIEL POLANSKY, Empires of Dust, epic fantasy, Farlander, flintlock fantasy, Ghosts of Tomorrow, Greatcoats, grimdark, Low Town, Lucifer's Star, Michael R. Fletcher, Michael Suttkus, Oathbringer, Paul Kearney, Sebastien de Castell, Sins of Empire, Space Opera, Stands a Shadow, swashbuckling fantasy, The Court of Broken Knives, the macht, The Nine, The Powder Mage Trilogy, The Stormlight Archive, THE TEN THOUSAND, Thieves of Fate, Tracy Townsend, Tyrant's Throne, Urban Fantasy | 8 Comments

BEST DEBUT FANTASY AUTHORS of 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Bookwraiths

As 2017 comes to a close, there are so many exciting, depressing, and head-scratching things to reflect on. On this last day of the year, I want to point out a few fantasy authors who hit the scene this year … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists | Tagged Age of Assassins, Anna Smith Spark, assassins, Blood of Assassins, debut fantasy 2017, dragons, Elle Katharine White, Empire of Dust, fantasy debut authors 2017, grimdark, Heartstone, Kings of the Wyld, Nicholas Eames, RJ Barker, The Court of Broken Knives, The Nine, The Wounded Kingdom, Thieves of Fate, Tracy Townsend | 4 Comments

MY FAVORITE FANTASY BOOK DISCOVERIES in 2017

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Even though it seems like I read all the time, there are still books and series in the fantasy genre which some way or another escape my notice. Months, years, or decades sometimes going by before I stumble upon these … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists | Tagged amazign fantasy book discoveries, assassins, Best Laid Plans, C.T. Phipps, Col Buchanan, fantasy books 2017, Farlander, Favorite fantasy book discoveries 2017, For Steam and Country, grimdark, Jon Del Arroz, Lucifer's Star, Mitchell Hogan, pirates, Revenant Winds, Rob J. Hayes, steampunk, sword and sorcery, Where Loyalties Lie | 2 Comments

MOST ANTICIPATED FANTASY BOOKS IN 2018

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Bookwraiths

The wrapping paper from Christmas gifts hasn’t even settled in the landfill, and I’m already making my list for all the gifts I want the beginning of 2018. I suppose I just have to accept I have a book problem … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists | Tagged A Time of Dread, anticipated fantasy releases 2018, Blood of the Four, Brian McClellan, Child of a Mad God, Christopher Golden, fantasy books 2018, fantasy releases 2018, Gods of Blood and Powder, John Gwynne, K.M. McKinley, most anticipated fantasy releases 2018, R. A. Salvatore, The Brass God, The Gates of the World, Tim Lebbon, Wrath of Empire | 9 Comments

LEAST FAVORITE FANTASY BOOKS IN 2017

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Well, it is that time of year again. The end of the year to be exact. The time when we all look back at the twelve months in the rear view mirror and reflect on the highs and the lows, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Fantasy, Lists | Tagged Brian Staveley, Halls of Law, Least Favorite Fantasy Books in 2017, least favorite fantasy series, Mark Lawrence, Red Sister, Skullsworn, STEPHEN R. DONALDSON, The Dinosaur Princess, The Seventh Decimate, Victor Milán, worst fantasy 2017, worst fantasy books 2017 | 7 Comments

TOP TEN TUESDAY

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where a new top ten list hits the web every week! This week I’m revisiting an older topic I missed … TEN FAVORITE … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged Annabeth Chase, Barbara Hambly, Best Left in the Shadows, Black Company, Brian McClellan, Caroline Sula, Chronicles of the Black Company, Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Darkwar, Darwath, Daughter of the Lion, David Eddings, Dread Empire's Fall, favorite heroines, Glen Cook, Gods of Blood and Powder, Jennifer Roberson, Joe King, Lady, Mark Gelineau, Mordant's Need, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Polgara, powder mages, Rick Riordan, Sins of Empire, STEPHEN R. DONALDSON, The Belgariad, The Time of the Dark, Top Ten Tuesday, Vlora Flint, Walter Jon Williams | 5 Comments

OVERLOOKED FANTASY SERIES (2017 EDITION)

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Bookwraiths

We all have our own list of “overlooked” fantasy series. You know the ones which somehow, someway, did not turn into the next Harry Potter — even though you liked it better. Okay, maybe, some of these fantasy series were … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Fantasy, Lists | Tagged best fantasy series, Fantasy, fantasy series worth trying, fantasy you should read, hidden gems of fantasy, overlooked fantasy books, OVERLOOKED FANTASY SEREIS, overlooked gems of fantasy, underrated fantasy series, underread fantasy series | 15 Comments

TOP 25 GRIMMEST GRIMDARKS

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Grimdark is a subgenre of fantasy which most readers have heard of. But reading the term and understanding what it means and, even more importantly, which books fit into the category are two entirely different things. So lets try to … Continue reading →