Category Archives: 3 Stars

VENGEANCE OF THE IRON DWARF by R.A. SALVATORE

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf by R.A. Salvatore Genre: Fantasy Series: Companions Codex #3 | Legend of Drizzt #27 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (March 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 352 pages My Rating: 3 out of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Drizzt, Fantasy, Forgotten Realms, High, Swashbuckling, Sword and Sorcery | Tagged Companions Codex, drizzt, Drizzt Do'Urden, Forgotten Realms, Legend of Drizzt, R. A. Salvatore, Salvatore, Silver Marches, The Legend of Drizzt | 3 Comments

STAR SLAMMERS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION by WALTER SIMONSON

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. I have to start this review by admitting two, very important things. One, I love Walter Simonson’s work. Nothing objective about it, I just love the man’s comics. Two, I have never … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Cross-Genre, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction | Tagged Star Slammers, Star Slammers: The Complete Collection, Walter Simonson | 3 Comments

THE BROKEN SWORD by POUL ANDERSON

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Broken Sword is a modern Norse myth that both dazzles and disappoints with its tale of unwitting mortals caught in the web of gods. When just a newborn, our hero Skafloc … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery | Tagged classic fantasy novels, Norse myths, Poul Anderson, The Broken Sword | 3 Comments

HALF THE WORLD (SHATTERED SEA #2) by JOE ABERCROMBIE

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The sands of time have rapidly slipped through the hourglass since Half a King. Now, Father Yarvi is well established as the “deeply cunning” minister of his former uncle, King Uthil of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Low, Young Adult | Tagged Father Yarvi, grimdark, grimwhine, Half a King, Half the World, Joe Abercrombie, King Uthil, Shattered Seas, YA grimdark | 5 Comments

BRAVE MEN DIE PART 1 by DAN ADAMS

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Brave Men Die Part 1 by Dan Adams is best characterized as a standard but entertaining grimdark. It has lots of combat, buckets of blood and gore with a straight forward story … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Low | Tagged Brave Men Die, Dan Adams, grimdark fantasy | 3 Comments

THE HERESY WITHIN

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The Heresy Within by Rob J. Hayes Genre: Fantasy Series: The Ties That Bind #1 Publisher: Ragnarok Publications (October 13, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 526 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. The other day I … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, High | Tagged Arbiters, best independent fantasy, best self published fantasy, magic system, Rob J. Hayes, The Heresy Within, The Ties That Bind, witch hunters | 4 Comments

TARKIN (STAR WARS) by JAMES LUCENO

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Bookwraiths

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . . EPISODE III (and then some) It is a dark time for the Empire. Although the Clone Wars have ended, most of the vile Jedi been destroyed, … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Star Wars | Tagged best Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, best star wars novels, Darth Sidious, Darth Vader, James Luceno, Lord Vader, Moff Tarkin, Republic, Star Wars, Star Wars Expanded Universe, Star Wars novels about Empire, Star Wars novels about Sith, Tarkin, Wilhuff Tarkin | 4 Comments

SHATTERED SHIELDS edited by JENNIFER BROZEK and BRYAN THOMAS SCHMIDT

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Shattered Shields edited by Brozek and Schmidt is an anthology focused on military fantasy, specifically heroic struggles and epic combat. Here seventeen short stories and novellas explore the vast expanse of military … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Anthology, Fantasy, Short Stories | Tagged best military fantasy anthology, best military fantasy stories, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, David Farland, ELIZABETH MOON, Glen Cook, Jennifer Brozek, military fantasy, Paksenarrion, Runelords, Shattered Shields, The Black Company | 2 Comments

THE SWORD OF SOLONUS by ADAM MATTHEWS

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. With The Sword of Solonus, Adam Matthews has taken on the herculean task of taking a traditional fantasy world (medieval-like) and traditional fantasy races (elves, humans, etc.) and re-imagining all of it … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, High, Self-Published | Tagged Adam Matthews, androgynous fantasy characters, fantasy novels, indie fantasy novels, The Sword of Solonus | 1 Comment

FLASHBACK FRIDAY — THE NEW X-MEN: E is for Extinction by GRANT MORRISON

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The New X-Men: E is for Extinction was written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Frank Quitely with Leinil Francis Yu and Ethan Van Sciver helping out. When I heard that Mr. Morrison was helming this one, I can’t tell … Continue reading →