Category Archives: 3 Stars

THE FREE by BRIAN RUCKLEY

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Magnificent Seven. Seven Samurai. These action-packed, adventure movies supposedly inspired Brian Ruckley when writing this tale of a band of fantasy land mercenaries taking one last contract before retiring. I’m sure … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Low, Military | Tagged best fantasy books 2014, best standalone fantasy novel, BRIAN RUCKLEY, fantasy standalone novel, new fantasy series 2014, THE FREE | 2 Comments

WARHAMMER AGE OF LEGEND edited by CHRISTIAN DUNN

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Age of Legend is an anthology of tales devoted to one of the most interesting fantasy lands around – Warhammer! While I haven’t read many of the stories from this brainchild of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Anthology, Fantasy, High, Warhammer | Tagged Aenarion, Age of Legend, ANDY HOARE, BEN COUNTER, C.L. WERNER, Christian Dunn, Games Workshop, Gav Thorpe, JOSH REYNOLDS, NICK KYME, PAUL S. KEMP, PHILIP ATHANS, SARAH CAWKWELL, sword and sorcery, Time of Legends, Warhammer, warhammer dwarves, Warhammer Fantasy (setting), warhammer short stories, warhammer universe | 2 Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: SPLINTER OF THE MIND’S EYE by ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I was all about Star Wars all the time, which is why I immediately picked this book up when I saw that Darth Vader cover. And while Splinter of the Mind’s Eye … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Flashback Friday, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Star Wars | Tagged Alan Dean Foster, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Star Wars, Star Wars Expanded Universe | 6 Comments

CRIMSON & CREAM by C.M. SKIERA

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Crimson & Cream is a fantasy tale that focuses on 13-year-old twins Eadriel and Elvar, who have fallen on hard times and are desperately trying to unravel their tortured past and create … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Low, Self-Published | Tagged C.M. Skiera, crimson & cream, fantasy YA novel, indie fantasy YA books | 1 Comment

THE ROADS TO BALDAIRN MOTTE by GARRETT CALCATERRA, CRAIG COMER, and AHIMSA KERP

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Roads to Baldairn Motte is an epic fantasy in the vein of Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and Erikson’s The Malazan Book of the Fallen, in that it has … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Anthology, Fantasy, Low | Tagged AHIMSA KERP, Baldairn Motte, best independent fantasy series, best indie fantasy novel, CRAIG COMER, epic fantasy, epic fantasy series, GARRETT CALCATERRA, THE ROADS TO BALDAIRN MOTTE | 1 Comment

FEARSOME MAGICS by JONATHAN STRAHAN

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Fearsome Magics is the follow-up anthology to Jonathan Strahan’s Fearsome Journeys. Here fourteen tales set out to explore the essential element of all fantasy: MAGIC! There are novellas looking at magic in … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Anthology, Fantasy, High | Tagged Christopher Rowe, Ellen Klages, fantasy short story anthology, Fearsome Magics, Frances Hardinge, Garth Nix, Genevieve Valentine, Isobelle Carmody, James Bradley, Jonathan Strahan, Justina Robson, K.J. Parker, Kaaron Warren, Karin Tidbeck, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Robert Shearman, Tony Ballantyne | 1 Comment

GRIMM FAIRY TALES: ROBYN HOOD LEGEND

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Grimm Fairy Tales: Robyn Hood Legend continues the story of our female Robyn Hood who has escaped from a dark, brutal Nottingham into the modern times. Once in the big city, our … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fairy Tale, Graphic Novels, Grimm Fairy Tales | Tagged comic collections, Grimm Fairy Tales, Robyn Hood, Robyn Hood Legend, Zenescope | 1 Comment

THE SWORD AND ITS SERVANT (GRAUWELT #1) by VICTOR SALINAS

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Sword and Its Servant is the first installment of what is planned as an ongoing series. This “portal” story is definitely a YA novel with its “coming of age” theme, but … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Dark, Fantasy, High, Self-Published | Tagged Grauplay, Grauwelt, The Sword and Its Servant, Victor Salinas | Leave a comment

THE LAST COLONY (OLD MAN’S WAR #3) by JOHN SCALZI

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. I have to admit I was a bit excited to finally get to read The Last Colony. Old Man’s War was a great scifi novel and The Ghost Brigades was only a … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Science Fiction, Soft | Tagged best military science fiction, best science fiction series, Jane Sagan, John Perry, John Scalzi, Old Man's War, The Colonial Union, The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony, ZOE'S TALE | 3 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 →