Category Archives: 4 Stars

THE GRIM COMPANY by LUKE SCULL

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Bookwraiths

The Grim Company by Luke Scull Genre: Fantasy Series: The Grim Company #1 Publisher: Roc (February 4, 2013) Author Information:Website | Twitter Length: 400 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. When I think of a grimdark novel, what … Continue reading →

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THE ROAD TO CIVIL WAR (MARVEL COMICS)

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Bookwraiths

The Road to Civil War by Brian Michael Bendis and J. Michael Straczynski Genre: Superhero Comics Series: Marvel Civil War Publisher: Marvel (February 21, 2007) Author(s) Information:Website | Twitter My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Marvel Civil War! When … Continue reading →

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FLASH GORDON OMNIBUS by JEFF PARKER, EVAN SHANER and JORDIE BELLAIRE

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Anyone else remember the campy-yet-cool Flash Gordon movie from 1980? You know, the one with the really cool Queen music. I do, anyway. And it has always had a special place in my childhood memories, because it was the first … Continue reading →

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SHADOWS OVER INNOCENCE (THE EMPEROR’S EDGE 0.5) by LINDSEY BUROKER

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Bookwraiths

The Emperor’s Edge by Lindsey Buroker Genre: Fantasy Series: The Emperor’s Edge Publisher: Self published (January 1, 2010) Author Information:Website | Twitter My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. “Shadow’s Over Innocence” is a short story set about a dozen years … Continue reading →

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY — DARKWAR by GLEN COOK

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Bookwraiths

As most of my friends know, I am a Glen Cook fan, have been since I was a teenager in the 1980s and read The Black Company. That quintessential grimdark fantasy (before there was even the term) blew my mind, … Continue reading →

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REFLECTIONS OF ETERNITY (FANTASY SHORT STORY) by J.M.D. REID

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. Reflections of Eternity is a fantasy short story that I stumbled upon a few weeks ago. Since I’m generally turned off by photographic fantasy covers, it was the story description which persuaded … Continue reading →

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THE SWORDSMAN OF TANOSA (TALE OF THE MIDDLE SEAS) by DUNCAN M. HAMILTON

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. “The Swordsman of Tanosa” is a short story set in the Middle Sea world of Duncan M. Hamilton, which has also been the setting for his Society of the Sword Trilogy and … Continue reading →

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STARLIGHT by MARK MILLAR

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. I’ve always loved swashbuckling sci-fi adventures – stories in the mold of Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter, Robert E. Howard’s Almuric, or Michael Kane as penned by Michael Moorcock. These tales about … Continue reading →

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CLASH OF EAGLES

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Clash of Eagles by Alan Smale Genre: Alternate History Series: Clash of Eagles #1 Publisher: Del Rey (March 17, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 432 pages My Rating: 4 stars WHAT IF . . . The Roman Empire had never fallen? Better yet – what … Continue reading →

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SPELL BLIND (JUSTIS FEARSSON #1) by DAVID B. COE

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Spell Blind by David B. Coe Genre: Fantasy — Contemporary Series: Justis Fearsson #1 Publisher: Baen Books (January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 320 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Urban fantasy is not a … Continue reading →

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