Category Archives: 4 Stars

STORM FRONT

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Bookwraiths

  Storm Front by Jim Butcher   Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: The Dresden Files #1 Publisher: Roc Books (April 1, 2000) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 352 pages My Rating: 3 stars What can one say about The Dresden Files that hasn’t already been said? Not much really. It is hailed … Continue reading →

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PROTEGEE (EXILES OF ARCADIA #2) by JAMES GAWLEY

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. Protegee (Exiles of Arcadia #2) by James Gawley is an alternative history-fantasy version of the death of the Roman Republic similar in vein to George R.R. Martin’s fantasy revision of the War … Continue reading →

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WOOL (WOOL #1) by HUGH HOWEY

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. This is the first “story” in the Wool Omnibus series that took the world by storm in 2011. At 49 pages long, the tale can be read in a single sitting, and … Continue reading →

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THE FOREVER WAR by JOE HALDEMAN

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. The Forever War is touted as one of the best science fiction military novels ever written. At least, that is how I’ve always heard it described, and so going into this one, … Continue reading →

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1920: AMERICA’S GREAT WAR

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Bookwraiths

1920: America’s Great War by Robert Conroy Genre: Alternate History Series: Stand Alone Novel Publisher: Baen Books (December 3, 2013) Length: 354 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. 1920: America’s Great War is alternate history at its best. … Continue reading →

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THE ROSE AND THE THORN by MICHAEL SULLIVAN

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Bookwraiths

The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan Genre: Fantasy Series: The Riyria Chronicles #2 Publisher: Orbit (September 17, 2013) Length: 347 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. The Rose and the … Continue reading →

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ROMULUS BUCKLE & THE CITY OF THE FOUNDERS

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders         by Richard Ellis Preston, Jr. Genre: Steampunk Series: Chronicles of the Pneumatic Zeppelin #1 Publisher: 47North (July 2, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 446 pages My Rating: 4 out of … Continue reading →

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THE CROWN TOWER by MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Bookwraiths

The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan Genre: Fantasy Series: The Riyria Chronicles #1 Publisher: Orbit (August 6, 2013) Length: 416 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter My Rating:My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. For all of you … Continue reading →

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THE TYRANNY OF THE NIGHT (THE INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE NIGHT VOLUME 1) by GLEN COOK

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. I’m a big fan of Glen Cook and have been since I was a know-it-all teenager, so whenever he puts out a new book, I eventually get around to reading it. Usually … Continue reading →

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FALL OF KINGS by DAVID GEMMELL

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Fall of Kings by David Gemmell Genre: Historical Fiction Series: Troy #3 Publisher: Ballantine Books (August 27, 2007) Length: 496 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Troy: Fall of Kings is the end of David Gemmell’s epic historical … Continue reading →

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