Category Archives: Star Rating

FLASHBACK FRIDAY — THE FIONAVAR TAPESTY by GUY GAVRIEL KAY

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Flashback Friday is something I’ve been doing here at Bookwraiths for a while now; a time when I can post my thoughts about books and graphic novels that I’ve read in the past and never gotten around to reviewing. With … Continue reading →

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JOE STEELE by HARRY TURTLEDOVE

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Joe Steele by Harry Turtledove Genre: Alternate History Series: Joe Steele Publisher: Roc (April 7, 2015) My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. One of the grand masters of alternate history is back with a tale centering around a pivotal … Continue reading →

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THE CORPSE KING (AN EISENGOTH TALE) by CHRISTOPHER KELLEN

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Bookwraiths

The Corpse King by Christopher Kellen Genre: Fantasy, Horror Series: Tales of Eisengoth #1; Arbiter Codex #0.5 Publisher: Self-published (September 9, 2011) Author Information:Website | Twitter My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. The Corpse King is another of my … 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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THE BLADE ITSELF (THE FIRST LAW #1) by JOE ABERCROMBIE

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. As I’ve mentioned in other reviews, Joe Abercrombie is a fantasy author who all my real-life friends have raved about for years and insisted that I read. From their proselyting, it seemed … Continue reading →

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STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE GHOST PRISON

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Bookwraiths

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . . EPISODE III . . . and a little bit more THE SITH DEPOSED The Galactic Republic has been erased from the pages of history by the … Continue reading →

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY — THE RIDDLE-MASTER TRILOGY by PATRICIA A. McKILLIP

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Bookwraiths

A long time ago in a decade far, far away . . . I was a teenager! Not only that, I was a fairly arrogant one, who believed that he knew everything, had seen everything worth seeing, done everything worth … Continue reading →

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THE DRAWING OF THE THREE (THE DARK TOWER #2) by STEPHEN KING

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower #2) is usually proclaimed by readers as either “The book that truly got me hooked on The Dark Tower series!” or as “The book … 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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SABAZEL (SABAZEL #1) by LILLIAN STEWART CARL

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. Sabazel is a thinly disguised fantasy take on Alexander the Great: The Macedonian who led the Greek world in their crusade against the Persian Empire and won himself a world spanning empire … Continue reading →

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