Category Archives: Star Rating

JERICHO: SEASON THREE – CIVIL WAR

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 5 out of 5 stars. For those who have never heard of Jericho, it was a television show which aired from 2006-2008 and focused on a group of characters thrown together in a small town in the … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 Stars, Graphic Novels, Jericho, Post-apocalyptic | Tagged Jericho, Jericho Civil War, Jericho television series, Jericho: Season Three, nuclear bomb, post-apocalyptic television series, post-apocalyptic world, Robert Hawkins | 7 Comments

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE ADAMA GAMBIT

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. Before I review this graphic novel, I have to make a confession – I love Battlestar Galactica. Whether it is the original show from my childhood in the 1970s, the different comic … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Battlestar Galactica, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Space Opera | Tagged Adama, Apollo, Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica comics, Dynamite Entertainment, original Battlestar Galactica, Starbuck | 1 Comment

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

HEIR TO THE JEDI by KEVIN HEARNE

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne Genre: Sci-Fi, Star Wars Series: Empire and Rebellion #3 Publisher: Lucas Books (March 3, 2015) My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Star Wars | Tagged best Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, best star wars novels, Kevin Hearne, Luke Skywalker, Star Wars, Star Wars Expanded Universe, Star Wars fan, The Iron Druid Chronicles | 10 Comments

THE HUMAN DIVISION (OLD MAN’S WAR #5) by JOHN SCALZI

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. I read The Human Division a few months ago. Since I thoroughly hated it, I tried to return it to the library where I got it from, put it out of my … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Stars, Military, Science Fiction | Tagged best military sci-fi novels, best military science fiction, John Scalzi, Old Man's War, The Human Division | 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

FLASHBACK FRIDAY — JHEREG (VLAD TALTOS #1) by STEVEN BRUST

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Bookwraiths

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again “There is nothing harder than reviewing one of your teenage favorites once you grow up.” And, unfortunately, Jhereg isn’t an exception to this fact. Like many longtime fantasy fans, I first … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Stars, Fantasy, Flashback Friday, High, Swashbuckling, Sword and Sorcery | Tagged 1980s fantasy series, Dragaeran, Dragaeran friends, elves by another name, Fantasy world, Flashback Friday, Hawk, Jhereg, longest running fantasy series, Steven Brust, Ursula K. Le Guin, vlad taltos | 5 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 SHADOW NOW by DAVID LISS and COLTON WORLEY

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. Okay, I finished this one. Wish I could say it was a great reading experience, but I can’t. Yeah, I am going to explain, so stop now if you have any medical … Continue reading →