Category Archives: Star Rating

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 →

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JIM BUTCHER’S THE DRESDEN FILES: WAR CRY

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. The Dresden Files: War Cry is a comic collection of the series written by Jim Butcher and Mark Powers. And while I have just begun my travels with Harry Dresden, I have … Continue reading →

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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 →

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: THE IVANHOE GAMBIT (TIME WARS #1) by SIMON HAWKE

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Bookwraiths

During my teen years back in the early 1980s, my reading consisted of D&D modules/rule books, comics (mainly Marvel), “Choose Your Own Adventure” books, and Star Wars novels. Everything else I sort of stayed away from. But then one day … Continue reading →

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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 →

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RISE OF THE KING by R.A. SALVATORE

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Rise of the King by R.A. Salvatore Genre: Fantasy Series: Companions Codex #2 | Legend of Drizzt #26 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (September 30, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 368 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 … Continue reading →

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THE WARDED MAN by PETER V. BRETT

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett Genre: Fantasy Series: Demon Cycle #1 Publisher: Random House (March 14, 2009) Author Information:Website | Twitter Length: 416 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. The Warded Man was a novel I’d … Continue reading →

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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 →

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DURING THE DANCE by MARK LAWRENCE

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Bookwraiths

During the Dance by Mark Lawrence Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Series: Stand-alone short story Publisher: Self Published (July 4, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 9 pages My Rating: five out of five stars. This is a short story penned … Continue reading →

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CITY OF STAIRS by ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Bookwraiths

City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett. Genre: Fantasy Series: The Divine Cities #1 Publisher: Broadway Books (September 9, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 452 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Imagine yourself in a place … Continue reading →

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