Category Archives: Star Rating

THE IRON WOLVES by ANDY REMIC

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The Iron Wolves by Andy Remic Genre: Fantasy — Grimdark Series: The Rage of Kings #1 Publisher: Angry Robot (December 31, 2013) Author Information:Website | Twitter Length: 457 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. The Iron Wolves is … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Epic, Fantasy, Grimdark, High, Sword and Sorcery | Tagged Andy Remic, grimdark, grimdark fantasy, Iron Wolves, The Iron Wolves, The Rage of Kings | 9 Comments

LIBERTY: 1784

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Liberty: 1784 by Robert Conroy Genre: Alternate History Series: Stand Alone Novel Publisher: Baen Books (March 4, 2014) Length: 368 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. After reading Mr. Conroy’s extremely entertaining alternative history book 1920: America’s Great … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Alternative History | Tagged Alternative History, America, American War for I ndependence, best alternative history, General Cornwallis, King Louis XVI, liberty, Liberty: 1784, Revolutionary War, Robert Conroy, the American Revolution | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in 4 Stars, Alternative History | Tagged 1920: America's Great War, Alternative History, America, best alternative history, Germany, Robert Conroy | 5 Comments

Hawks of Outremer by Robert E. Howard

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Hawks of Outremer by Robert E. Howard Genre: Historical Fiction — Medieval Crusades Series: Stand Alone Novel Publisher: Donald M. Grant Publishers (1979) Length: 165 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. Robert E. Howard was one of those … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Historical Fiction, Swashbuckling | Tagged Agnes de Chestillon, Bran Mak Morn, Conan the Barbarian, Cormac Fitzgeoffrey, historical fiction, robert e. howard, Sailor Steve Costigan, Soloman Kane | Leave a comment

OVID’S VALLEY by ERIC PATRICK CLAYTON

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Ovid’s Valley is a contemporary fantasy set within a small, mountain town of that name. Ovid is a place where people spend their lives enjoying the rugged mountains and untamed forests, reveling … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Contemporary, Fantasy, Self-Published | Tagged Aaron, Contemporary fantasy, Eric Patrick Clayton, Fiction, Ovid, secret government facility, The Recruiters | Leave a comment

GIDEON SMITH AND THE MECHANICAL GIRL

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl by David Barnett Genre: Fantasy — Steampunk Series: Gideon Smith #1 Publisher: Tor (September 10, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 352 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. This steampunk book … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Steampunk | Tagged Bram Stoker, Captain Lucian Trigger, David Barnett, Egypt, Gideon, Gideon Smith, Indiana Jones, London, penny dreadful, steampunk, Victorian England, Victorian era | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in 4 Stars, Fantasy, Swashbuckling | Tagged Crown Tower, fantasy series, Hadrian, Michael J. Sullivan, Reading, Revelations, Riyria Revelations, Royce, Sullivan, The riyria Chronicles, Thorn | 4 Comments

KING OF THORNS (THE BROKEN EMPIRE #2) by MARK LAWRENCE

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Bookwraiths

King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence Genre: Fantasy – Grimdark Series: The Broken Empire #2 Publisher: Harper Voyager (April 25, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 597 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. THE SOCIOPATH IS AT … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark | Tagged Emperor of Thorns, grimdark, Jorg Ancrath, King of Thorns, Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns, sociopath, the broken empire | 9 Comments

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 →

Posted in 4 Stars, Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Steampunk | Tagged Best Steampunk Books, dirigibles, james tiberius kirk, Jr., pneumatic zeppelin, Richard Ellis Preston, romulus buckle, star trek, steampunk, The Chronicles of the Pneumatic Zeppelin, zeppelin | 3 Comments

THE VISCOUNT AND THE WITCH (RIYRIA SHORT STORY) by MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Bookwraiths

The Viscount and the Witch by Michael J. Sullivan Genre: Fantasy Series: The Riyria Chronicles #1.5 Publisher: Ridan Publishing (October 1, 2011) Length: 43 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. “The Viscount and … Continue reading →