Tag Archives: epic fantasy series

THE LEOPARD (MARAKAND #1) by K.V. JOHANSEN

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. I’m one of those readers who actually likes being thrown straight into the action. Immerse me in a deluge of strange names, exotic places, magical races, or warring kingdoms, I love it. … Continue reading →

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CHASERS OF THE WIND (THE CYCLE OF WIND AND SPARKS BOOK 1) by ALEXEY PEHOV

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. If Robert Jordan, Glen Cook, and George R.R. Martin had ever written a fantasy book together, Chasers of the Wind would be it. The book is fun, engaging and action-packed, mixing assassins, … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH JAMES A. MOORE, AUTHOR OF THE SEVEN FORGES SERIES

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Author Bio: James A. Moore is the author of over twenty novels, inlcuding the critically acclaimed Fireworks, Under the Overtree, Blood Red, Deeper, the Serenity Falls trilogy, Blind Shadows, and his most recent volume of the Seven Forges series, The … Continue reading →

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FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (JUNE 30, 2014)

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Bookwraiths

It is that most horrible of times: Monday. The day I have to put my big boy suit on and jump back on the corporate escalator to nowhere. But while my body languishes in my office, the books I’m reading … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW: IGOR LJUBUNCIC, AUTHOR OF THE LOST WORDS

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Bookwraiths

How long have you been a fan of the fantasy genre? I guess since I was ten or so. The moment I picked up The Hobbit and got hooked for life. Who is your favorite author in the genre? Uh-oh, … Continue reading →

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FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Yeah, it is Monday again for me. Time to get back onto the old emplyment hamster wheel and run round and round. Maybe I’ll save the world this week, but I’d rather not have to today. The only thing that … Continue reading →

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SEVEN FORGES SHORT STORIES

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The blog this week has spent a great deal of time focusing on the upcoming release of The Blasted Lands, the second book in the Seven Forges series, written by James A. Moore. While it is only a couple days … Continue reading →

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WORLD BUILDING: FELLEIN AND THE SEVEN FORGES BY JAMES A. MOORE

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Bookwraiths

It’s a different sort of thing, building an entire world. I mean, for me, as a horror writer, it was always a bit easier. Think of a situation and then either plop the characters into a real town or city … Continue reading →

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THE PILLARS OF SAND (PART 3 OF ECHOES OF EMPIRE) by MARK T. BARNES

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. The Pillars of Sand is a fitting ending to the Echoes of Empire fantasy series. It is filled with intense action, revelations of ancient secrets, and the continued development of one of … Continue reading →

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ICE FORGED by GAIL Z. MARTIN

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Ice Forged is an entertaining but flawed fantasy/post-apocalyptic hybrid that dazzles in its depiction of the frozen waste of Edgeland and its prisoners/colonists but undergoes a disappointing evolution near the end that … Continue reading →

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