Tag Archives: Glen Cook

TOUGH TRAVELING — TOWERS

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Every Thursday, Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn hosts a weekly party where blogs get to follow along with Diana Wynne Jones’ hilarious book The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel listing their favorite books with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Barbara Hambly, Dennis L. McKiernan, Diana Wynne Jones, Elric of Melnibon, Glen Cook, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Michael Moorcock, Stephen King, The Black Company, the dark tower, The Iron Tower Trilogy, The Silent Tower, The Vanishing Tower, The Walls of Air, Theft of Swords, Tough Traveling, Tough Traveling Thursday, wizard tower | 26 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — QUEST OBJECTS

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Barbara Hambly, best fantasy series, Chronicles of the Black Company, Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Darwath, David Eddings, Glen Cook, Jennifer Roberson, The Belgariad, Tough Traveling | 22 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — NORTHERN BARBARIANS

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Barak, Bragi Ragnarson, Companions of the Hall, conan, David Eddings, Dread Empire, epic fantasy barbarians, Glen Cook, Harry Turtledove, Icewind Dale, Kull, Northern Barbarians, R. A. Salvatore, robert e. howard, The Belgariad, Tough Traveling, Wulfgar | 21 Comments

SUNG IN BLOOD by GLEN COOK

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Sung in Blood is a little known work penned by Glen Cook, the author of such amazing series as The Black Company and The Dread Empire, and it was written by Mr. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, High, Sword and Sorcery | Tagged best epic fantasy books, best fantasy books, Glen Cook, Sung in Blood | Leave a comment

WORST FANTASY BOOK COVERS – PART 2

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Your favorite dose of bad fantasy covers is back with some really BAD examples of fantasy art, not just the art itself but also the nonsensical nature of some of these covers. So with out any unnecessary explanations, here are … Continue reading →

Posted in Cover Lover, Fantasy, Lists | Tagged David Drake, Dragon’s Teeth, fantasy art, Glen Cook, Harry Turtledove, Lord Valentine’s Castle, Mercedes Lackey, Robert Silverberg, The Black Company, worst fantasy covers | 9 Comments

Cold Copper Tears Worth a Try

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. This is the third novel in Glen Cook’s Garrett P.I. series, where our hero is a private investigator in a fantasy world. Garrett is an ex-military guy, who doesn’t go looking for … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy | Tagged Cold Copper Tears, detective, Doom, fantasy detective, Garrett, Glen Cook, P.I. Garrett, The Black Company | Leave a comment

OVERLOOKED FANTASY SERIES (2014 EDITION)

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Bookwraiths

We all have read “overlooked” fantasy series. You know the ones with hardly any publicity and little word of mouth, but you picked them up because you were bored, found it dirt cheap at a used book store, or got … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists | Tagged 80s fantasy series, Ascendant Kingdoms, Barbara Hambly, Best fantasy list, BLOODSOUNDER'S ARC, Dave Duncan, Dennis L. McKiernan, Fantasy, fantasy series you should try, Gail Z. Martin, Glen Cook, Greatcoats, Harry Turtledove, James A. Moore, janny wurts, JEFF SALYARDS, Jennifer Roberson, John Marco, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Luke Scull, Mark T. Barnes, Michael Moorcock, overlooked fantasy series, Sebastien de Castell, Seven Forges, The Grim Company | 24 Comments

Why Grimdark Isn’t For Me!

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Like the headline boldly announces and the picture clearly illustrates, everything is cooler when it is grimdark, which seems to mean lots of amoral, ultra-realistic killing and maiming will even make the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles badass. Well, I’ve pondered … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Black Company, frodo baggins, Glen Cook, grimdark, Hannibal Lecter, Jedi, Jorg Ancrath, Mark Lawrence, the broken empire, thomas covenant | 6 Comments

THE TYRANNY OF THE NIGHT (THE INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE NIGHT VOLUME 1) by GLEN COOK

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. I’m a big fan of Glen Cook and have been since I was a know-it-all teenager, so whenever he puts out a new book, I eventually get around to reading it. Usually … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Fantasy, High | Tagged best epic fantasy series, epic fantasy series, fantasy series, Glen Cook, Instrumentalities of the Night, The Black Company, The Tyrany of the Night | Leave a comment

THE DRAGON NEVER SLEEPS by GLEN COOK

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. When I read the blurb on this book, I got excited. Like all my friends know I love Glen Cook; man does not do much wrong in my opinion. Some even call … Continue reading →