Tag Archives: grimdark fantasy series

MANIFEST DELUSIONS MADNESS: BOOK SPOTLIGHT & GIVEAWAY

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Bookwraiths

RUN! RUN! THE DOPPELS HAVE ESCAPED AND THE MADNESS IS COMING! IT’S COMING! Oh, hell, it is already here. And that is a good thing.  You see, Manifest Delusion Madness has arrived at Bookwraiths and is going to be with … Continue reading →

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INDIE WEDNESDAY: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF DASHING PRINCE DIETRICH – REVIEW & GIVEAWAY

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Along my reading journey, I’ve made a conscious decision to not only read the books on the shelves at my local Barnes & Nobles store, or online at Amazon, but to also try self-published, or indie, works as often as I … Continue reading →

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WAITING ON WEDNESDAY — A BLADE OF BLACK STEEL

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine to let readers share their excitement for books coming out soon, and the novel I’m eagerly awaiting might surprise you, because I did not exactly love the first installment: A Crown … Continue reading →

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A CROWN FOR COLD SILVER

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Bookwraiths

A Crown for Cold Silver by Alex Marshall. Genre: Fantasy — Epic/Grimdark-esque Series: The Crimson Empire #1 Publisher: Orbit (April 4, 2015) Length: 656 pages My Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars A Crown for Cold Silver was a book seemingly … Continue reading →

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INDIE WEDNESDAY — THE SANE KING

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Along my reading journey, I’ve made a conscious decision to not only read the books on the shelves at my local Barnes & Nobles store, or online at Amazon, but to also try self-published, or indie, works as often as I … Continue reading →

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SCOURGE OF THE BETRAYER (BLOOSOUNDER’S ARC #1) by JEFF SALYARDS

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. Scourge of the Betrayer is one of those rare books. A novel that takes the familiar tropes of a particular genre, tweaks them ever so slightly until you (a long time reader) … Continue reading →

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: MORIGU: THE DESECRATION by MARK C. PERRY

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Flashback Friday is something I’ve been doing here at Bookwraiths for a while now: a time when I can post my thoughts about books and graphic novels that I’ve read in the past and never gotten around to reviewing. With … Continue reading →

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HALF A KING (SHATTERED SEA #1) by JOE ABERCROMBIE

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of five stars. Since starting to read fantasy again several years ago, there have been a few authors whose names have been constantly whispered in my ear as the “it” writers to try: Peter V. … Continue reading →

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