Tag Archives: J.R.R. Tolkien

BEST STANDALONE FANTASY NOVELS (UPDATED)

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Bookwraiths

A standalone novel to me is a book that is self-contained and independent, able to be understood and appreciated without the need to read anything else. Some fantasy novels are written to be a one shot, standalone story, while others … Continue reading →

TOUGH TRAVELING — ORPHANS

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Every Thursday, Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn hosts a weekly party where blogs set out with Diana Wynne Jones’ hilarious book The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel in hand to explore all the tropes … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged and Thorn, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Daenerys, Game of Thrones, Garion, george r.r. martin, Guardians of the Galaxy, Harry Dresden, Harry Potter, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jim Butcher, Kvothe, Lord of the Rings, Luke Skywalker, Memory, Milamber, Orphans in Fantasy, patrick rothfuss, Pug, raymond e. feist, Sorrow, Star Wars, Star-Lord, Superman, Tad Williams, Tarzan, The Belgariad, THE KINGKILLER CHRONICLES, The Riftwar Saga, Throne of the Crescent Moon, Tough Traveling, Tough Traveling Thursday | 25 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — THE BIG CITY

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged A Song of Ice and Fire, Barbara Hambly, Chronicles of Amber, Chronicles of the Deryni, Dalaran, Darwath, george r.r. martin, Harry Turtledove, Ironforge, J.R.R. Tolkien, Katherine Kurtz, Lord of the Rings, Midkemia, Minas Tirith, raymond e. feist, Revelstone, Roger Zelazny, STEPHEN R. DONALDSON, thomas covenant, Tough Traveling, Videssos, World of Warcraft | 18 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — UNIQUE FLORA

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged best fantasy lists, Disc World, fantastical flora, fantasy list, fantasy plant-life, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, plants in fanasy, sarlacc, Star Wars, STEPHEN R. DONALDSON, TERRY PRATCHETT, The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, thomas covenant, Tough Traveling, Tough Traveling Thursday, weirdest fantasy plants | 22 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — ENFORCERS

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged best fantasy characters, best fantasy lists, best fantasy novels, christopher paolini, Darth Vader, durza, enforcers, eragon, Glen Cook, inheritance cycle, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, luke castellan, nazgul, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, percy jackspn, Rick Riordan, sith lords, Star Wars, The Black Company, the ten who were taken, the witch-king of angmar, Tough Traveling | 11 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — MONSTERS

Posted on October 30, 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 Andy Remic, Barbara Hambly, Chronicles of the Black Company, Dargonslayer, Dragonsbane, Glen Cook, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mother of Winter, Saladin Ahmed, Shadows Linger, Stephen King, The Black Company, the dark tower, The Hobbit, The Iron Wolves, Throne of the Crescent Moon, Tough Traveling, WOLVES OF THE Calla | 12 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — ELVES

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Corum, Dennis L. McKiernan, Diana Wynne Jones, Dragonlance, Drizzt Do'Urden, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Magician, margaret weis, Mark C. Perry, Michael Moorcock, Mithgar series, Morigu, R. A. Salvatore, raymond e. feist, Riftwar Saga, Steven Brust, Terry Brooks, The Elven Nations, The eternal champions, The Iron Tower, The Legend of Drizzt, The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, Tolkien, Tolkien's elves, tracy hickman, vlad taltos | 10 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — TOWERS

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Bookwraiths

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

BEST FANTASY COVERS – PART 2

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Bookwraiths

It’s that time again! Nope, it’s not vacation time, but it is time for Bookwraiths second part of our Best Fantasy Covers! I was very grateful for the response my first list got, especially all the comments and messages it … Continue reading →