Tag Archives: patrick rothfuss

FUNDAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (MARCH 4, 2019)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Bookwraiths

Another work week begin! I’ll run around like a man in a daze, frantically trying to fulfill all my commitments, while I dream of some future day when I will not have to struggle to steal an hour or two … Continue reading →

Posted in Funday Monday | Tagged A Game of Thrones, fantasy anthology, Funday Monday, Gardner Dozois, george r.r. martin, Joe Abercrombie, neil gaiman, patrick rothfuss, Rogues, Scott Lynch | 1 Comment

TOP TEN TUESDAY

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where a new top ten list hits the web every week! This week we have a great topic to explore … TOP TEN … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged Best Fantasy Book Titles, Black Company, Brandon Sanderson, Evil is a Matter of Perspective, Glen Cook, James Islington, patrick rothfuss, STEPHEN R. DONALDSON, Top Ten Tuesday | 4 Comments

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY:BOOKS I WANT TO FINALLY READ IN 2017

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic this week: BOOKS I WANT TO FINALLY READ IN 2017! These are those books i meant to read in 2016 or 2015 or 2014 and never got around to. … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged Brandon Sanderson, GARDENS OF THE MOON, Malazan, patrick rothfuss, R. Scott Bakker, Scott Lynch, STEVEN ERIKSON, The Darkness That Comes Before, THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA, THE NAME OF THE WIND, The Way of Kings, Top 5 Wednesday | 15 Comments

TOP TEN TUESDAY

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where a new top ten list hits the web every week! This week our topic is … BOOKS I JUST HAD TO BUY … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged BLACK SUN RISING, Brandon Sanderson, C.S. FRIEDMAN, Daniel Abraham, David Drake, David Farland, Fantasy, J.V. Jones, janny wurts, Lord of the Isles, patrick rothfuss, Scott Lynch, TERRY GOODKIND, The Baker's Boy, The Curse of the Mistwraith, The Dragon's Path, THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA, THE NAME OF THE WIND, The Runelords, The Way of Kings, Top Ten Tuesday, WIZARD’S FIRST RULE | 17 Comments

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

MUSING: LITERARY SNOBBERY IS BAD, BUT HOW ABOUT FANTASY SNOBBERY?

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Like most fantasy fans, I’ve watched Patrick Rothfuss’ response to academic, or literary, snobbery. It highlighted something that we readers have faced at one time or another: literary fiction snobs, who view the “fantasy” genre as “popcorn” fiction fit only … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Musings | Tagged fantasy elements, fantasy fans, Fantasy Snobbery, Patrick Rothfus Literary Snobbery, patrick rothfuss | 14 Comments

FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (OCTOBER 13, 2014)

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The work week begins. Time for me to strap on my business suit and head back into the office to save the world one case at a time. And usually, I have a list of books that are going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Funday Monday, Lists | Tagged ANTHONY RYAN, BLACK SUN RISING, BLOOD SONG, Brandon Sanderson, BRENT WEEKS, C.S. FRIEDMAN, CODEX ALERA, ELIZABETH MOON, epic fantasy, FURIES OF CALDERON, GARDENS OF THE MOON, Gentleman Bastard, HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON, Jim Butcher, Joe Abercrombie, LIGHTBRINGER, MALAZAN BOOK OF THE FALLEN, MISTBORN, MISTBORN: THE FINAL EMPIRE, NAOMI NOVIK, patrick rothfuss, RAVEN’S SHADOW, Scott Lynch, STEVEN ERIKSON, Sword of Truth, TEMERAIRE, TERRY GOODKIND, THE BLACK PRISM, THE BLADE ITSELF, THE COLDFIRE TRILOGY, THE DEEDS OF PAKSENARRION, the first law, THE KINGKILLER CHRONICLES, THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA, THE MALAZAN BOOK OF THE FALLEN, THE NAME OF THE WIND, WIZARD’S FIRST RULE | 8 Comments

Top 100 Fantasy & Scifi Books

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Bookwraiths

The top list as voted on by readers back in August 2011. I agree with many of the books, do not with some, and have not read most. Take a look and see what you think. http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139085843/your-picks-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books