Tag Archives: Roland Deschain

FRIDAY FACE-OFF: GATEWAYS

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a new weekly meme hosted by Books by Proxy. Join us every Friday as we pit cover against cover, and publisher against publisher, to find the best artwork in our literary universe. This week our theme … Continue reading →

TOUGH TRAVELING — MIDDLE AGED HEROES

Posted on July 22, 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 | Tagged Croaker, Eddard Stark, Game of Thrones, middle aged heroes, middle aged heroes in fantasy, Roland Deschain, The Black Company, the dark tower, Tough Traveling, Tough Traveling Thursday | 15 Comments

THE DRAWING OF THE THREE (THE DARK TOWER #2) by STEPHEN KING

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower #2) is usually proclaimed by readers as either “The book that truly got me hooked on The Dark Tower series!” or as “The book … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Stars, Cross-Genre, Fantasy, Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction | Tagged Dark Tower, Dark Tower The Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, Stephen King, the dark tower, The Drawing of the Three, The Gunslinger | 6 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELLING — KNIGHTS

Posted on February 19, 2015 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, BLOODSOUNDER'S ARC, Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Chronicles of the Deryni, Crown of Stars, D.P. Prior, Dark Tower, Dark Tower The Gunslinger, Dave Duncan, David Eddings, Diana Wynne Jones, Dragonlance Chronicles, Dragonsbane, Game of Thrones, Jaime Lannister, JEFF SALYARDS, Jennifer Roberson, Kate Elliott, Katherine Kurtz, Knights of Solamnia, margaret weis, Roland Deschain, Seventh Sword, Shader, Sparhawk, Stephen King, The Belgariad, The Elenium, The Mallorean, The Tamuli, tracy hickman | 12 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELLING — TO BLATHE

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Alexey Pehov, Catt-Brie, Ce'Nedra, David Eddings, Drizzt Do'Urden, Echoes of Empire, Garion, Jennifer Roberson, Lord of the Rings, Louise Cooper, Mark T. Barnes, Roland Deschain, Susan Delgado, The Belgariad, the dark tower, Time Master, Tough Traveling, Tough Traveling Thursday | 9 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — NOVICES

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Assassin's apprentice, best novices in fantasy, BLOODSOUNDER'S ARC, Dark Tower The Gunslinger, Daughter of the Empire, fantasy lists, Greatest Novices in fantasy books, janny wurts, JEFF SALYARDS, Louise Cooper, Magician, Peter V. Brett, raymond e. feist, Rick Riordan, robin hobb, Roland Deschain, SCOURGE OF THE BETRAYER, Stephen King, Terry Brooks, the dark tower, The Defenders of Shannara, THE DEMON CYCLE, The High Druid's Blade, The Initiate, The Lightning Thief, THE WARDED MAN, Time Master, VEIL OF THE DESERTERS | 8 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — COMPANIONS

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Alaric Morgan, Barbara Hambly, best fantasy companions, Chronicles of the Deryni, City of Stairs, Companions, D.P. Prior, Darwath, David Eddings, Glen Cook, Ingold Inglorion, Katherine Kurtz, Kevin Hearne, Lady, Lord Mhoram, Lord of the Rings, Oberon, Roland Deschain, Saltheart Foamfollower, SIGURD THE DREYLING, Stephen King, STEPHEN R. DONALDSON, The Belgariad, The Black Company, the dark tower, The Iron Druid Chronicles, The Nameless Dwarf, thomas covenant | 18 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — WITCHES

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Aes Sedai, Atticus O'Sullivan, Barbara Hambly, Best Fantasy Witches, Brandon Sanderson, Darkwar, Diana Wynne Jones, Dragon Reborn, Dragonsbane, Game of Thrones, george r.r. martin, Glen Cook, Hounded, John Aversin, Kevin Hearne, L. Frank Baum, MARIKA, Melisandra, Moraine, Rhea of Coos, robert jordan, Roland Deschain, Silth, Song of Ice and Fire, Stephen King, Susan Delgado, the dark tower, The Iron Druid Chronicles, The Wheel of Time, The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Urban Fantasy | 23 Comments

Top Eleven Fantasy Or Science Fiction Characters I’d Love To Have A Beer With

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The other day a blog I follow asked the question “What literary character would you like to have a beer with?” Naturally, I thought about it, and I came up with a host of people that I would love to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Musings, Science Fiction | Tagged Battlestar Galactica, Dragonlance, Gandalf, Ingold Inglorion, Lord of the Rings, Roland Deschain, Star Wars, The Belgariad, The Black Company, the dark tower, The Riyrian Chronicles, Tyrants and Kings, wheel of time | 24 Comments

WOLVES OF THE CALLA (THE DARK TOWER # 5) by STEPHEN KING

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Wolves of the Calla was one of those novels that it took me a while to actually “get into” (A four month hiatus between reading attempts to be precise.), but once I … Continue reading →