Tag Archives: the first law

TOP TEN TUESDAY

Posted on January 26, 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 … TOP TEN CHARACTERS I SHOULDN’T LIKE … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged Darth Vader, Glokta, Joe Abercrombie, Loki, Malekith, Mark Lawrence, Peter V. Brett, Soulcatcher, Star Wars, The Black Company, the broken empire, the first law, THE WARDED MAN, thomas covenant, Top Ten Tuesday | 8 Comments

BEST READS OF 2015 (SO FAR!)

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Thankfully, I spent, at least, some of the last six months reading some great books. And in an effort to look back on those reading experiences (and give my favorites a little hype), I decided to post this list of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists | Tagged best books 2015, best fantasy books 2015, Drizzt Do'Urden, Greatcoats, Kevin Hearne, MISTBORN, Spell Blind, Star Wars, Star Wars canon, The Book of the Black Earth, the first law, The Grim Company, The Iron Ship | 8 Comments

THE BLADE ITSELF (THE FIRST LAW #1) by JOE ABERCROMBIE

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. As I’ve mentioned in other reviews, Joe Abercrombie is a fantasy author who all my real-life friends have raved about for years and insisted that I read. From their proselyting, it seemed … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Low | Tagged Glokta, grimdark, grimdark fantasy books, grimdark series, Joe Abercrombie, Logen Nine Fingers, Lord Grimdark, Shattered Sea, THE BLADE ITSELF, the first law | 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

Fantasy Violence: Too Realistic or Not?

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Many reviewers believe fantasy has become too violent, too ultra-realistic in that violence. Many of those critics point to Mark Lawrence’s series The Broken Empire as a prime example of their premise. Since Emperor of Thrones was released today, I … Continue reading →