“Updraft” by Fran Wilde
Kirit Densira is only a couple of days away from earning her wings and starting her apprenticeship as a trader. But when she breaks one of her city’s laws by…
Read more“The Grace of Kings” by Ken Liu
There’s been a lot of anticipation about the release of The Grace of Kings, Ken Liu’s debut novel. If you haven’t heard of Ken Liu, he’s an accomplished writer of…
Read more“The Eye of the World” Graphic Novel, Volumes One and Two
I just started reading the graphic novel version of The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan and adapted by Chuck Dixon. It’s pretty good so far, and left to…
Read more“Fade to Black” by Francis Knight
I’ve had Fade to Black sitting around for a while, and I jumped straight to reading it after I finished Aurora (which was great, but somewhat bleak) because I wanted…
Read more“A Darker Shade of Magic” by V.E. Schwab
I found a preview of A Darker Shade of Magic at the end of my copy of Vicious, and I was instantly captivated. Luckily, I had a copy already, so…
Read moreThe Belgariad by David Eddings
The Belgariad is a five book series, and one of the classics of fantasy. I’ve had a copy of the first book, Pawn of Prophecy sitting around for a couple…
Read moreThe Watergivers series by Glenda Larke
I was inspired by my recent read of The Forsaken Lands series (The Lascar’s Dagger and The Dagger’s Path) to read the Watergivers series by the same author (The Last Stormlord, Stormlord…
Read moreThe Chalion series by Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold is one of my favourite authors. I read the Vorkosigan saga last January and I can’t really find words to describe how much I enjoyed it (here…
Read more“The Lascar’s Dagger” by Glenda Larke
Another mini-review. The Lascar’s Dagger was my first book by Glenda Larke, and I liked it. A religious spy investigating the politics of the discovery of a new spice route…
Read more“Dark Currents” by Jacqueline Carey
A mini-review – I don’t usually read urban fantasy, but I really like Jacqueline Carey, and I recently read and loved Santa Olivia and Saints Astray, so I decided to…
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