“Fool’s Assassin” by Robin Hobb
I took entirely too long to read Fool’s Assassin. I originally won it on LibraryThing Early Reviewers, but the book never arrived – I finally broke down and bought my…
Read more“Jumper” by Steven Gould
This is going to be a short review, since I’m catching up on reviews (as always). I was recently sent a copy of Jumper by Tor as part of their…
Read more“A Natural History of Dragons” and “The Tropic of Serpents” by Marie Brennan
When I first saw the cover of A Natural History of Dragons, I knew I was going to love the book. (I know the adage about not judging a book…
Read more“Words of Radiance” by Brandon Sanderson
Some context for this review: I’m a huge Brandon Sanderson fan, and I thought The Way of Kings was his best book, so I was really sure I would love this…
Read more“Arrows of the Queen” by Mercedes Lackey
I’ve been wanting to read Mercedes Lackey for a long time, but she’s so prolific that I had no idea where to start! But then I received Arrows of the…
Read more“The Republic of Thieves” by Scott Lynch
I just want to say “YAY, GIMME MORE!”, but I don’t think that would be a very good review, so I’ll try and extract some coherence from my general happy…
Read more“Billy Moon” by Douglas Lain
Billy Moon is Douglas Lain’s debut novel, and it’s one of the most original fantasies I’ve read recently. We follow an alternate version of the grown Christopher Robin Milne, who…
Read more“The Magicians” by Lev Grossman
I’ve been wary of reading The Magicians by Lev Grossman. I’d heard a lot of great things about the book, but I don’t usually like fantasy stories where the protagonists…
Read more“Discord’s Apple” by Carrie Vaughn
I discovered Carrie Vaughn’s writing in Unfettered, a recent fantasy anthology edited by Shawn Speakman, and I really wanted to read more of her work, so I bought this book.…
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