Warriors of the Storm is the 9th entry in The Saxon Stories series that follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg and it is my favourite of the books so far. It has a brilliant opening and the standard doesn’t drop for the length of the whole book. At the beginning of Warriors of the Storm, a fifty-something-year-old... Continue Reading →
I received a limited edition proof copy of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Christopher Paolini and Tor Books. Originally posted on Grimdark Magazine. In To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, we follow the third-person perspective of Kira who is a xenobiologist. We join... Continue Reading →
7.5/10 - I received an advance reading copy of Stoker's Wilde in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank Steven Hopstaken, Melissa Prusi, and Flame Tree Press.The concept of Stoker's Wilde intrigued me straight away. It is an epistolary novel that is set in the late nineteenth century and sees Bram Stoker... Continue Reading →
The top self-published books that we have read at Fantasy Book Review, in no particular order. (Or they were self-published when we read them.) Faithless - Graham Austin-King "An utterly dark, unique, well-written, and deeply engaging grimdark story" - James Tivendale Richard Nell - Kings of Paradise "Kings of Paradise is a brilliant book, and... Continue Reading →
I was in a group conversation with Esme from the Stabby award-winning blog, The Weatherwax Report when she said that she wanted to do a “fuck counter”. I thought that was a great idea, so I decided to go through all 10 SPFBO finalists and plot the swearing and cursing and all those four letter words. But all credit to the idea goes to Esme.
Without further ado, let’s get started. I want to quickly note here that I only accounted for “real” swear words. Invented swear words, if they occurred, were not counted.
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7.5/10 When everyone first read and loved Harry Potter I ignored it. Not for any particular reason but about 10 years ago I didn't think I would be into it. Fast forward a decade and I'm now working my way through what I can say already is a children's classic fantasy series that is up... Continue Reading →
I thought I’d keep a note of some nice reviews on this site of Age of Assassins so I can come here and remember the good old days when everything was lovely and clouds rained down candyfloss each time someone decides they hate it.
Dave is clearly a man of charm and integrity.
James Tivendale of the Fantasy Book review is a gentleman and a scholar.
http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/RJ-Barker/Age-of-Assassins.html
The hands of fate chose Paul because he is most wise.
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