Review of ~ John Gwynne – Ruin (The Faithful and the Fallen #3)

9.5/10 - Ruin is Gwynne's third novel in his stunning epic fantasy saga, The Faithful and the Fallen. The fabled God-War is no longer a mythical looming prophecy; it is very real and the events unfolding within The Banished Lands are presented to us by a plethora of vivid and dramatic characters. The perspectives we...

Review of ~ John Gwynne – Valour (The Faithful and the Fallen #2)

9.0/10 "One thought circled in his head like the black birds swirling about the mountain peaks. They must be stopped." - Corban Valour carries on literally minutes after the action when Malice presented us such an amazing breathless finale. We witness the so-called Bright Star Corban; and his bizarre accumulated band of all sorts that...

Review of ~ John Gwynne – Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen #1)

8/10 "That is my prayer, what use is prayer to a God that has abandoned all things..." - Halvor Gwynne's debut is the foundation of what will arguably be a perplexing but ultimately breathtaking fantasy saga. One that is flowing with age-old and perhaps cliched elements preparing for the ultimate battle. Good vs. Evil. It...