Review of ~ Robin Hobb – Fool’s Errand (The Tawny Man #1)

8.5/10 "History is no more fixed and dead than the future. The past is no further away than the last breath you took." - Spoilers from the first series will follow. Fool's Errand is set 15-years after the finale of Assassin's Quest. Once again we follow FitzChivalry Farseer - the assumed dead royal bastard. In...

Review of ~ Evan Winter – The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

9/10 *Minor spoilers may follow.* The inhabitants of Omehi who are known as the Chosen have been warring with the savage hedeni tribes for hundreds of years. The hedeni may have superior numbers but the Chosen have the Gifted. These are powerful female mages who can source power from the underworld Isihogo. The Gifted are...

Review of ~ Brian Naslund – Blood of an Exile (Dragons of Terra, #1)

7.5/10 - Soon to be posted on Grimdark Magazine I received an uncorrected proof copy of Blood of an Exile in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank Brian Naslund and Tor. Bershad the Flawless is a dragon-slayer. After betraying the King fourteen years ago Bershad was exiled and given a brutal...

Review of ~ T.M. Lakomy – The Shadow Crucible

9/10 I received a review copy of The Shadow Crucible in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank T.M. Lakomy and Select Books Inc. for this opportunity. This novel was influenced by the scriptures found within the Nag Hammadi scrolls which were written sometime between the 2nd and 3rd-century A.D. and resurfaced...

Review of ~ Josiah Bancroft – Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel #1)

9/10 Will be posted on Fantasy Book Review shortly. Josiah Bancroft's debut novel is a huge deal in the world of fantasy fiction right now. I truly regret being late to the party but can safely say the hype is well deserved. Seeing only unanimously positive reviews from my blogging peers, I had to check...

Review of ~ Anna Smith Spark – The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust #1)

9/10 "Not sure I really feel like fucking someone who's part god and part suicidal drunk, you know" I received an advanced copy of The Court of Broken Knives via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank Anna Smith Spark and Harper Voyager. This will be posted on Fantasy Book...

Review of ~ James Patterson – Cat and Mouse (Alex Cross #4)

7.5/10 It was amazing to return to the corrupt and thrilling world where the policeman, psychologist and all around great family man, Alex Cross tries to solve insanely complex. homicide cases. Although often extremely violent and upsetting, dealing with the darkest sides of what crimes humans can commit, I love reading this series and the...

Review of ~ Michael R. Fletcher – Fire and Flesh – A Manifest Delusions Short Story

8/10 *Quick review* Fletcher's short story, Fire and Flesh is a standalone tale from his Manifest Delusions series. I haven't yet read that series but it has been on my radar for a while. Fletcher advised me that this 17-page-narrative would be fine to approach before reading Beyond Redemption so, one rainy day I frequented...

Review of ~ C.F. Iggulden – Darien (Empire of Salt #1)

8/10 I received an advanced copy of Darien: Empire of Salt via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank C.F. Iggulden, Michael Joseph, and Penguin Random House UK. C.F. Iggulden is an alias of Conn Iggulden. The master of historical fiction who has released the critically acclaimed Emperor series and...