CONTAINS SPOILERS Title: Destroyer of Worlds Author: Mark Chadbourn Pages: 336 Genre: Fantasy Standalone/Series: Kingdom of the Serpent: Book 3 (and the end of a trilogy of trilogies – The Age of Misrule, The Dark Age and Kingdom of the Serpent) Release: Out Now in Paperback Publisher: Gollancz Synopsis It is the beginning of the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Fantasy’
Not an Ad: The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke (Orbit)
This isn’t an ad for The Last Storm by Glenda Larke – well it is but I’m not getting paid for it. I saw it last night on the relaunched SFX site and thought it would be fun to share. I don’t have to skill to reset [...]
Green Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
Title: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms: Book One of the Inheritance Trilogy Author: N.K. Jemisin Pages: 448 Genre: Fantasy Standalone/Series: Series but easily read as a stand-alone. Release: Out Now in Paperbackk Publisher: Orbit Synopsis Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to [...]
Red Review: Hyddenworld: Spring by William Horwood (Macmillian)
Title: Hyddenworld: Spring Author: William Horwood Pages: 325 Genre: Fantasy Standalone/Series: Series Release: 5 Feb 2010 Publisher: Macmillan Synopsis William Horwood introduces to the hyddenworld – a place that is veiled from our own. There are crossing over places it seems but the hydden stay hidden from humans but there are occasions where the hydden [...]
In Celebration: Reviews of Mythago Wood and Avilion by Robert Holdstock RIP 1948-2009
This my first dual review. I was offered the chance to review Avilion by The Book Smugglers (where this review originally appeared). I always try to start at the beginning when possible so I thought I’d review both Mythago Wood, that’s considered a classic and the sequel that comes after a twenty-five year wait. The [...]
UnReview: Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard (Headline)
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard Published by Headline and out now There is always a suspension of disbelief when starting any novel and trusting that at point somewhere the events described would actually happen. Then when you get past this hurdle, which isn’t usually that high or difficult you have to settle [...]
Promo: Iron Angel by Alan Campbell (Tor UK)
Iron Angel by Alan CampbellPublished by Tor in paperback on the 1 May 2009 Order has collapsed in Deepgate. The chained city is now in ruins, and the Deadsands beyond are full of fleeing refugees. Meanwhile, the Spine militia is trying to halt the exodus of panicking citizens through brutal force. Rachel and the [...]
Promo: In Ashes Lie by Marie Brennan (Orbit)
In Ashes Lie by Marie Brennan Published by Orbit and released 25 June 2009 September, 1666 – The mortal civil war is over. But the war among the fae is still raging, and London is its battleground. There are forces that despise the Onyx Court, and will do anything to destroy it. But now a [...]
Review: The Burning Man by Mark Chadbourn
Title: The Burning Man Author: Mark Chadbourn Publisher: Gollancz Published: 17 April 2008 Review Copy The Burning Man brings the Brothers and Sisters of Dragons closer to the end of the world. And after eight books (three in Age of Misrule, three in The Dark Age and this is the second in The Kingdom of [...]
Debut Review: Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley – Updated 07/08
Title: Winterbrith – The Godless World Book One Author: Brian Ruckley Publisher: Orbit Price 7.99 Review Copy I shouldn’t like this book. It’s a war story and I try to avoid war stories as best I can but when delving into the realms of fantasy it is very hard to avoid them. The good ones [...]
