A Plea for Help
“It was the want of immortality that corrupted the Ten and made them Devak’sahrin. And it was the last act of Varos Korin’ad to lock them away for Eternity. But in the Sundering the Atresian Plains have become lost to us. All that is left of our civilization is in ruins, poisonous to the touch […]
Days Spent with Melanie Rawn
The Dragon Prince trilogy (or The Sunrunner Trilogy – check out book 1 here) was one of the first ‘adult’ fantasy series I really lost myself in after #dragonlance and before #wheeloftime . Rawn did a magnificent job with her #worldbuilding , the way she wove her magic system into wider world (I’m not going […]
Bound by Mark Lawrence
BoundA Book of the Ancestor 2.5 (Short Story)By Mark Lawrence This is a 16,000 word short story, primarily featuring Nona, Ara, Kettle, Regol. It should be read between Grey Sister and Holy Sister. Again, I stress SHORT STORY. It really is a short story coming in a 49 pages. But if you enjoy Lawrence’s work […]
Review: Blackwing
BlackwingThe Raven’s Mark Book OneBy Ed McDonald The republic faces annihilation, despite the vigilance of Galharrow’s Blackwings. When a raven tattoo rips itself from his arm to deliver a desperate message, Galharrow and a mysterious noblewoman must investigate a long dead sorcerer’s legacy. But there is a conspiracy within the citadel: traitors, flesh-eaters and the […]
On My Radar: Tavern
TavernDargath Chronicles Book OneBy Deston J. Munden Information, Power. Respect. Xelnath of the Gnarled Root—a tavern owner, information broker, healer, and guildmaster of the Blackwind Company—has found a place, far better than the forest from which he came in the magical metropolis and city-state of Lladad in the Magiian Empire. When a simple act of […]
Looking Back
I was always enchanted by libraries as a kid, but it wasn’t until I was in Year 6 at school (way back in 1987) that I discovered the books that changed my life forever. You see I came across a copy of The Dragons of Autumn Twilight’ by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman in the […]
Review: Cadoc’s Contract
Cadoc’s ContractThe Lords of Skeinhold, Book 0By Chris Rosser A warrior returns home from a holy war, burdened by a blood debt to the gods. With the world he left behind in tatters, he must reconcile his role in his family’s undoing. Cadoc wanted more than the life of a simple farmer. So, when Artur, […]
Interview with Deck Matthews
Welcome gentle readers! Today I have the pleasure of Deck Matthew’s company. As such, I have tied him down and forced him to, compelled, asked him to answer ten (terrifying) questions, in an effort to garner some insight to his world, his influences and his writing process. As is becoming the case with many ‘new’ […]
Yeah, I’m Excited.
Can you tell? So, an 8th of October release date – no idea if a UK publisher has picked this up. Orbit UK publish the WoT books but it could be a worldwide deal for TOR on this one. The cover is a little generic, but it’s not the start of a series so the […]
Interview with Chris Rosser
Cadoc’s ContractThe Lords of SkeinholdBy Chris Rosser A warrior returns home from a holy war, burdened by a blood debt to the gods. With the world he left behind in tatters, he must reconcile his role in his family’s undoing. A warrior returns home from a holy war, burdened by a blood debt to the […]
