Dreamwalker – a review

DreamwalkerBy C.S. Friedman All her life Jessica Drake has dreamed of other worlds, some of them similar to her own, others disturbingly alien. She never shares the details with anyone, save her younger brother Tommy, a compulsive gamer who incorporates some aspects of Jessica’s dreams into his games. But now someone is asking about those […]

The Emperor’s Blades – a review

The Emperor’s BladesThe Unhewn Throne Book OneBy Brian Staveley The circle is closing. The stakes are high. And old truths will live again . . . The Emperor has been murdered, leaving the Annurian Empire in turmoil. Now his progeny must bury their grief and prepare to unmask a conspiracy. His son Valyn, training for […]

Moon’s Artifice

Moon’s ArtificeThe Empire of a Hundred Houses: Book OneBy Tom Lloyd In a quiet corner of the Imperial City, Investigator Narin discovers the result of his first potentially lethal mistake. Minutes later he makes a second. After an unremarkable career Narin finally has the chance of promotion to the hallowed ranks of the Lawbringers – […]

The Obsidian Heart – a review

The Obsidian HeartEchoes of Empire Book 2By Mark T. Barnes A plot to overthrow the Shrīanese Federation has been quashed, but the bloody rebellion is far from over…and the struggle to survive is just beginning. Warrior-mage Indris grows weary in his failed attempts to thwart the political machinations of Corajidin, and faces the possibility of […]

The Republic of Thieves: A Review

THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVESThe Gentleman Bastard Sequence Book 3by Scott Lynch After their adventures on the high seas, Locke and Jean are brought back to earth with a thump. Jean is mourning the loss of his lover and Locke must live with the fallout of crossing the all-powerful magical assassins the Bonds Magi.It is a […]

The Gardens of Stone, a review.

So back in May I mention the debut of Aussie author Mark T. Barnes. Yes I have been really slack with my blogging – I’ve been working o n my epic 😛 I’ve finally gotten around to reading The Garden of Stones. Wow. THE GARDEN OF STONEThe Echoes of Empire: 1By Mark T. Barnes Some […]

The Birth of Legend

Forge of DarknessBy Steven EriksonKharkanas Book One Now is the time to tell the story of an ancient realm, a tragic tale that sets the stage for all the tales yet to come and all those already told… It’s a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the realm of Darkness, where Mother Dark reigns. But this […]

Where’s the next book? And a Review

So James Rollins aka James Clemens, has another new book out –The Blood Gospel. And yet there is still no sign of the next James Clemens book in the Godslayer Chronicles. Much like there is no sign of the next book in Eric van Lustbader’s Saga of the Pearl series. James Clemen’s with his Wit’ch […]

A Memory of Light – Musings

A Memory of LightThe Wheel of Time #14By Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson Well the Wheel of Time never stops turning but it has come to an ending in Robert Jordan’s world. I completed the final book today. Yes it’s taken me a month to get through it – and unfortunately not because I was […]

Orb Sceptre Throne: A Review

Orb Sceptre ThroneA Novel of the Malazan EmpireBy Ian Cameron Esslemont Darujhistan, city of dreams, city of blue flames, is peaceful at last; its citizens free to return to politicking, bickering, trading and, above all, enjoying the good things in life. Yet there are those who will not allow the past to remain buried. A […]