This Book is Brought To Your Reading Stack by the Power of Someone Else Is Reading It, It Must Be Good. Capital phrases brought to you by epic fantasy. This book was written 20 years after The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe, and 14 years after The Last Battle. You can almost map the … More Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant
Book 1: The king is dead, long live the – hey, where’s the heir? Save the princess! Book 2: OK, we found the princess, can we put her on the throne? Falcio val Mond the Greatcoat, the optimist who believes, really believes, in the King’s Law, wants some of the Dukes to back the princess’s … More Knight’s Shadow by Sebastien de Castell
Prologue: Children have come down with an illness called mortality, the cure is… to kill them? Feh. Chapter 1: Monks live a harsh life, but they are trained to be very observant. If they are not observant enough, they get whipped until their backs bleed. Chapter 2: Being in the army is great! – not … More The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley
Disclaimer: Did not read first 2 books of this series. Note: You can read this book without reading the earlier books in the series. People argue about “remember when you did this atrocity” and “my reasonable action was in revenge for when you did that atrocity” and “but my atrocity was totally justified” and “you … More The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett
(Demon Cycle, #3) Note: I missed the 1st 2 books, but they were filled in without any info-dumping. Nice work. Main idea: There are demons, and the Deliverer is going to save humanity. The not-Muslims in the South and the not-Christians in the North each have their own messiah. Will the two work together, or … More The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
So, this story is a classic. A groundbreaking novel. Are some parts familiar because they’ve been copied so often? There are quite a few twists that were really new, but perfectly logical in-story. Also scary, such logic! Stavia is a middle-aged council woman, her son is 15. In alternate chapters, she’s aged 10-22, and we … More The Gate to Women’s Country by Sheri S. Tepper
If you loved Ender’s War, you’ll enjoy this book of analysis of the stories. If you like to write, you’ll enjoy the analysis of which elements really work so well. If you’re not in love with Ender’s War, this is not the book for you. View all my reviews
re-read. insta-summary: a talisman from the future is changing the course of Roman, Persian & Indian history. This book has some of my favorite scenes in the series. Most favorite part is the chase sequence, which takes several chapters, and shows cleverness rather than smash-ups. Excess snark is a bonus. View all my reviews
Memo: Never start reading an 800+ page book at 10PM, if you have any expectation of it being good 🙂 Knowing the future doesn’t mean Claire can change it. She can just keep her family out of the worst of the fighting. Maybe. Knowing his secret son is a British officer, Jamie will stay off … More An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
A gladiator with a tragic backstory and a need for revenge. CURVED SWORDS. Twelve kings with twelve dozen Blade Maidens. Faux-Arabia, a woman taking advantage of her face-veil, and spicy food. TWO FULL MOONS MEAN IT’S A KILLING NIGHT. Drugs that enhance energy but don’t cause addiction. Illegal, though. SHIPS THAT SAIL OVER THE SAND. … More Twelve Kings in Sharakhai by Bradley P. Beaulieu
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