Science Fiction & Fantasy book reviews
GODBLIND is a blood-drenched grimdark story of gods and conquest, but also friendship and family and did I also mention the blood, cos there really is a lot of blood. Rillirin is a slave of the Mireces, a people who worship the bloodthirsty Dark Lady, a god who requires seemingly endless amounts of sacrificial murder... Continue Reading →
Well if this story is anything to go by, grimdark goes back much further than I ever thought. THE BROKEN SWORD was written around the same time Tolkien was releasing The Two Towers to the world, so ostensibly belongs to that era of heroes and dark lords fantasy where good was good, evil was evil... Continue Reading →
It's six years after the events of Ravencry and Blackwing Captain Ryhalt Galharrow is altogether transformed by the steps he's taken to defend his loved ones and the people of Valengrad against the increasing power of the Deep Kings, now conquered from within and united under Deep Emperor Akradius. To make matters worse, the power... Continue Reading →
I'm just gonna start this one simple: The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids is a great book! I'm not sure if it's really grimdark, but it certainly hangs out on the blurred edges of the genre and if I've learned anything while I've been posting all these grimdark reviews, it's that genres really do... Continue Reading →
Weirdly this was probably the most enjoyable, yet simultaneously worst written, Elric book so far. I say worst written because I found myself more interested in the actual plot of THE WEIRD OF THE WHITE WOLF than I was in the previous two books in the series, which were interesting cos of their metaphysical ruminations... Continue Reading →
Hahaaaa I love this book! There's nothing more satisfying than a good revenge plot. Mix that with some top notch grimdark characters where no one is really in the right, add a smattering of Abercrombie's trademark cynicism and some good old-fashioned violence and you've got yourself a story! As the more discerning among you have... Continue Reading →
I'm unfortunately laid low with a debilitating migraine today, but thankfully fellow bookwyrm Paul (of Bookends & Bagends fame) has stepped in to save the day with his guest review of SERAPHINA'S LAMENT by Sarah Chorn, a book I read and enjoyed recently myself. Make sure to follow Paul on Twitter at @P1982E for all... Continue Reading →
I just don't know folks. After feeling like I started to understand some stuff Anna Smith Spark was trying to do with this series after reading book two, I don't really get what this final book in the trilogy meant to achieve. I know I said something similar at the start of my review of... Continue Reading →
Fuck me this book is incredible. I loved Blackwing, but the sequel surpasses it on almost every level. Ravencry opens around four years after the harrowing events of book one, events that have left Blackwing Captain Ryhalt Galharrow much changed. Grieving for Ezabeth, hitting the bottle too hard and unwilling to let go of her... Continue Reading →
I struggle a bit with writing the reviews for these books, cos they're so good I feel like I really need to do them justice ya know? Like, yesterday I put out a review for one of The Witcher books and I always enjoy writing those reviews and don't worry too much about the 'quality'... Continue Reading →
