Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders (The Chronicles of the Pneumatic...
Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders is the debut novel by Richard Ellis Preston Jr., and it is a thoroughgoing steampunk tale of high adventure and action in a future dystopian United States....
View ArticleA Discourse in Steel (Tales of Egil & Nix #2) by Paul S. Kemp
A Discourse in Steel is the second book in Paul S. Kemp’s new sword and sorcery series, Tales of Egil and Nix. In this book, our intrepid heroes try once again to retire, and fail once again to avoid...
View ArticleThe King’s Blood (The Dagger and the Coin #2) by Daniel Abraham
At the opening of The King’s Blood, we find ourselves back in the remains of the Dragon Empire and the world of the Thirteen Races of Humanity. Geder Palliako is suddenly an important figure in the...
View ArticleHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) by J. K. Rowling
This review contains spoilers for all previous Harry Potter books. A lot happens in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Instead of the usual pattern from the other books with a before school...
View ArticleFilm Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 & 2
This review contains spoilers for all previous Harry Potter movies. The anticipation for these final films have been immense, the build-up monumental. The hordes of fans were nothing less than frothing...
View ArticleShe Returns from War (Cora Oglesby #2) by Lee Collins
She Returns from War is the second novel from American author Lee Collins, and it continues the story of old west supernatural gun-slinger Cora Oglesby four years after the events of her debut in The...
View ArticleOrcs: First Blood (First Blood #1-3) by Stan Nicholls
While perusing my local fantasy outlet for a new journey, I stumbled across a certain book. From the cover, which grimaced at me behind shaded eyes, I was instantly intrigued. Doubling this was the...
View ArticleThe Worm Ouroboros by Eric Rucker Eddison
Do you miss the days when fantasy epics were like mythological stories? Are your heroes lacking a certain fanciful prose reminiscent of Charlemagne, Achilles, or Thor? Has the recent trend of...
View ArticleDragon Age: The Stolen Throne by David Gaider
Dragon Age gamers and fans, like myself, were pleased to hear about the arrival of tie-in novels by Dragon Age Lead Writer David Gaider. I can’t tell you how many hours I’ve spent just playing the...
View ArticleHowl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle #1) by Diana Wynne Jones
Right in the middle of a Miyazaki movie binge, one of my friends announced an exciting factoid: the movie we had just finished watching was originally a book. Surprised by this revelation, I asked...
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The Great Fantasy Novel Nomination: The Face in the Frost by John Bellairs
Is The Face in the Frost the Great Fantasy Novel? Our fourth nomination for “The Great Fantasy Novel” comes from Laura Resnik, author of the urban fantasy series Esther Diamond. . The Face in the Frost...
View ArticleShadowdale (The Avatar Trilogy #1) by Richard Awlinson
Shadowdale was first published in 1989 as the leading novel in The Avatar Trilogy, arguably one of the most significant series of Realms novels in terms of their effect on the setting. It was written...
View ArticleThe Dead of Winter (Cora Oglesby #1) by Lee Collins
The Dead of Winter is the début novel by American author Lee Collins, and billed as “True Grit meets True Blood,” it’s a paranormal western action mystery (I know right!?). It pits the investigating...
View ArticleThe Hammer and the Blade (Egil and Nix #1) by Paul S. Kemp
The Hammer and the Blade is a series-debuting novel by New York Times bestseller Paul S. Kemp. It introduces us to the adventuring duo of Egil, a warrior-priest, and his erstwhile companion Nix, a...
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The Great Fantasy Novel Nomination: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Leguin
Our next nomination comes from The John Campbell Award for Best New Writer Nominee Max Gladstone (2013), author of Three Parts Dead. . Is A Wizard of Earthsea the Great Fantasy Novel? The definite...
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