Review: Prince of Thorns

I just finished reading the manuscript of a debut novel by Mark Lawrence. Prince of Thorns The Broken Empire Book One by Mark Lawrence UK US From Mark’s website: “Before the thorns taught me their sharp lessons and bled weakness from me I had but one brother, and I loved him well. But those days […]

Review: The Mark of Ran

From the Archives: The Mark of Ran Sea Beggars Book One By Paul Kearney The world is dying, seemingly forsaken by its creator. Mankind schemes, plots and wages wars across it, forgetting that another race once dwelled here. To some they where Angels, exiled for a long-forgotten crime; to others they were demons… So starts […]

Review: The Steerswoman’s Road

The Steerswoman’s Road By Rosemary Kirstein BUY IT When the steerswoman Rowan discovers a small, lovely blue jewel of obviously magical origin, her innocent questions lead to secret after startling secret, each more dangerous than the last—and suddenly Rowan must flee or fight for her life. Or worse, she must lie. With every wizard in […]

Review: To Ride Hell’s Chasm

From the Archives To Ride Hell’s Chasm by Janny Wurts BUY IT A stand-alone novel – written by Wurts while taking a break from the mammoth Wars of Light and Shadow series – this rollercoaster of intrigue and mystery is not a book you could call a light read. Set over the period of one […]

Review: Dragon Prince

Where do I start? I picked this book up for the first time about 18 years ago and from the start it firmly established Ms Rawn as one my top ten favourite authors. Who are the others you ask? Well stick around because I’m bound to review them all at some stage. To be honest, […]

Review: The Siege of Arrandin

… but well worth the read if you can find it. I wrote this reveiw many many years ago, and while it is more flowery than I (like to think) I write now it still represents how I feel about Herniman’s work. The tyrannous ambition of the Emperors of Lautun has all but swept away the […]

Review: Cold Magic

COLD MAGIC Book One of the Spiritwalker Trilogy By Kate Elliott Buy it From one of the genre’s finest writers comes a bold new epic fantasy in which science and magic are locked in a deadly struggle.   It is the dawn of a new age… The Industrial Revolution has begun, factories are springing up […]