Here we go. It has been a bit of a slow year so far, especially compared to the volume of incredible fantasy and science fiction books that came out in 2017. While I have really enjoyed a few installments in ongoing series, there really hasn’t been a series start that has stood out in 2018…
Tag: Robert Jackson Bennett
City Of Miracles – The Triple Crown
The Quill to Live turned two recently (go us!), and I decided I wanted to do a special review to celebrate our anniversary. I think the best tribute to the site is to review a book we really loved, or maybe talk about something that we have never seen before, or maybe talk about a…
The Divine Cities – An Interview With Robert J Bennett
Recently I had the pleasure to read the fantastic novel City of Blades by Robert J Bennett. The review can be found here but the short story is that the book managed to surpass expectations and live up to the quality established by the first novel in the trilogy, City of Stairs. In the wake…
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City of Blades – Talent, Not Luck
I was really scared to read City of Blades, by Robert Jackson Bennett. For those of you who missed my review of the first book, City of Stairs, I had some strong feelings about how good it was. However, in many ways City of Stairs drew its story to a close, and while it provided…
The Masters Of Prose
When talking about the most talented authors, I hear a lot of fans say it comes down to who has the best prose. While I completely disagree that it is the end-all of importance when judging someone's books, it is none the less an extremely important aspect of every book. Prose is the vessel in…
City of Stairs – The Whole Package
Terrible books are easy to review. They do a lot wrong, so there is a lot to point out and talk about. On the other hand, the best books are incredibly hard to review. You have to keep a tight grip on your writing so that it doesn’t simply spew into “go read this now”…