Because I am secretly a 60 year old grandmother, I run a book club. We read mostly fantasy and sci-fi books, but in the spirit of variety we try to throw in books from other genres occasionally. When we were picking our line-up for this year, we decided to look into best selling books that…
Continue reading ➞ What Everyone Can Learn from Agatha Christie
This Review will be both for The Autumn Republic, and The Powder Mage series as a whole. The Autumn Republic is the final installment of the Powder Mage trilogy by Brian McClellan, a military fantasy that primarily follows the stories of three main protagonists; Tamas, Taniel, and Adamat. Tamas is the General of an army…
Continue reading ➞ The Autumn Republic – Putting the ‘Pow’ in Powder Mage
Once upon a time, a much younger me decided that it had been far too long since I read a book. I wandered into a Barnes and Noble and perused the shelves until I found a book that sounded cool. I picked up The Black Company with no prior knowledge, took it home and discovered…
Continue reading ➞ Forging Divinity – Like a Better Dragonlance
To begin, this is a good book. You should buy this book and subsequently read this book. But first, let’s talk about what it is and why this is a good book. Background - Vicious is the story of two brilliant college roommates, Eli and Victor, who go on a quest to discover if super powers…
Maps - They are one of the most basic elements of fantasy books and something almost everyone enjoys. I had the extremely good fortune to chat with the incredibly talented Brian Staveley, author of The Emperor’s Blades and The Providence of Fire, about what he thinks maps add to fantasy books. We discussed two questions:…
