The Guns of Empire, by Django Wexler, was one of my most anticipated books of 2016. The predecessor, The Price of Valour, was my #3 book from 2015 and pushed The Shadow Campaigns to one of my all time favorite series. With that in mind, Empire had big shoes to fill and I was concerned…
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Of Sand And Malice Made – A Captivating Jaunt Into The Desert
A while back I was given the opportunity to read the great Twelve Kings in Sharakhai, by the talented Bradley P. Beaulieu (whose name I have yet to spell correctly the first time I have written it). The book had a slow start, but turned out to be one of the best epic fantasy newcomers…
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The Aeronaut’s Windlass – Cautiously Optimistic
I am a Butcher fan. However, even though I am a fan, I am often terrified of how huge his following is and how rabid some of his readers are when it comes to defending him. I know multiple people who basically exclusively read Dresden and pretty much nothing else. So I tend to take…
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Oryx and Crake – Youthful Angst In An Old World
I have been meaning to check out Margaret Atwood for a long time, and finally got the chance this week with my book club book, Oryx and Crake. I had high expectations going in based on all the good things I have heard about Atwood over the years, yet the book I found was not…
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The Drenai Saga – Part 2/4
Sorry for just the one post this week, I have been out playing Pokemon Go. However, I assume none of you noticed there was only one post as you were also too busy out playing Pokemon go. Anyway here is part 2 of the Drenai read along, if you missed part one you can find…
Uprooted – Just Go Read It Already
Today I am doing a micro review, but know that I am doing it for your own good. Many of you have probably heard of Uprooted, by Naomi Novik, as it made a ridiculous number of “top book lists” last year; usually at the #1 spot. There is a good reason for this, it is…
Central Station – A Melting Pot Of Science Fiction
I am getting into Science Fiction, and making a larger effort to insert it into my reading list, as I feel I have been neglecting the genre recently. As such, I was given a review copy of Central Station, by Lavie Tidhar, by the wonderful publishers over at Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.…
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The Waking Fire – Hotter Than A Sleeping Ember
I know it's terrible, but I like puns in my titles. Anthony Ryan caught a lot of flack for Queen of Fire, his final book of The Raven’s Shadow. In the days since I started and finished his new book, The Waking Fire, I have had an alarming number of people come up to me…
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Mechanical Failure – Literary Success
This year I am spending a little more time trying to read new and upcoming authors. As such, I have identified a few books that I am keeping an eye on as they come out. I like to think of them as ‘Dark Horses’, or books that I know little about, have fairly unknown authors,…
The Winter King – Sometimes You Need The Audiobook
Right off the bat I am going to say The Winter King, by Bernard Cornwell, is probably a bit too long and could use a thorough editing. Why am I starting with this point you ask? Well funny story, The Winter King is my book club's book this month, and I had an eight hour…
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