Welcome back to another Quill to Live year-end book roundup. 2023 has been a somewhat quiet year for science fiction and fantasy after the raucous explosion that was 2022. The reviewers got together this week, had some cocoa, and discussed all our top picks from the year. After much debate, we made a list of…
Fellow Cosmere-nauts, Brandon Sanderson fans, and DDF flight crew! Welcome to something a little different from The Quill To Live: a review of Dragonsteel 2023. Brandon Sanderson’s convention has grown since its inaugural year in Provo, Utah. Now, it occupies a huge wing of the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, packing thousands…
After finishing book two in The Last Binding series, I couldn’t wait for Robin and Edwin to return triumphantly in the final book. While both men are present in A Power Unbound, they once again step to the side and let other characters lead the charge. Our two new but familiar leading men, Lord Jack…
And just like that, we come to the end of Brandon Sanderson’s secret project slate. The Sunlit Man plunges us once again into the Cosmere, this time in a far future and with a familiar character headlining the story. Nomad is running. Running from the Night Brigade, a shadowy cabal chasing him for something he…
Today I am excited to present one of the best romances I have read in a while that is out here masquerading as a fantasy mystery thriller. The Hexologists is the first book in the latest series by Josiah Bancroft, of Tower of Babel fame. It stars a duo of mature protagonists, husband and wife,…
Happy Summer everyone! We here at The Quill to Live are looking back on everything we have read so far this year and have put together a short list of our nine favorites so far. Each of these is a fabulous read and has our full review linked to their picture. We highly recommend you…
For the last few years, I have spent a significant amount of my free time playing Dungeons and Dragons as a game master. As it eats into my writing and reading time significantly (though I still highly recommend it) I was searching for a way to turn my D&D experiences into content. Thus the idea…
Every year The Witcher seems to increase in popularity because it’s a fantastic IP and because it has shown up in a multitude of forms and mediums. However, unlike the more centralized efforts like Sanderson’s Cosmere, or the MCU, these cross-medium takes on the property are mostly self-contained and have seemingly different objectives. This can…
After the stunning popularity of our “Why You Should Read Malazan” post, I sat down and thought about what other massive series could use a deep dive guide for new readers. While there are a ton of series that we love, there are only a few that are complex enough in their wonder that they…
Continue reading ➞ Why You Should Read The Culture – Part One: The Hub
So I am going to do something I swore I would never do: review my favorite fantasy series of all time - The Malazan Book of the Fallen. The reason I am breaking my self-promise is the lovely people at Tor sent me copies of the new Malazan spin-off stories to review, Dancer’s Lament and…
Continue reading ➞ Why You Should Read Malazan – Part 1: The Introduction
