John Gwynne’s The Bloodsworn Saga has come to a close with its epic finale, The Fury of the Gods. This completed trilogy takes on Norse mythology and incorporates it into an epic fantasy filled with blockbuster qualities like huge monster fights, intense sword fighting, epic twists and betrayals, dragons, and good old-fashioned Viking shenanigans. Unfortunately,…
Continue reading ➞ The Fury of the Gods – Indifference Of Mortals
I am torn in many directions, all of which are good, when talking about The Bloodsworn series by John Gwynne. This is an amazing series that sucks you in like a whirlpool, and I have enjoyed both of the installments I have read immensely. However, my only real struggle with the second book, The Hunger…
Continue reading ➞ The Hunger Of The Gods – Ravenous For More
Picking up any epic fantasy series can be an intensely intimidating experience. With their huge page counts, multiple volumes, expansive worldbuilding, and intricate magic systems, fantasy epics can easily overwhelm readers. These enormous series are often recommended by fantasy fans as “must-reads,” but how can you tell if you will like something that big before…
Continue reading ➞ Seven Epic Fantasy Series Worth The Time Investment
The Shadow of the Gods is the first installment in a brand new series by John Gwynne, an author I have read consistently for the last few years. This time he takes on Norse mythology and incorporates it into a new epic fantasy trilogy called The Bloodsworn Saga. I watched the new Mortal Kombat movie…
I have a personal problem. My issue, is that I honestly am kinda tired of epic fantasy. There are of course outliers, such as series that change up the formula to the point where they are unrecognizable, but in general I have gotten bored following farm boys in a medieval Europe settings where they fight…
Continue reading ➞ A Time Of Dread – Putting The Epic Back In Epic Fantasy
I feel like I am trapped in a hundred ongoing series these days, so it is both relieving and alarming to actually finish one. I recently got to wrap up The Faithful and The Fallen, by John Gwynne, with the fourth and final book in the series, Wrath. For those of you unfamiliar with the…
It is an unfortunate fact of life that there isn’t enough time in the day to do everything. Due to this, every time a reader makes a ‘best of’ list there are invariably going to be some gems that slipped through the cracks simply due to time constraints. This year, Ruin falls into that category.…
Continue reading ➞ Ruin And Writing – An Interview With John Gwynne
In contrast to part 1, below are a few unknown and under-read books that are phenomenal. I will likely do longer reviews of each of these to give them more justice in the future, but for now here is a blurb: Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine) - By Matthew Stover When people ask me…
Continue reading ➞ The First Post – Part 2: Hidden Gems of Fantasy
