The Black Company is an all-time favorite series of the QTL team, and I would argue it’s probably the single most foundational story in how we came to be a group reviewing books. So, it’s not an understatement to say that there was a disproportionate amount of scrutiny being lobbed toward a brand new Black…
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Booking On A Budget: Andrew’s $100 Book Buy
Recently I saw a TikTok of a booktube reviewer taking his friend to a bookstore with $100 and picking out a bunch of starter books for the friend. It was a cute video and it got me thinking what books I might try to buy with a set budget of $100 and the only goal…
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Best Books For Fantasy Newcomers
So you are sitting at home, reading a great fantasy book, and you think to yourself, “man, I wish I could pull every friend, family member, and random child on the street into this amazing hobby... but what are the best books to get someone into the genre?” Look no further random person I am…
Fourteen Female Protagonists Worth Your Time
This week a few readers asked us to talk about our favorite female protagonists. We have always wanted to write a post about our favorite women leads in fantasy and sci-fi, and this seemed like the perfect excuse to do it. Four of us sat down and came up with fourteen of our favorite lead…
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Port Of Shadows – Nefarious Nethers
Oh boy, oh boy, a new Black Company book. The Quill to Live kinda had a ton of success on a large thought piece on The Black Company, by Glen Cook, so it is a special series to us (which can be found here, and I highly recommend you read our original piece instead if…
The Black Company – The Grandfather Of Dark Fantasy
Everyone has a book that started them on the magical journey of reading fantasy. In fact, many people have two books; one when they were younger that got them into reading, and one when they were older that made them appreciate fantasy on a much higher level and start to take it seriously. Today, on…
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