Cover art illustrated by Nekro XIII
Labyrinth’s Heart by M.A. Carrick
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: Rook and Rose (Book #3 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 688 pages (Kindle edition)
Word Count: 220,000 words
Publish date: 15th August 2023 by Orbit
Labyrinth’s Heart provides a satisfying conclusion to every major characters of the Rook and Rose trilogy. …
Brand of Light by Ronie Kendig
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Brand of Light is completely unlike anything I’ve ever read. For one thing, it’s such an interesting blend of medieval fantasy and space opera. I’ve never encountered quite this mix of the two. It is also among the edgiest Christian fiction I’ve read. Kendig takes this story to some dark places, but she does so with a respectable amount of tact and grace. You know that some horrible things are happening, but she never revels in descriptions of that darkness. Instead, even when things seem to be at their most hopeless, she finds a way to shine a light into that darkness. If this first book is any indication, the Droseran Saga can hold its own against any sci-fi in the general market. …
Cover art illustrated by Michael Whelan
Empire of Grass by Tad Williams
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Last King of Osten Ard (Book #2 of 4), The Osten Ard Saga (Book #5 of 7)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Pages: 684 pages (Hardcover edition)
Word Count: 319,000 words
Published: 7th May 2019 by DAW Books (US) & Hodder (UK)
Empire of Grass is the darkest entry in the entire Osten Ard Saga by Tad Williams so far, and I feel it is going to be outshined by its sequels.
“You don’t know you’re in a story until someone tells it to you afterward.”