Cover art illustrated by: Marc Simonetti
The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Riyria Chronicles (Book #3)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 408 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 15th October 2015 by Riyria Enterprises, LLC (Self-published)
The Death of Dulgath is the best volume in The Riyria Chronicles so far. …
ARC provided by the publishers—Del Rey & Harper Voyager—in exchange for an honest review.
Cover art illustrated by: Tommy Arnold
The Desert Prince by Peter V. Brett
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Nightfall Saga (Book #1 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High fantasy, YA fantasy
Pages: 656 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 3rd August 2021 by Del Rey (US) & 5th August 2021 by Harper Voyager (UK)
I won’t lie; I’m disappointed with The Desert Prince, but I have to acknowledge that this is a case of “not for me” due to having read The Demon Cycle. …
ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Cover art illustrated by: Felix Ortiz
Cover art designed by: STK.Kreations
Spirits of Vengeance by Rob J. Hayes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: Mortal Techniques (Book #3)
Genre: Fantasy, High fantasy, Wuxia
Pages: 554 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 28th September 2021 by Rob J. Hayes (Self-published)
Rob J. Hayes has done it. He has created a novel that surpassed Never Die; Spirits of Vengeance is not only my favorite novel in the Mortal Techniques series, but it is also Hayes’s best work so far.
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The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Last Kingdom (Book #8 of 13)
Genre: Historical fiction
Pages: 353 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 23rd October 2014 by HarperCollins
The Empty Throne was an improvement over The Pagan Lord, and it somehow felt refreshing despite its formulaic structure.
“I wondered why the gods no longer came to earth. It would make belief so much easier.”
The Tyrant’s Law by Daniel Abraham
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Dagger and the Coin (Book #3 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 512 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 14th May 2013 by Orbit
There’s no doubt for me that this was another great read, but I also have to admit that I didn’t enjoy this one as much as The King’s Blood.
“Knowing something another man wanted to know was a kind of power. Maybe the best kind.”
Review copy provided by the publisher—Orbit—in exchange for an honest review.
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: Dead Djinn Universe (Book #1)
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Steampunk
Pages: 401 pages (UK Kindle edition)
Published: 11st May 2021 by Orbit (UK) and TorDotCom (US)
There’s a lot of praises for A Master of Djinn online, and I can certainly understand why.
“Rich people always have enemies. Usually, that’s how they became rich.”
Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Riftwar: Empire (Book #2 of 3), The Riftwar Cycle (Book #6 of 31)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Classic Fantasy
Pages: 827 pages (UK Paperback edition)
Published: 1st September 1990 by Doubleday
Servant of the Empire is an incredible, political, and massive sequel to the excellent Daughter of the Empire.
“You people never cry enough… Uncried tears remain inside you, like poison.”
The King’s Blood by Daniel Abraham
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Dagger and the Coin (Book #2 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 517 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 3rd May 2012 by Orbit
The King’s Blood was a magnificent sequel that expanded upon everything the previous book built.
“Wars are easier to start than end, and where they take you is rarely where you intended to go… It will be better for all of us to avoid it.”
ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Cover art illustrated by: Felix Ortiz
Cover art designed by: STK.Kreations
Blacklight Born by Alexander Darwin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Series: The Combat Codes Saga (Book #3 of 3)
Genre: Science fiction, Dystopia, Martial Arts
Pages: 379 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 14th July 2021 by Insight Forge Press (Self-published)
To my own bafflement, I finally finished reading a series for the first time this year. …
The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Series: The Last Kingdom (Book #7 of 13)
Genre: Historical fiction
Pages: 321 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 26th September 2013 by HarperCollins
For the first time ever in the series, I actually think The Pagan Lord felt almost completely like a filler book. …