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Brief Cases by Jim Butcher
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Series: The Dresden Files (Book #15.1 of 25)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 444 pages (US Kindle edition)
Published: 5th June 2018 by Orbit (UK) & Roc (US)
This collection, especially Zoo Day, is mostly worth it just for the non-Harry’s POV stories. …
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The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: Standalone
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Thriller, Magical Realism, Historical Fiction
Pages: 464 pages (US Hardback)
Published: 10th March 2016 by Head of Zeus (UK) & 8th March 2016 by Gallery / Saga Press (US)
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories is an intimately powerful and beautiful collection of stories that encompassed some of the most relatable themes to our society, and some stories contained in this collection felt personal and evocative to me.
“Every act of communication is a miracle of translation.”
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A Fool’s Hope by Mike Shackle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Last War (Book #2 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic fantasy, Grimdark Fantasy
Pages: 608 pages
Published: 3rd December 2020 by Gollancz
A Fool’s Hope wonderfully surprised me; it is one of the finest middle installment I’ve ever read. …
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Skin Game by Jim Butcher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Dresden Files (Book #15 of 25)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 610 pages (US Kindle edition)
Published: 27th May 2014 by Orbit (UK) & Roc (US)
Skin Game is a parkour to 5 stars. Parkour!
“Did you shout ‘Parkour’?” Michael asked.
“Well, sure,” I said. “That was kinda Parkour-like.”
Michael fought to keep a smile off his face. “Harry,” he said, “I’m almost certain one does not shout ‘Parkour.’ I believe one is supposed to simply do Parkour.”
“Do I criticize your Latin battle cries? No, never once.”
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Wintersteel by Will Wight
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: Cradle (Book #8 of 12)
Genre: Fantasy, Progression Fantasy, Xianxia
Pages: 540 pages
Published: 6th October 2020 by Hidden Gnome Publishing (Indie)
Wintersteel is the most action-packed volume, with some of the finest action scenes, within the series so far.
“There are a million Paths in this world, Lindon, but any sage will tell you they can all be reduced to one. Improve yourself.”
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The Stone Knife by Anna Stephens
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Songs of the Drowned (Book #1 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Pages: 608 pages (UK Hardback)
Published: 26th November 2020 by Harper Voyager
This was amazing. Great characters, lethal actions, and so much bloodbath; a vampire reading this book would probably find their thirst satiated. …
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Cover illustration by: Karla Ortiz
The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Burning (Book #2 of 4)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Pages: 528 pages (UK Hardback)
Published: 12th November 2020 by Orbit (UK) & 10th November 2020 by Orbit (US)
The Fires of Vengeance is an excellent sequel. If Winter can keep this impressive quality up for the remaining two books, the series is guaranteed to be included in many fantasy reader’s lists of favorite fantasy series. …
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The Fell Sword by Miles Cameron
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Series: The Traitor Son Cycle (Book #2 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fantasy
Pages: 717 pages (UK paperback)
Published: 30th January 2014 by Gollancz (UK) & 11th March 2014 by Orbit (US)
Now that I’ve finished Fell Sword, it is with heartache that I’m going to admit that this series isn’t for me. …
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Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Expanse (Book #7 of 9)
Genre: Sci-fi, Space Opera
Pages: 576 pages (UK paperback)
Published: 7th December 2017 by Orbit (UK) & 5th December 2017 by Orbit (US)
This was another good volume in The Expanse, but I must say that the series is starting to overstay its welcome to me.
“I actually read history. It’s like reading prophecy, you know.”
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Cold Days by Jim Butcher
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Dresden Files (Book #14 of 25)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 529 pages (US Kindle edition)
Published: 29th November 2012 by Orbit (UK) & 27th November 2012 by Roc (US)
Cold Days once again established The Dresden Files as one of the most consistently good series out there.
“I know it’s not thematically in tune with my new job and all, but I find it effective. Build a man a fire and he’s warm for a day,” I say. “But set a man on fire and he’s warm for the rest of his life. Tao of Pratchett. I live by it.”