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Book Review: The Heart of What Was Lost (The Osten Ard Saga, #3.5) by Tad Williams

Book Review: The Heart of What Was Lost (The Osten Ard Saga, #3.5) by Tad Williams

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The Heart of What Was Lost by Tad Williams

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: The Osten Ard Saga (Book #3.5 of 7)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Pages: 222 pages (Kindle edition)

Word Count: 78,000 words

Published: 3rd January 2017 by DAW Books

The Heart of What Was Lost is the action-packed epilogue to Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, and it is also a great setup to The Last King of Osten Ard. …

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Book Review: Evershore (Skyward Flight, #2.3) by Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson

Book Review: Evershore (Skyward Flight, #2.3) by Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson

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Cover art illustrated by Sam Green

Evershore by Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Skyward (Book #2.3 of 4)

Genre: Sci-fi

Pages: 224 pages (Hardcover edition)

Publish date: 28th of December 2021 by Delacorte Press (US) & Gollancz (UK)

Even without Spensa, this is a return to form. Evershore is the best title in Skyward Flight omnibus.
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Book Review: Queen Amid Ashes (The Sun Eater, #2.5) by Christopher Ruocchio

Book Review: Queen Amid Ashes (The Sun Eater, #2.5) by Christopher Ruocchio

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Queen Amid Ashes by Christopher Ruocchio

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: The Sun Eater (Book #2.5 of 7)

Genre: Sci-fi, Space Opera, Science Fantasy

Pages: 173 pages (Kindle edition)

Word Count: 36,000 words

Published: 8th June 2022 (Self-Published)

Contemplative and thought-provoking, Queen Amid Ashes asked the question of who’s more monstrous in The Sun Eater universe: humanity or The Cielcin?

“Men are ever more careful with the lives of their loved ones than they are with their own.”

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Book Review: The Lesser Devil (The Sun Eater, #1.5) by Christopher Ruocchio

Book Review: The Lesser Devil (The Sun Eater, #1.5) by Christopher Ruocchio

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The Lesser Devil by Christopher Ruocchio

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: The Sun Eater (Book #1.5 of 7)

Genre: Sci-fi, Space Opera, Science Fantasy

Pages: 205 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 14th April 2020 (Self-Published)

The Lesser Devil is an action-packed spin-off novel that offers readers the chance for a more extensive dive into the mind of Crispin Marlowe.
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Book Review: Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends and Lattes, #0) by Travis Baldree

Book Review: Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends and Lattes, #0) by Travis Baldree

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Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Legends and Lattes (Book #0 of 4)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy

Pages: 368 pages (Kindle edition)

Publish date: 7th of November 2023 by Tor Books (US) & Tor (UK)

Legends and Lattes and Bookshops and Bonedust, Travis Baldree truly knows the secret recipes for crafting wholesome cozy fantasy novels.

“Never trust a writer who doesn’t have too many books to read. Or a reader, for that matter.”

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Book Review: Starsight (Skyward, #2) by Brandon Sanderson

Book Review: Starsight (Skyward, #2) by Brandon Sanderson

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Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Skyward (Book #2 of 4)

Genre: Sci-fi

Pages: 469 pages (Hardcover edition)

Publish date: 26th of November 2019 by Delacorte Press (US) & Gollancz (UK)

Contrary to my expectations, Starsight was an incredibly fun and engaging sequel to Skyward.
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Book Review: Ascendant (Songs of Chaos, #1) by Michael R. Miller

Book Review: Ascendant (Songs of Chaos, #1) by Michael R. Miller

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This review is a copy of the transcript of my video review on Ascendant

Review copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

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Ascendant by Michael R. Miller

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Songs of Chaos (Book #1 of 5)

Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Progression Fantasy

Pages: 532 pages (Hardcover edition)

Published: 1st September 2020 by Monolith Books (Self-published)

Filled with familiar tropes and fun to read, Ascendant is a dragon rider epic fantasy with heart and a hard magic system.

“If you love with your eyes, death is forever. If you love with your heart, there is no such thing as parting.”

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Book Review: Skyward (Skyward, #1) by Brandon Sanderson

Book Review: Skyward (Skyward, #1) by Brandon Sanderson

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Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Skyward (Book #1 of 4)

Genre: Sci-fi

Pages: 544 pages (Hardcover edition)

Publish date: 6th of November 2018 by Delacorte Press (US) & Gollancz (UK)

Skyward is a great and rare example of a YA sci-fi novel done right.
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Book Review: The King-Killing Queen (The Old World Tales, #1) by Shawn Speakman

Book Review: The King-Killing Queen (The Old World Tales, #1) by Shawn Speakman

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The King-Killing Queen by Shawn Speakman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: The Old World Tales (Book #1 of 3)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Historical Fantasy

Pages: 296 pages (Hardcover edition)

Published: 7th November 2023 by Grim Oak Press (Indie)

The King-Killing Queen is a great and fast-paced Arthurian-inspired fantasy novel.

“You can learn a great deal about a man by what he reads.”

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Book Review: Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #2) by Tad Williams

Book Review: Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #2) by Tad Williams

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Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn (Book #2 of 3), The Osten Ard Saga (Book #2 of 7)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Classic Fantasy

Pages: 703 pages (Hardcover edition)

Word Count: 282,750 words

Published: 7th August 1990 by DAW Books

Stone of Farewell is all about preparation for the grand conclusion.

“Old cities and old stories were now part of his very life. It was strange how the future seemed tied inseparably to the past, so that both revolved through the present, like a great wheel…”

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