Spirit’s End by Rachel Aaron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Legend of Eli Monpress (Book #5 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, high fantasy
Published: November 2012 by Orbit (UK and US)
Easily one of the most addictive and fun fantasy series I’ve read in recent memory, The Legend of Eli Monpress concluded most satisfactorily in Spirit’s End, and now occupies my list of favourites.
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Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Series: Standalone
Genre: Historical fiction, Science fiction, Literary fiction
Pages: 656 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 28th September 2021 by Scribner
Cloud Cuckoo Land is more ambitious and complex than All the Light We Cannot See in every possible way. …
Cover art illustrated by: Larry Rostant
The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Riyria Chronicles (Book #2)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 372 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 17th September 2013 by Orbit
The cover art to The Rose and the Thorn is atrocious, but let’s not judge a book by its cover.
“The right word, said at the right moment, can work magic, he was fond of saying. You merely need to understand power, where it comes from, and the direction it flows.”
The Spirit War by Rachel Aaron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Legend of Eli Monpress (Book #4 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, high fantasy
Published: June 2012 by Orbit (UK and US)
A new-found favourite, The Spirit War was a fantastic penultimate volume in The Legend of Eli Monpress, a series which just kept getting better.
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Cover art illustration by: Patrick Foster
Bloodline by Will Wight
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: Cradle (Book #9 of 12)
Genre: Fantasy, Progression Fantasy, Xianxia
Pages: 378 pages
Published: 6th April 2021 by Hidden Gnome Publishing (Indie)
I am not sure whether this is an unpopular opinion or not, but Bloodline is the best of the series so far for me. …
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Cover art illustrated by: Thea Dumitriu
The Broken God by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Black Iron Legacy (Book #3 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 578 pages (Paperback edition)
Published: 20th May 2021 by Orbit (UK) & 18th May 2021 by Orbit (US)
The Broken God continues The Black Iron Legacy’s reputation as one of the most imaginative ongoing fantasy series right now. …
The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Riyria Chronicles (Book #1)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy
Published: 6th August 2013 by Orbit
If ever there was a prequel story which I thought was perfection, The Crown Tower absolutely fit the bill.
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Magician: Master by Raymond E. Feist
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Riftwar Saga (Book #2 of 3 or 4), The Riftwar Cycle (Book #2 of 31)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Classic Fantasy
Pages: 523 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: November 1982
I feel like nostalgia goggles are needed to enjoy this to the fullest now. I gave this an honest attempt, but I won’t be continuing with the Riftwar Saga. …
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Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Riftwar Saga (Book #1 of 3 or 4), The Riftwar Cycle (Book #1 of 31)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Classic Fantasy
Pages: 509 pages (Kindle edition)
Word Count: 145,000 words
Published: 1st October 1982
Magician: Apprentice is a familiar and enjoyable start to a beloved classic fantasy series. …
Hi everyone! Petrik from Novel Notions here. We, the team at Novel Notions, are very thrilled and honored that we were asked by Gollancz to participate in the blog tour for the The Blacktongue Thief, the first book in Blacktongue trilogy, by Christopher Buehlman.
For those of you who haven’t heard of The Blacktongue Thief, this is one of the most hyped adult fantasy books of the year. Within this blog tour, I will be re-posting my spoiler-free review of the book. And also, I want to announce that I’ll be doing an interview with Christopher Buehlman tomorrow. The interview will be posted on Thursday; the UK release date of the novel. Without further ado, here’s my review of The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman! …