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Ken Liu has done it again. The Passing of the Dragon is a brilliant and impactful story, I believe, should be read by every reader, reviewer, artist, and author.

“An artist craves an audience, but maybe not all audiences are crave-worthy. “

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

September 5, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

Cover art illustrated by Sam Green

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: Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6) by Pierce Brown

September 1, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

This review is a copy of the transcript of my video review on Light Bringer

Cover art illustrated by Jonathan Barlett

Light Bringer by Pierce Brown

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Series: Red Rising Saga (Book #6 of 7)

Genre: Sci-fi, Space Opera

Pages: 682 pages (Hardcover edition)

Publish date: 25th of July 2023 by Del Rey (US) & Hodder (UK)

Light Bringer is a bloodydamn near perfect space-opera masterpiece.

“For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother. —Homer”

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Book Review: The Ice (The Bound and the Broken, #3.5) by Ryan Cahill

August 25, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

ARC was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

The Ice by Ryan Cahill

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: The Bound and the Broken (Book #3.5 of 5)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Pages: 200 pages (Kindle edition)

Publish date: 23rd of September 2023 by Ryan Cahill (Self-published)

The Ice has the element to freeze and kill. That is not the trajectory of Cahill’s rapid-fire career. With another incredible novella under his belt, Cahill’s rise to fame in the fantasy landscape is unstoppable.

“All hope ever does is convince us to do things we know we shouldn’t. It isn’t worth dying for.”
“It’s one of the few things that is worth dying for, Ihvon.”

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Book Review: To Green Angel Tower (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3) by Tad Williams

August 23, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

This review is a copy of the transcript of my video review on To Green Angel Tower

Cover art illustrated by Michael Whelan

To Green Angel Tower by Tad Williams

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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

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

Pages: 1960 pages (eBook edition)

Word Count: 533,000 words

Published: 1st March 1993 by DAW Books

It is done… At 530k words long, To Green Angel Tower is the largest single-volume novel I’ve ever read. It is a mesmerizing slow-burn epic fantasy tome imbued with high-stakes pulse-pounding final chapters.

“Sorrow needed its brothers. Together they would make a music greater still.”

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

August 21, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

ARC was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Cover art illustrated by Magali Villeneuve

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: Mother of Learning ARC 4 by nobody103 or Domagoj Kurmaic

August 17, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

Cover art by: Mansik Yang

Mother of Learning: ARC 4 by Nobody103

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: Mother of Learning (Book #4 of 4)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Progression Fantasy, Web novel

Pages: 601 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 4th April 2023 by Wraithmarked Creative (Indie)

Mother of Learning was one of my priority series to start and finish this year, and I’m pleased Mother of Learning by nobody103 or Domagoj Kurmaic is the first web novel series I finished. It certainly won’t be the last.