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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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”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.
“Children often do not understand the importance of what their parents try to teach them.”
This review is a copy of the transcript of my video review on Jade Shards
Cover art illustrated by: Charis Loke
Jade Shards by Fonda Lee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Green Bone Saga (Book #0.75 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 136 pages (Hardback edition)
Published: 31st July 2023 by Subterranean Press
Jade Shards is an incredibly well-written farewell titles for the fans of Green Bone Saga.
“This one’s for the fans.”—Fonda Lee
Cover art illustrated by Patrick Foster
Waybound by Will Wight
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: Cradle (Book #12 of 12)
Genre: Fantasy, Progression Fantasy, Xianxia
Pages: 518 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 4th June 2023 by Hidden Gnome Publishing (Indie)
Packed with enormous action scenes, Waybound closed the final chapters of Cradle fittingly.
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ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Aiduel’s Sin by Daniel T. Jackson
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Illborn Saga (Book #2 of 4)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 650 pages (Paperback Edition)
Published: 28th January 2023 by Troubador Publishing (Indie)
Aiduel’s Sin is filled with compelling narrative, debatable actions, violent battle scenes, and revelations that left me excited for the rest of the series. …
Review copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Cover art illustrated by Marc Simonetti
Farilane by Michael J. Sullivan
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Rise and Fall (Book #2 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 440 pages (Hardcover edition)
Published: 7th June 2022 by Grim Oak Press (Self-published)
Farilane is a great sequel to Nolyn with guaranteed huge emotional ramifications if you’ve read every book in the world of Elan before reading this.
“Virgil… life is a gamble, my friend. The trick is to wager wisely, balancing risk against reward.”