Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Riftwar: Empire (Book #1 of 3), The Riftwar Cycle (Book #5 of 31)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Classic Fantasy
Pages: 528 pages (UK Paperback edition)
Published: 19th May 1987
Daughter of the Empire is a magnificent page-turning political intrigue with an amazing heroine to root for.
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Magician: Master by Raymond E. Feist
My rating: 4 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 enjoyed this much more on reread. Magician: Master is a great “sequel” that raises the stakes of the series and proves that the series is not a mere Lord of the Rings clone.
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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. …
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Nolyn by Michael J. Sullivan
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars.
Series: The Rise and Fall (Book 1 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, high fantasy, classic fantasy
Publication date: 3rd August 2021 by Grim Oak Press
Nolyn was yet another well-crafted and enthralling tale from a masterful storyteller, who never fails to give me what I craved from the world of Elan.
ARC received from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Master Artificer by Justin T Call
My rating: 4 of 5 stars.
Series: The Silent Gods (Book 2 of 4)
Genre: Fantasy, epic fantasy, high fantasy
Publication date: 6th May 2021 by Gollancz (UK) and 18th May 2021 by Blackstone Publishing (US)
Master Artificer is a bigger and bolder sequel in every way possible; Call has taken The Silent Gods to new heights with an explosion of lore, worldbuilding and compellingly darker characterisation.
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The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Lord of the Rings (Book #3 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Classic Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Published: 20th October 1955 by George Allen and Unwin
“For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Lord of the Rings (Book #2 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Classic Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Published: 11th November 1954 by George Allen and Unwin
“It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end… because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing… this shadow. Even darkness must pass.”
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Lord of the Rings (Book #1 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Classic Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Published: 29th July 1954 by George Allen and Unwin
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Legends of the First Empire (Book 6 of 6)
Genre: Fantasy, high fantasy, classic fantasy
Published: 5th May 2020 (Grim Oak Press)
Age of Empyre proves once again that Michael J. Sullivan is a masterful storyteller that really knows how to captivate and conclude a well-crafted tale. As I turned the final page, I couldn’t help feeling that I’m going to miss all the wonderful characters that I’ve grown to love.
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The Light of All That Falls by James Islington
My rating: 6 of 5 stars
Series: The Licanius Trilogy (Book #3 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic fantasy, High Fantasy
Published: 12th December 2019 by Orbit (UK) & 10th December 2019 by Orbit (US)
A breathtakingly audacious masterpiece of epic fantasy, The Light of All That Falls is an emotionally satisfying and flawless conclusion to the phenomenal Licanius Trilogy.
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