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: 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. …
The Legend of Eli Monpress by Rachel Aaron
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Legend of Eli Monpress (Books #1-3 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, high fantasy
Published: February 2012 by Orbit (UK and US)
Rachel Aaron’s debut fantasy series, The Legend of Eli Monpress, was so addictively entertaining and fun that I blasted through all three books in the first omnibus in just four days.
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Cover art illustrated by: Felix Ortiz
Cover art designed by: STK.Kreations
Dark Sea’s End by Richard Nell
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: Beyond Ash and Sand (Book #1)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Grimdark Fantasy
Word count: Roughly 80k words
Published: 1st June 2021 by Richard Nell (Self-Published)
Dark Sea’s End is a heart-pounding return to the world of Ash and Sand, and I’m sure the future of it will be as brilliant. …
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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.
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Cover art illustrated by: Larry Rostant
The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Riyria Chronicles (Book #1)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 422 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 6th August 2013 by Orbit
Rather than The Crown Conspiracy, I personally think The Crown Tower is a greater starting point to Royce and Hadrian’s story. …
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Cover art illustrated & designed by: Patrick Knowles
Master of Sorrows by Justin Travis Call
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Silent Gods (Book #1 of 4)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 576 pages (UK paperback edition)
Published: 21st February 2019 by Gollancz (UK) and 25th February 2020 by Blackstone Publishing (US)
Master of Sorrows a great coming-of-age fantasy debut with promises of bigger things to come waiting to be fulfilled. …
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Cover art illustrated by: Didier Graffet & Dave Senior
Red Country by Joe Abercrombie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: First Law World (Book #6 of 10)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Grimdark Fantasy, Westerns
Pages: 452 pages (UK paperback edition)
Published: 18th October 2012 by Gollancz (UK) and 23rd October 2012 by Orbit (US)
Say one thing for Abercrombie, say he knows how to make me love his book even when the setting is Western. …
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Cover art illustrated by: Richard Anderson
The Empire’s Ruin by Brian Staveley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: Ashes of the Unhewn Throne (Book #1 of 3), Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne (Book #5 of 7)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Pages: 752 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 8th July 2021 by Tor (UK) and 6th July 2021 by Tor Books (US)
The Empire’s Ruin is a scintillating explosive epic fantasy with multiple legendary scenes that rivaled The Way of Kings. …