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Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Stormlight Archive (Book #3.5 of 10)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic fantasy
Pages: 272 pages (ebook)
Dawnshard is a magnificent warm-up to the upcoming Rhythm of War. …
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Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Poison Wars (Book #2)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Mystery
Pages: 560 pages (US Hardcover)
Published: 26th November 2020 by Bantam Press (UK) & 1st December 2020 by Tor Books (US)
An incredibly well-polished and absorbing sequel; out of all the books and series I’ve read this year, Hollow Empire is quite likely THE sequel that has the most significant improvement in overall quality over its predecessor. …
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Tiamat’s Wrath by James S.A. Corey
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Expanse (Book #8 of 9)
Genre: Sci-fi, Space Opera
Pages: 560 pages (UK paperback)
Published: 26th March 2019 by Orbit
Wow, I take back what I said before. Tiamat’s Wrath surpassed Caliban’s War and Nemesis Games as the best installment of the series so far. …
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The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: Standalone
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Thriller, Magical Realism, Historical Fiction
Pages: 464 pages (US Hardback)
Published: 10th March 2016 by Head of Zeus (UK) & 8th March 2016 by Gallery / Saga Press (US)
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories is an intimately powerful and beautiful collection of stories that encompassed some of the most relatable themes to our society, and some stories contained in this collection felt personal and evocative to me.
“Every act of communication is a miracle of translation.”
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A Fool’s Hope by Mike Shackle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Last War (Book #2 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic fantasy, Grimdark Fantasy
Pages: 608 pages
Published: 3rd December 2020 by Gollancz
A Fool’s Hope wonderfully surprised me; it is one of the finest middle installment I’ve ever read. …
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Skin Game by Jim Butcher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Dresden Files (Book #15 of 25)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 610 pages (US Kindle edition)
Published: 27th May 2014 by Orbit (UK) & Roc (US)
Skin Game is a parkour to 5 stars. Parkour!
“Did you shout ‘Parkour’?” Michael asked.
“Well, sure,” I said. “That was kinda Parkour-like.”
Michael fought to keep a smile off his face. “Harry,” he said, “I’m almost certain one does not shout ‘Parkour.’ I believe one is supposed to simply do Parkour.”
“Do I criticize your Latin battle cries? No, never once.”
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The Stone Knife by Anna Stephens
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Songs of the Drowned (Book #1 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Pages: 608 pages (UK Hardback)
Published: 26th November 2020 by Harper Voyager
This was amazing. Great characters, lethal actions, and so much bloodbath; a vampire reading this book would probably find their thirst satiated. …
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The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Burning (Book #2 of 4)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Pages: 528 pages (UK Hardback)
Published: 12th November 2020 by Orbit (UK) & 10th November 2020 by Orbit (US)
The Fires of Vengeance is an excellent sequel. If Winter can keep this impressive quality up for the remaining two books, the series is guaranteed to be included in many fantasy reader’s lists of favorite fantasy series. …
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The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: Gentleman Bastard (Book #1 of 7)
Genre: Fantasy, High fantasy, Heist Fantasy
Pages: 544 pages (UK Paperback edition)
Published: 1st June 2006 by Gollancz (UK) & 27th June 2006 by Spectra (US)
The Lies of Locke Lamora is a double fuckdamn for me. First, for postponing reading this book for such a long time. Second, Scott Lynch’s capability to successfully craft such an incredible debut exceeded my expectations.
“There’s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.”
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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: Between Earth and Sky (Book #1 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, High fantasy
Pages: 464 pages
Published: 13th October 2020 by Gallery / Saga Press
Fascinating world-building and riveting narrative. Black Sun was my first venture in Rebecca Roanhorse’s works, and it certainly won’t be the last. …