My sophomore year in blogging was an interesting one. At the tail end of last year, I ran into a wall that took me a fair while to climb over. I kept reading, albeit at a slower pace, but I struggled to piece together reviews for the books I read and my blog stagnated. Interning…
It’s no secret to anyone that follows me that I really enjoyed David Hair’s first adult fantasy novel, Mage’s Blood. In fact, I’m pretty sure I read the entire 700-page doorstopper in about 2 days. Hair began what is now one of my favorite (and one of the more underrated) current fantasy series by completely immersing…
See part I of Teresa Frohock’s Religion in Fantasy here. Fantasy has tackled religion from all directions: the real God versus False Gods; Rival Gods; Phantom Gods; No Gods. Twilights of the Gods. God versus Devil. Pagan Gods versus Christianity. Eastern versus Western. God is Dead/Risen/Never was. Magic comes from God. Magic comes from the…
The folks at Jo Fletcher don’t seem to be capable of disappointing. I’ve yet to read a book I wasn’t pleased with from them. What first drew me to Mage’s Blood was the clash of civilizations. East versus West. Religion versus religion. Crusades. These are all fairly standard ideas/tropes in fantasy. They’re done often. No matter…
