Django Wexler’s flintlock fantasy The Thousand Names has been taking the summer of 2013 by storm. I’ve always thought there was a distinct lack of flintlock fantasy in the genre. This summer has provided quite a few thus far, including Brian McClellan’s Promise of Blood, which I’ve yet to read but heard great things about. If…
Review – The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham
The Dragon’s Path, first in Daniel Abraham’s The Dagger and the Coin quintet, was an interesting read for me. I hadn’t read the Long Prince Quartet, so I was new to his writing style. Being a fan of A Song of Ice and Fire, I read reviews stating that The Dagger and the Coin series was similar in that…
Top 5 Reads of the First Half of 2013 and 5 Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half
Pardon the formatting on this post, it was maimed in the migration from Blogger to WordPress. I’ve read about 25 books so far this year, which is pretty good for me, though after seeing people reading at multiple times my rate, I think I need to step my game up. A Bitter Draft is only around 2…
Review and Goodreads Giveaway – City of Scars by Steven Montano
“It’s been three decades since the Blood Queen led her legions on a brutal campaign of conquest and destruction, and the Empires are still struggling to rebuild. Now, in the distant aftermath of the war, the real battle is about to begin.Haunted by the crimes of his past, fallen knight Azander Dane ekes out a…
Cover Reveal – City of Scars by Steven Montano
After reading Steven Montano’s Blood Skies, I became a fan of his due to the fast-paced gritty action of the novel. City of Scars, the first in the Skullborn trilogy, is somewhat more “traditional” epic fantasy than Blood Skies.Here’s the blurb: “It’s been three decades since the Blood Queen led her legions on a brutal campaign of…