Fantasy – Page 8 – Meditations

October 1, 2020

Review: The Trouble with Peace, Joe Abercrombie

Rating: 5 out of 5 Mr Abercrombie’s realism, style, and sense of humour are enough to keep one coming back. The universe, quite familiar…

September 29, 2020

Rating: 4 out of 5 While the universe is both colourful and innovative—especially with respect to most of SF&F—Ms Kuang’s world still trails history…

September 29, 2020

Rating: 3 out of 5 The third volume was weaker than the second one. While the sub-plot involving the magic box started off interesting,…

September 27, 2020

Rating: 4 out of 5 The second instalment in Mr Tchaikvosky’s Shadows of the Apt was a clear improvement over the first. Not only…

September 27, 2020

Rating: 3 out of 5 This is the second time I’ve read this book. Last time round this was the only volume I read…

September 23, 2020

Rating: 4 out of 5 I was brought to R.F. Kuang’s fantasy saga by an article which claimed this was one of the top…

September 4, 2020

Rating: 5 out of 5 Mr Parker’s joyful style as he takes the persona of Notker is a pleasure to experience. Not only is…

July 19, 2020

Rating: 5 out of 5 Having read this originally a year ago, I picked the book up again so recently because I also read…

July 14, 2020

Rating: 4 out of 5 The second book of a trilogy, and the weird adventures of Dancer and Wu—who is shortly going to gain…

July 12, 2020

Rating: 5 out of 5 I enjoyed this. I read the Malazan Book of the Fallen a fair time ago now, but the two…