Category Archives: Fantasy

N.K. Jemisin – The Stone Sky (2017) Review

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Genre: fantasy, science-fantasy, post-apocalypse Series: The Broken Earth, part 3 Pages: 416 The final book of the Broken Earth trilogy. The story continues right where The Obelisk Gate left it. Essun is still with Ykka and the Castrima comm, but … Continue reading →

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Brandon Sanderson – The Way of Kings (2010) Review

Posted on August 9, 2017 by

Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: The Stormlight Achive 1 Pages: 1252 (paperback) Just look at this book! The paperback is so fat that the author’s name and the title are written horizontally on the spine! I’m feeling quite some trepidation, since … Continue reading →

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David D. Levine – Arabella of Mars (2016) Review

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

Genre: Science Fantasy Series: The Adventures of Arabella Ashby 1 Pages: 382 The year 1812. England and France are at war. Arabella Ashby has a pleasant life running through canyons on Mars. She lives there as a young lady with … Continue reading →

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R. Scott Bakker – The Unholy Consult (2017) Review

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

Genre: epic fantasy Series: Aspect-Emperor, part 4 In reviewing this novel, I accidentally wrote a novel myself. So it has come to this. The final book in the Aspect-Emperor sub-series. All storylines converge in the far north. The Ordeal marches … Continue reading →

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Terry Pratchett – The Wee Free Men (2003) Review

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

8/10 It is not necessary to know where exactly this book is situated inside the Discworld series. It is enough to know that this is a Terry Pratchett novel featuring a new character, and that in itself should push you … Continue reading →

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Ken Liu – The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (2016) Review

Posted on May 16, 2017 by

Genre: fantasy/science fiction Pages: 450 My rating: 7.5/10 Ken Liu is now making a name for himself with his Dandelion Dynasty series (of which I reviewed the first part here) and with his translations of the science fiction novels of … Continue reading →

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Jeff VanderMeer – Shriek: An Afterword (2006)

Posted on March 29, 2017 by

Why did the mushroom join the party? Because he is a fungi.  8/10 Shriek: An Afterthought sounds like the final novel in a series, but it is actually the second book in Jeff Vandermeer’s Ambergris series. It follows on City … Continue reading →

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