Feb 01
Publisher: Orbit Books
Jan 15
Early Bird Preview: Glass Sword
Glass Sword comes out in February and I think you’ll love it.
Sep 17
Thief’s Magic by Trudi Canavan
Like all of Canavan’s books, Thief’s Magic is brilliantly characterised and well plotted. I have really enjoyed it and urge readers to pick up her latest offering.
Aug 19
The Lascar’s Dagger by Glenda Larke
Sometimes reading a book feels like coming home. You crack open the spine and find that the words inside are exactly what you need. The Lascar’s Dagger was that kind of book for me. I was hooked from the first page.
Aug 18
The Falcon Throne by Karen Miller
I’ve loved The Falcon Throne! I’ve been in a haze since I finished it, and I just want to buy lots of copies of it and make others read it. However, at over 500 pages, there’s no doubt that it’s going to challenge some readers! I think fans of the genre will fall in love with this world and its characters and, like me, will be begging to get their hands on the next instalment.
Feb 20
A Dance of Blades by David Dalglish
Alas! My avoidance of sequels has been justified. Ok, so. A Dance of Cloaks, while predictable, was an enjoyable and satisfying read. Its successor, A Dance of Blades, is a hot mess of confused tropes and incessant violence, with almost no character development and no overreaching theme that I could…
Jan 13
Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson
Shaman ponderously chronicles the coming of age of a young man living in prehistoric times, and although there are many who have found it amazing, I think it’s rather dull. The book started promisingly with Loon’s week-long Wander, where he has to survive for a week alone in the wilderness,…
Nov 12
A Dance of Cloaks by David Dalglish
Inspired in part by the great George R. R. Martin and the incredible Brent Weeks, the first book of David Dalglish’s Shadowdance series is a page-turner, make no mistake! Though never lacking in action, blood, torture and political intrigue (all the things I love), I found the character development a tad…
Dec 04
Rebellion by Ian Irvine
Date published: 1st October 2012 Publisher: Orbit Books (Hachette AU) Format: Paperback, 540 pages Series: The Tainted Realm, Book 2 ISBN 13: 9780733624285 Categories: Fantasy Goodreads / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher Hightspall is dying. Every year the winters worsen, and the realm’s protective magic disappeared with the traitor-king, Lyf,…
Oct 25
Vengeance by Ian Irvine
Date published: 8th November 2011 Publisher: Orbit Books (Hachette AU) Format: Paperback, 544 pages Series: The Tainted Realm, Book 1 ISBN 13: 9780733624278 ISBN 10: 0733624278 Categories: Fantasy Goodreads / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: bought In Cython’s underground slave camps, only the timid and obedient survive – and Tali is neither, for she has sworn to bring…
Sep 17
The Lord of Lies by Sam Bowring
The Lord of Lies is the second and final instalment in the Strange Threads duology – a wonderful new Fantasy series centred on a group of Wardens – the strongest threaders (magic wielders) in Aorn. They had banded together centuries ago to defeat the tyrant Lord Regret, but were corrupted…
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