Dark Fantasy Category

Book Review: The King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence Genre: Dark Fantasy, Post Apocalyptic Series: The Broken Empire #2 Publisher: Ace Books (August 2012) Author Info:  mark—lawrence.blogspot.ca/ Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars “Whatever you look into can look back into you.” I recently read a piece of writing advice about how to properly write violence and death […]

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Waiting on Wednesday 07/16/14

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick: The Shotgun Arcana by R.S. Belcher: October 7, 2014 (Tor) I’d almost forgotten how much I enjoyed The Six-Gun Tarot until back in the spring I saw this amazing cover […]

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Audiobook Review: Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence Genre: Dark Fantasy Series: The Broken Empire #1 Publisher: Voyager (August 2011) Narrator: James Clamp Author Info: mark—lawrence.blogspot.ca Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars ~ Lawrence delivers knife-edge wit, crisp descriptions, swift action and reaction. There are no wasted words as he paints his dark pictures,with each and every moment evoking a raw […]

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Book Review: Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence

Prince of Fools by Mark LawrenceGenre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Red Queen’s War Publisher: Ace (June 3, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I am glad we’ve not heard the last of Mark Lawrence’s Broken Empire, even if Jorg’s chapter of the saga has concluded. As far […]

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Book Review and INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY: The Barrow by Mark Smylie

***Our GIVEAWAY for THE BARROW is now over. Thanks for all who entered!*** The Barrow by Mark Smylie Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 Publisher: Pyr (March 4, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Before we begin, I feel I should make it known that this book is not for the faint […]

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Book Review: Armageddon’s Children

Armageddon’s Children by Terry Brooks Many years ago, I tried to read The Sword of Shannara but the story and characters failed to capture my attention and I set it aside. I grant that I didn’t get very far into the book, but I had read enough by that time to know when a book just isn’t working for […]

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Book Review: Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey

Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Post-Apocalyptic, Supernatural Series: Book 1 of Black Dawn Publisher: Angry Robot (March 26, 2013) Author’s Information: Twitter | Webpage Tiara’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars   This is an advance reader copy that I snagged from Netgalley. I think the book will be released sometime in March/April […]

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