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Waiting on Wednesday 01/07/15

Posted on January 7, 2015 14 Comments

“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: Queen of Fire by Anthony Ryan: July 7, 2015 (Ace) 2015 looks to be a great year for epic fantasy readers, not least because we’ll be seeing some […]

Book Review: The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley

Posted on January 6, 2015 21 Comments

The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Publisher: Tor (January 13, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars You can always tell when I really like a book by how fast I devour it. I gave myself plenty of time to read Brian Staveley’s The […]

Book Review: The Falcon Throne by Karen Miller

Posted on October 20, 2014 19 Comments

The Falcon Throne by Karen Miller Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Tarnished Crown Quintet Publisher: Orbit (September 9, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars The Falcon Throne introduces readers to a kingdom torn apart by a centuries-long feud between two neighboring duchies, Harcia and Clemen – all because of a conflict that happened long ago. […]

Book Review: The Scarlet Tides by David Hair

Posted on October 17, 2014 23 Comments

The Scarlet Tides by David Hair Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Moontide Quartet Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books (UK: October 24, 2013, US: October 7, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Open up The Scarlet Tides and the first things you’ll see are several gorgeously illustrated maps depicting the world […]

Book Review: The Godless by Ben Peek

Posted on September 23, 2014 17 Comments

The Godless by Ben Peek Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Children Publisher: Tor (UK: August 14, 2014), Thomas Dunne (US: August 19, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars The Godless caught me off guard a bit, as it ended up not being the kind of book I was expecting at all. Mainly, it doesn’t read […]

Book Review: The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks

Posted on September 12, 2014 14 Comments

The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Lightbringer Publisher: Orbit (August 26, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Things are definitely picking up in this third book of the Lightbringer series…but is it going to be enough? Obviously, if you’ve made it this far, you’d probably have a good grasp […]

Book Review: The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley

Posted on September 5, 2014 19 Comments

The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Worldbreaker Saga Publisher: Angry Robot (August 26, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Needless to say, putting this review together was quite difficult for me, on account of how very different it is from the one I thought I would be writing. I […]

Book Review: Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan

Posted on July 16, 2014 19 Comments

Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Raven’s Shadow Publisher: Ace (July 1, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars There are a number of sequels coming out this year with big shoes to fill, and not the least of them is Tower Lord which is the follow up to the sensation that […]

Book Review: Blood Song by Anthony Ryan

Posted on May 18, 2014 2 Comments

Blood Song by Anthony Ryan Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Raven’s Shadow Publisher: Ace (July 2, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars The story of Blood Song is about a young boy who trains and grows up to become a leader and one of the greatest warriors […]

Book Review: Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on March 10, 2014 2 Comments

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Stormlight Archive Publisher: Tor (March 4, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t know what was more intimidating, the size of Words of Radiance when I first beheld it, or the thought of having […]