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I can be very difficult when it comes to fantasy. As my finger reached to click open Foundryside on my Kindle, I asked myself: Ok, Mr. Bennett, what ya got for me? World building: Tevanne is a port city run by four walled-off estates or merchant houses. I kept picturing some cross between Dunwall in... Continue Reading →
Queens, kings, a large dose of magic, and all the stars in the heavens make up The Queens of Innis Lear, an epic fantasy by Tessa Gratton. From births to marriages, every action on the island of Innis Lear has been foretold by the star charts, most especially the succession of the throne. At the... Continue Reading →
Adrienne Young's Sky in the Deep is an exceptional YA novel set in a harsh and violent primitive world where clans routinely attack each other over pride, stores, and revenge. In the midst of a battle with the rival Riki clan, young warrior Eelyn thinks she sees her brother who is believed to have been... Continue Reading →
The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French is a raucous epic fantasy set in a world populated by orcs, humans, centaurs, wizards, and more. The story centers around The Grey Bastards band of half-orcs who with other half-orc gangs patrol the southern border to protect humans from full-blooded orcs. The well-written main character Jackal is the... Continue Reading →
Child of a Mad God is another formidable example of Salvatore's great fantasy. The story weaves the harrowing plight of Aoleyn, a young woman stuck in a brutal patriarchal mountain tribe, with the story of Talmadge, a solitary frontiersman who lives on his wit and the profit of his trade. This is a harsh and... Continue Reading →
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