On Kushiel’s Dart
In my continuing look at other modern fantasy books and authors, I landed on Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (2002). It consistently ranks high in top ...
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Book reviews and commentary
Wizard’s First Rule, Part Two
Well, I don’t know how Goodkind did it (which makes it a good topic for study, I guess), but somehow Wizard’s First Rule crawled up under my skin an...
On Wizard’s First Rule
In catching up on the fantasy genre, I wanted to read popular books that were considered good, and popular books that were considered bad. So now I’m read...
On The First Book of Swords
I read most of The First Book of Swords by Fred Saberhagen. I’m not sure, but I think I was supposed to start with Empire of the East. But I didn’t ...
Learning from Kinshield Legacy
So in my continuing quest to read more modern epic fantasies, I started The Kinshield Legacy by K.C. May. I honestly don’t remember where or why I got it — it’s...
Learning from Servant of a Dark God
I finished Servant of a Dark God by John Brown the other day, and I thought it was a pretty good epic fantasy. It is the first in a series of books (as is the u...
Learning From Mistborn
I’ve been listening to the Writing Excuses podcast lately (which is excellent imo), and Brandon Sanderson often refers to his own works as examples of the...
Perdido Street Station
I just finished Perdido Street Station by China Mieville, which I read because it was supposed to be an example of the “fantasy steampunk” genre, although it tu...