By: John Gwynne Genre: Norse FantasyPublisher: Orbit/Hachette Book Group WARNING: There will be spoilers for The Shadow of the Gods Just when I thought a sequel cannot possibly be any better than a five-star review of the first book, John Gwynne does it by creating a brilliant, gut-wrenching Book 2 of the Bloodsworn Trilogy, The […]
By: John Gwynne Genre: Norse Fantasy Publisher: Orbit/Hachette Book Group “There comes the shadow-dark dragon flying,The gleaming serpent, up from the Dark-of-Moon Hills;He flies over the plain, and in his pinionsHe carries corpses” The Voluspa (John Gwynne, The Shadow of the Gods) The Shadow of the Gods was my first foray into the fantasy world […]
By: Mike Brooks Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Solaris Books THERE WILL BE SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE BLACK COAST!! CONTENT WARNING: Some violence and gore The Splinter King is the second in the series, the God-King Chronicles, continuing the story right where The Black Coast left off. In this second entry in the […]
By: Mike Brooks Genre: Epic Fantast Publisher: Solaris CONTENT WARNING: Some violence and gore The Black Coast is the first of the series of the God-King Chronicles and it is a solid fantasy book. The fantasy genre is a bit lacking in diversity and I found The Black Coast’s strong inclusion of gender identity refreshing […]