Book Title: Princess of Blood Author: Tom Lloyd Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Gollancz Format: Hardback/E-book Release Date: 27 July 2017 Princess of Blood is a brilliant follow-up to Stranger of Tempest. The interaction between the characters is funny and realistic. Lynx is as impatient as ever, and Anatin is as grumpy, and bossy as ever. Moreover,
Month: August 2017
It does not seem long ago that readers of fantasy were mocked, for not reading real literature. Fantasy is supposedly all about elves, orcs, and dragons, and not to be considered proper for adults to read. However, today Game of Thrones is one of the most talked about television shows, and the Harry Potter fandom
Title: Priestess of the White Author: Trudi Canavan Published by: Orbit Year Published: 2005 Priestess of the White is an intriguing first book, in a fantasy series that deals with magic, politics, and religion. Auraya has been chosen to be the fifth member of the White, an order of priests chosen by the
Title: Goldenhand Author: Garth Nix Publisher: Hot Key Books Format: Hardback Released: 4th October 2016 Goldenhand helps to expand further on the original trilogy. All is relatively quiet since the events of Abhorsen. Sabriel and Touchstone take a well-earned holiday, and Abhorsen-in-waiting Lirael is left in charge to deal with any free magic
Follow my blog with Bloglovin The hero is one of the most common character archetypes in the fantasy genre. Conan, the Barbarian and Aragorn, are early examples of the typical hero. However, I believe that the characters that are cast as heroes no longer follow the same simple template. Authors like Tolkien, Terry Brooks, and
