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The Girl in the Creek by Hugo Award winner Wendy N. Wagner is an atmospheric and eerie story about a …
A humbled prince, a grumpy grandmaster, and a ragtag band of heroes find out what it takes to become truly …
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies …
The goblins have killed all of our horses and most of our men.
They have …
I had loved The Blacktongue Thief but didn’t remember a lot from it. This book builds so much lore without being boring. There are some very original ideas.
The main character is not a talker and I would have liked a little more introspection on her part. It still avoids the “warriors insensitivity” you read in a lot of “realist” fantasy, and that’s nice. I also thought there were some issues with the rhythm but nothing too bad.
The goblins have killed all of our horses and most of our men.
They have enslaved our cities, burned our …
She might win the throne. She might destroy an empire. Either way, it begins with murder.
After twenty-four years on …
When a former classmate begs Pleiti for help on behalf of her cousin—who’s up for a prestigious academic position at …
When a former classmate begs Pleiti for help on behalf of her cousin—who’s up for a prestigious academic position at …
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Carolyn's not so different from the other human beings around her. She's sure of it. …
I really struggled with the first third of this book - it felt like nightmare after nightmare with no obvious reason. Horror and gore for kicks. But the back half really justifies the first: this is a story about remembering your humanity in the face of dark times, and a little about how power corrupts. If you squint, there’s maybe something here about how terrible things are sometimes needed to maintain peace and stability, but I’m going to choose to ignore this thread. The first half of this book was harrowing; I enjoyed the second half very much.
'In this superb fantasy saga of tough, old martial-arts masters and inexperienced young heroes, Wesley Chu has given us a …
During the Decade of Plagues, pandemics brought civilization to a standstill. The only way out was the Aspis chip: a …
The eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant fantasy-mystery from the author of …
Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation …
The setting is the Mediterranean at the end of the Middle Ages, if Carthage had won against Rome, if the Muslims had not conquered the Maghreb and Spain, if Jesus had been a woman, and if Europe had been threatened over the centuries by many elvish invasions. Oh, and magic happens.
The characters are well defined, but perhaps too close to DnD classes: the paladin, the sorcerer (no, the magician!), the cleric, the thief, the barbarian… So the whole adventure feels a bit like a ttrpg campaign.
On the other hand, Abercrombie is a master storyteller and I’m curious about what’s happening next for the company.
