Tag: Books

  • The Tombs of Atuan: Darkness Beneath Earthsea

    Thanks to Audible for giving away pretty much every book in this series for free. God knows I need it, with how quickly I burn through audiobooks at work. As well as how little I make at said job. God bless America, am I right? I enjoyed my first step into the Earthsea series quite…

  • Valor: Bright Star and Black Sun

    We’re back again with the ‘Faithful and the Fallen‘ series. I absolutely adored the first book. So much so that I picked up book two the day my next Audible credit was available. I was starving for more! And John Gwynne served me a whole damn feast. The Banished Lands have been consumed by the…

  • Stardust: Unicorns, Witches, and First Loves

    Neil Gaiman books are always a delight. I only review one, maybe two a year. But they’re a treat that I always look forward to. Like a holiday sweet. In 1856, the rural English village of Wall stood on the border between the normal world and Faerie, a world of magic and wonder. Though the…

  • A Wizard of Earthsea: A Man and His Shadow

    Ah, classic fantasy. Feels like it’s been a while since I’ve read one of these. Like visiting your grandparents after a long time. I knew absolutely nothing about the Wizard of Earthsea series going into this. Nothing beyond the fact that it was classic fantasy. Having grown up on the genre, that was all I…

  • Malice: Wolves and Snakes, Gods and Men

    Man, I gotta stop sleeping on John Gwynn’s work. I’ve only read three of his books so far, and all three have been incredible! After many years of war between men and giants, the world begins to change. Signs point to the return of the gods, and with their coming, the fabled God War will…