Sword & Sorcery Fantasy

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“This could have been yet another Arthurian tale told ad nauseum over the decades, but here Lev Grossman stakes out a different kind of story that’s all his own.”

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“Not since Tolkien has a fantasy wordsmith wielded English like a rapier rather than a broadsword.”

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The Discord of Gods is the explosive conclusion to Jenn Lyons’ five-book, million-word fantasy epic series A Chorus of Dragons that began in 2019 with The Ruin of Kings.

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“In some ways, the greatest strength of this series lies in its smaller moments rather than its grand arc.”

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No one is innocent in the series A Chorus of Dragons. Even the protagonists in Jenn Lyons’ series have done terrible things in their pasts, killing, betraying, and abandoning others.

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In the second of The Locked Tomb Trilogy books, Harrowhark Nonagesimus returns, having successfully consumed her cavalier and ascended to Lyctorhood. Well, almost successfully.

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“If Jin Yong’s story continues to grow richer as it progresses, by the end it will pack an impressive punch.”

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The plot is unexceptional, but it is an easy, fun enough story to divert the reader for a few hours.”

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an exciting tapestry of love, loss, bittersweet melancholy, and adrenalin pumping action.”

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“As the turbulent events of the Jin-Song Wars gather speed, the scope of the story is poised to expand far beyond a simple tale of filial vengeance.”

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“The Gurkha and The Lord of Tuesday achieves immense enjoyability.

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“A good book for knight versus dragon diehards but perhaps not as much for fantasy readers looking to be transported to worlds not seen before.”

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“Despite that rushed feeling as the story enters its second half, The Priory of the Orange Tree is a fascinating epic fantasy set in a rich, well-developed world.”

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“Starting with sex and murder, Gates of Stone fires off like a cannon into a rollercoaster actionfest that keeps the pages turning well into the night long after the reader should

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It’s been a while since Glen Cook took us into the world of what is arguably his most famous work, the world of the Black Company.