Memory, Sorrow & Thorn Book 1 “When you were old, did your memories crowd out your other thoughts? Or did you lose them—your childhood, your hated enemies, your friends?” So what’s the book about? A treacherous battle ensues between the sons, Elias and Josuah, of the aged King Presbyter John. For he lies dying after…
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The Empire of Ashes – Anthony Ryan
Draconis Memoria – Book 3 “Time in war is not given….it’s bought, with blood.” So what’s the book about? Freedom will be paid for with much blood and fire in the war against the White Dragon. Everything is at stake and the sacrifices to be made are very high. The white dragon has risen and…
The Girl and the Stars – Mark Lawrence
The Book of the Ice 1 “There seemed nothing else to say. Sometimes all your words are the wrong shape and none of them will fit into the silence left when the conversation pauses.” So what’s the book about? In the ice, there are different tribes that fight for their survival day after day, against…
The Legion of Flame – Anthony Ryan
Draconis Memoria – Book 2 “Money is best thought of as a shared delusion. An unspoken fraudulent compact between the rich and the poor ascribing value to worthless tokens in return for the illusion of societal security.“ So what’s the book about? The White Dragon has awakened – and with it the horror that is…
The Burning God – R.F. Kuang
The Poppy War Series – Book 3 “You don’t fix hurts by pretending they never happened. You treat them like infected wounds. You dig deep with a burning knife and gouge out the rotten flesh and then, maybe, you have a chance to heal.” So what’s the book about? Rin does not give up despite…
The Emperor’s Soul – Brandon Sanderson
“A person was like a dense forest thicket, overgrown with a twisting mess of vines, weeds, shrubs, saplings, and flowers. No person was one single emotion; no person had only one desire. They had many, and usually those desires conflicted with one another like two rosebushes fighting for the same patch of ground.” So what’s…
The Dragon Republic – R.F. Kuang
The Poppy War Series – Book 2 “People will seek to use you or destroy you. If you want to live, you must pick a side. So do not shirk from war, child. Do not flinch from suffering. When you hear screaming, run toward it.” So what’s the book about? After the great battle, the…
The Waking Fire – Anthony Ryan
Draconis Memoria – Book 1 “True change has never been bloodless.” So what’s the book about? Dragon blood is considered one of the most important commodities. Red, green, blue and black dragons are hunted to obtain their blood. A few blessed ones can use the elixir to obtain various abilities. But the truth is that…
The Reading Stray 