“Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat.” So what’s the book about? The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the…
Category: Epic Fantasy
The Emperor’s Blades – Brian Staveley (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #1)
“Any fool can see what’s there. You need to see what is not there.” So what’s the book about? Great intrigues take place in secret in the kingdom and the reigning emperor is treacherously murdered. All the responsibility now rests on the shoulders of his two sons, Kaden and Valyn, and on the shoulders of…
The Fires of Vengeance – Evan Winter
The Burning 2 “Keep fighting, and I swear that before it consumes us, we’ll burn our pain to ash in the fires of vengeance.” So what’s the book about? Tau and Queen Tsiora are desperate to stay alive against an impending attack against the natives of Xidda, so they create a dangerous plan so this…
The Shadow of the Gods – John Gwynne
The Bloodsworn Saga 1 “No, this is my home”, Orka said, placing her palm over Thorkel’s chest. “You and Breca are my home. Wherever we are together, that is my home to me.” So what’s the book about? Three centuries ago, the gods of the north fought each other in a bloody war, bringing themselves…
The Forgetting Moon – Brian Lee Durfee
The brave and pure of heart are recorded in scripture, to be sure, but so are the craven, the venal, and the foolhardy. No man is perfect. Rememeber, even the Warrior Angels were once brawlers, rogues, and thieves. One single man, even be he the reincarnation of one of the Five Warrior Angels, cannot be…
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 Jasmine Throne – Tasha Suri
“I have always made myself into what was required of me. I have always belonged to someone else. My father, my mother, my husband. And I think I want something- someone- that is mine.” So what’s the book about? Ahiranya is a nation ruled by a fanatical emperor while dealing with a disease called rot….
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 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…
Rage of Dragons – Evan Winter
“The days without difficulty are the days you do not improve. The days you do not improve are the days the men behind you close the distance.” So what’s the book about? The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable war for centuries. To make up for the difference in the number of warriors, some…
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