Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
For whatever reason I read Sins of Empire before I read the Powder Mage Trilogy, but I ended up loving it so I knew I had to go back and … Read More
For whatever reason I read Sins of Empire before I read the Powder Mage Trilogy, but I ended up loving it so I knew I had to go back and … Read More
Glen Cook’s dark military fantasy series, The Black Company, has been on my radar for a little while and I decided to give the first book in the … Read More
I picked up Pagans: The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity because even though I’ve studied Late Antiquity some, I’ve only ever really learned about the fall … Read More
*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.* I’m starting to think that fantasy/paranormal/weird westerns are starting to be guilty … Read More
I’m starting off my research of the Hittites with my Folio Society edition of The Hittites by Oliver Gurney. This was largely because it was one of the only books … Read More
I usually like the Oxford Very Short Introduction book series and The Ancient Near East is definitely one of the better titles in the series. While not perfect, the author … Read More
You’d probably think that assassins, poisoners, fake priests, black magic, seances with the devil, and child sacrifice would be elements of a fantasy novel but City of Light, City … Read More
I found Black Sun Rising, the first book in the Coldfire Trilogy, to be a most interesting science-fantasy novel. In the future, colonists from Earth have landed on another … Read More
After finding out that Kings of the Wyld was something of a fantasy-comedy work, I had to read it and try out a new fantasy niche. There were indeed many … Read More
William Marshal is a very important figure of the medieval period, especially in regards to the English high middle ages. Thomas Asbridge’s work, The Greatest Knight, is an excellent full-blooded biography … Read More