The Sword of Angels
John Marco took a break from writing for a little while, but is back in the game in April with the next installment in The Bronze Knight series, The Forever Knight. Sadly, part of the reason for that break was because his editor sat on TFK without even reading it for 2 years. This kind of stuff g...
This is a great reissue by Bison Books.First published in 1935, The Circus of Dr. Lao is a marvel: or as John Marco so rightly puts it in his introduction, ‘an obscure classic’. (page xvii)Though Charles Finney published other novels and stories, this (his first) is perhaps his most famous, thoug...
This sequel to the critically-acclaimed The Eyes of God, from award-winning author John Marco, continues the epic tale of Arthurian elements, diverse magic, war, intrigue, romance, and deception.
This review is for the entire Tyrants and Kings series (The Jackal of Nar, The Grand Design and The Saints of the Sword). I stumbled upon these books when I was working at Borders about 15 years ago. Back then I wasn't as serious as I am now about the content of what I read, so I admit that I pi...
I finally finished it! All 660 pages (trade paperback) of small print.I feel an oddly hollow sense of accomplishment.First of all, I didn't find this book incredibly easy to sink into. It's interesting right off the bat, that's for sure, but I wasn't really committed to any of the characters for ...
It was the kind of horse Zuran princes raced, he told me, worth ten times my faithful Zephyr. I tacked the horse with a saddle and blanket, stripped off my own bruised armor, and took just enough food and water for a lean, fast journey. I needed to move quickly, and that meant traveling alone, an...
While the Avatar’s surgeon sewed up his torn lip, Commander Donnar peppered him with questions. The Avatar had lifted off again, and Rendor and his bizarre captive had disappeared soon after coming aboard. Skyhigh’s dragonfly had been badly damaged, but Donnar assured him it would be repaired. “W...
Deciding there was nothing much to do until Jazana moved against them, he spent his time exploring the library and getting used to his new comrades, many of whom mistrusted him, yet all of whom treated him respectfully. He learned quickly that Breck hadn’t lied to him about the library’s defences...
Barely three days had passed since he’d come to Nar’s capital, and already Vorto’s army was readying itself. At the duke’s urging, the Archbishop of Nar had wasted no time in preparing for the coming battle in Dragon’s Beak. That night he had summoned Vorto to the cathedral and together the three...
Shadowed by the mountains that towered like overlords in the distance, the arms of the river surrounded Amchan, holding it tightly and squeezing up the trees until they touched the grey sky. Lukien watched through his one good eye as a flock of dark birds winged over the forest, calling to the cr...