This review has also been posted on my blog Another World.After reading a book as good as Quicksilver Rising, one cannot help but wonder why it has failed to garner much in terms of popularity and acclaim over the years. It could be argued that High Fantasy is such a saturated genre that it is di...
The final book of this trilogy (The Diamond Isle), was better than the middle book ( The Righteous Blade), but not as good as the first one ( The Covenant Rising). The ubiquity of magic replacing modern technology in a medieval setting continued to be an issue. It was jarring in the first book,...
Full disclosure: I was unable to complete this story. Perhaps, the writing and narrative improve as the book progresses, however when faced with the choice of allocating my free time between either slogging through or doing something else I may enjoy, I saw little reason to continue.Complements t...
From the author of the internationally accalaimed Orcs series comes a powerful new epic fantasy to rival the work of Raymond E. Feist and David Gemmell. Cursed with immortality and episodes of uncontrollable, berserk fury, Reeth Caldason is desperate to find a cure for his magical affliction. His...
В своята поредица Стен Никълс преобръща представите ни за орките като една от най-презряните раси в жанра фентъзи, наложена първо от Толкин, а после и от други автори. Тук орките не са грозни, гнусни, смрадливи изчадия, жадуващи за човешко месо и служещи безрезервно на зли господари. Не са тъпи и...
Familiar story of David Gemmell's first novel Legend, but with pictures! I'm a huge David Gemmell fan, so I definitely love the story, but the graphic novel felt a bit rushed to me. The artwork itself was great, it seemed to get the tone entirely correct and included lots of blood and gore, but t...
Jup said. “Some,” Stryke replied. “Only because of this.” He brought out the amulet. “Can I see it?” Stryke looped the chain over his head and handed it to him. Jup examined it, absently tugging at his...