A historical fantasy which blends mythology with the early days of the Norman invasion of England? Sign me up? I can’t remember where I heard about this book – perhaps on one of those Goodreads “Best Of” lists – but wherever it was, you have my thanks, as this was an enjoyable read. The story tells of a travelling Irish […]
Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t recall in all my years of reading fantasy seeing a book as obviously based on the Crusades as Gunmetal Gods. This is no criticism – learning of the Crusades in High School and beyond was fascinating, but let’s just say what we learned was somewhat biased. We had armies from Europe going on […]
Erik Henry Vick has been around for a while and is well-known in independent dark fantasy circles. The Demon King isn’t his first book, but the first of his I have read (listened to). What we have here is a story about a small town where evil entities are taking children. The book has two distinct timelines where the children […]
I actually got an ARC of this book from Netgalley, but then found we had the audio at my local library, so I plumped for that instead, as I listen to way more audio these days as I have less time to sit on my butt and read. I was excited to get this one. Steven Pressfield has been on […]
I love mythology. I love all mythology but growing up in Ireland, most of what I had access to as a kid was Greek/Roman and Norse, so forgive me for being a little partial. I also love Stephen Fry, having grown up with all things Python and enjoying his wit and social commentary even after that merry band, eh, disbanded. […]
I received an ARC of the book from the author in exchange for an honest review. In now way does this impact my opinions. I went for a rare non-fiction book here, as it was about mythology and folklore, one (two?) of my favourite subjects. There’s no plot or tagline to hook you in, so I won’t write a mini-synopsis, […]
I received a free copy of the audiobook from the author in return for an honest review. This in no way impacts my opinions. The City of Kings is the newest novel in the First Earth Saga, in a world Rob J Hayes has been building for a long time. If you haven’t read the author’s work before, have no […]
**Potential Spoiler Warning** I have to add this first, although I try hard not to ruin too many books for people. However, this is a sequel so it gets harder to not drop the odd S-Bomb.. I reviewed Tides of Mana a while back, and liked what Matt Larkin had done with Hawaiian mythology after his tour de force retelling […]
Those of you who have read my previous reviews will no doubt be aware of how much I enjoyed this author’s Ragnarok Era series, which told of the events leading up to the death and rebirth of the world, ergo the eschaton cycle, from the perspective of the Norse gods who tried to prevent it. Now we have the same […]
Continuing on my historical fantasy kick, on the heels of Son of Zeus I now have fellow god-titled novel Athena’s Champion. After professing my love for Heracles in the earlier review, this follows the early exploits of another favourite, Odysseus. For those who’ve read the Iliad and the Odyssey, or those who haven’t, some scholars believe the two stories to […]
