The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson This book represents what high fantasy aspires to. Extremely high stakes, good versus evil, magic and adventure and even a little bit of romance pack a very long (24 hour audiobook) first book in the series. I was hesitant to start it because of its length, but the weighty …
Tag: magic
Feb 14
Book Review: The Heat Stealer
The Heat Stealer by Kater Cheek This is the third book in the Desert Mages (Susan Stillwater) series, and it might be the end of the series as I have no plans at this point for a fourth. Susan, Zoe, Griff and Darius are living together in Zoe’s house when the air conditioner breaks and …
Sep 28
Book Review: The Bear and the Nightengale
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden I enjoyed this book quite a bit for the fantasy elements, but especially for the vivid portrait of life in rural Russia back in the days when boyars still gave tribute to the khans to keep the horde at bay. Even Vasilisa, the daughter of a feudal …
Sep 10
Book Review: Hammered
Hammered by Kevin Hearne I first heard about this author at convention, where someone assumed that two urban fantasy authors from Tempe, Arizona must surely know each other. I’ve never met the author, but became curious about his books and picked this one up when I saw it on sale, not realizing that it was …
Jul 13
Book Review: Animal Magic
Animal Magic by Kater Cheek My rating: 5 of 5 stars I wrote this book a few years ago and finally published it this year. What held me back from publishing it is that I wanted it to be illustrated but didn’t have the time or money to find and hire an artist. But I’ve …