Previous SFF Author: Clifford Ball
Josiah Bancroft started writing novels when he was twelve, and by the time he finished his first, he was an addict. Eventually, the writing of Senlin Ascends began, a fantasy adventure, not so unlike the stories that got him addicted to words in the first place. He wanted to do for others what his favorite writers had done for him: namely, to pick them up and to carry them to a wonderful and perilous world that is spinning very fast. If he’s done that with this book, then he’s happy.
Josiah lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Sharon, and their two rabbits, Mabel and Chaplin.
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Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
Two years ago when we were involved with Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off, Senlin Ascends (2017) was one of the books that didn’t make it to the final round (so we didn’t get to read it then). But Mark Lawrence read it, started talking about it on the internet, and it got picked up by Orbit Books. Hachette, the parent company of Orbit Books, just recently produced it in audio format and sent me a copy.
Kat Hooper´s rating: 4.5 | Josiah Bancroft | Audio | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
Arm of the Sphinx by Josiah Bancroft
Arm of the Sphinx (2018) is the sequel to Senlin Ascends (2017), Josiah Bancroft’s extremely popular novel that was originally self-published but later picked up by Orbit Books after it was highlighted by Mark Lawrence in his Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off contest a couple years ago. I loved Senlin Ascends, a story about a man named Thomas Senlin who is accidentally separated from his wife at the base of the Tower of Babel.
Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Josiah Bancroft | Audio | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft
If you haven’t read Senlin Ascends and Arm of the Sphinx yet: Please stop here and go get them. I recommend Hachette Audio’s versions because they are absolutely brilliantly performed by John Banks. Read the rest of this review at your own risk — there will be mild spoilers for Senlin Ascends and Arm of the Sphinx in my review.
I am so conflicted.
Kat Hooper´s rating: 4.5 | Josiah Bancroft | Audio | SFF Reviews | 6 comments |
The Fall of Babel by Josiah Bancroft
Thomas Senlin’s bizarre, chaotic, and perilous adventure in the Tower of Babel finally ends in the fourth book of Josiah Bancroft’s BOOKS OF BABEL series: The Fall of Babel. If you haven’t read the first three books, Senlin Ascends, Arm of the Sphinx, and The Hod King, stop now and get those under your belt before reading this review.
Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Josiah Bancroft | Audio | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Previous SFF Author: Clifford Ball
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