THE BOOK OF WORDS by J.V. Jones
The Baker’s Boy kicks off the exciting Book of Words trilogy. These are J.V. Jones‘ first published books and already she had pinned down all that we as fantasy lovers enjoy most about our genre: picturesque settings, dangerous cities, noble and mysterious heroes, three-dimensional villains, plotting royalty, charismatic rogues. And it’s all seasoned with just the right amount of sorcery.
I was introduced to J.V. Jones with A Cavern of Black Ice,
July 2nd, 2007. Greg Hersom´s rating: 4 | J.V. Jones | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Gods’ Concubine by Sara Douglass
I bought the previous book in this series, Hades’ Daughter, because it was based loosely on Greek and British myth. I shelved it for a long time because I hated the characters. I finally, reluctantly, read it again, because I was still interested in its storyline — and realized that despite the characters, I did like the book.
And then I devoured Gods’ Concubine in two days, and can’t wait until the third installment, which is supposed to take place during the Restoration period.
July 2nd, 2007. Kelly Lasiter´s rating: 4 | Sara Douglass | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Hidden Stars by Madeline Howard
A small band of wizards and warriors must find the lost royal child prophesied to end the reign of an ‘evil’, self-proclaimed goddess-empress. Adapting that main plotline from Willow, Madeline Howard’s novel The Hidden Stars further combines several Tolkien-esque elements (wondrously dexterous elves/fey; vastly powerful wizards; not nine but twelve misshapen servants of the villain) to create an initially promising but unfortunately disappointing fantasy experience.
Many fantasy plots have been explored time and again.
July 1st, 2007. Rob Rhodes´s rating: 2.5 | Madeline Howard | SFF Reviews | no comments |
I picked my copy up last week and I can't wait to finish my current book and get started! I…
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