Magic of Wind and Mist by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Cassandra Rose Clarke originally published two novels, The Assassin’s Curse and The Pirate’s Wish, which were later collected in the omnibus Magic of Blood and Sea. The omnibus Magic of Wind and Mist (2017) collects two more novels, The Wizard’s Promise and its previously-unpublished sequel, The Nobleman’s Revenge.
April 19th, 2018. Jana Nyman´s rating: 4.5 | Cassandra Rose Clarke | Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
White Sand Volume 2 by Brandon Sanderson
White Sand Volume 2 is, like most graphic works, a team effort: the story is by Brandon Sanderson, the script by Rik Hoskin, the art from Julius Gopez and Julius Otha, the coloring by Morgan Hickman and Salvatore Aila Studios, and the lettering by DC Hopkins. Unfortunately, in my case, quantity did not equal a quality experience.
One problem is I’m not sure Sanderson’s storytelling translates well into the graphic form. Though there are certainly exceptions (The Rithmatist for one excellent example),
March 31st, 2018. Bill Capossere´s rating: 2 | Brandon Sanderson | Comics | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
Guardian of the Crown by Melissa McShane
Guardian of the Crown (2017), the second book in Melissa McShane’s SAGA OF WILLOW NORTH fantasy trilogy, picks up where the first book, Pretender to the Crown, left off. (It’s necessary to read that book first, and this review will contain some unavoidable spoilers for Pretender.) Willow North has left her homeland of Tremontane in company with her ex-fiancé, Kerish, and the rightful king of Tremontane,
March 27th, 2018. Tadiana Jones´s rating: 3 | Melissa McShane | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
As much as I enjoyed Vic James’ 2017 debut novel, Gilded Cage, I thought there were a few missteps and odd choices, and I wasn’t sure what that meant for the second book in her DARK GIFTS trilogy, Tarnished City (2018). I am pleased to report that Tarnished City blew all of my expectations out of the water, improving on the first novel in every possible way and preparing readers for world-shaking consequences with a true nail-biter of a cliffhanger ending.
February 7th, 2018. Jana Nyman and Tadiana Jones´s rating: 4.5 | Vic James | Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
The Girl in the Tower (2017), a medieval Russian fantasy, continues the story of Vasilisa (Vasya), a young woman whose story began in Katherine Arden’s debut novel The Bear and the Nightingale, one of my favorite fantasies from early 2017. That makes it a hard act to follow, but there’s no sophomore slump here. The Girl in the Tower is an even stronger novel,
January 1st, 2018. Tadiana Jones and Bill Capossere´s rating: 5 | Katherine Arden | SFF Reviews | 5 comments |
Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey
In the novella River of Teeth (2017), Sarah Gailey introduced readers to a hard-working crew of miscreants who were hired for an operation (not a caper, mind you), the goal of which was the removal of feral hippopotami living in a portion of the Mississippi Delta. In its sequel novella Taste of Marrow (2017), they’ve been split into two groups by the after-effects of River of Teeth’s explosive conclusion: Adelia Reyes,
September 12th, 2017. Jana Nyman´s rating: 4 | Sarah Gailey | Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
Wow, 20 dollars? That seems a lot for a 100-or-so-page book, but most of my novellas have come via ARCs…
I might say "formulaic" actually.
Your review made me curious, so I looked this book up. Sure enough: Tor. Tor seems to specialize in these…
It's a tightrope act for sure.
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