Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson It’s always a question for fantasy fans: do I really want to read a first book in yet another long series? Remember when we moaned about when everything was a trilogy — now I’ll be happy to take a simple three-book series. Wouldn’t it be great if you […]
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Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson The only words that I can think of to sum up Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen series are “Wow.” and “What the heck is going on here?!?” (I would have used stronger language, but this is a family website). Erikson appears to be doing something big and shiny, […]
Read MoreGuest´s rating: 4 | Steven Erikson | SFF Reviews | | no comments |
Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson I sometimes find myself lost in this story’s complexity. I think I’m getting the general idea that the gods of this world have a more direct relationship with the mortals than what we’re used to, and that the tale here really started hundreds of thousands of years ago. Also, […]
Read MoreGreg Hersom´s rating: 4 | Steven Erikson | SFF Reviews | | no comments |
House of Chains by Steven Erikson Being the fourth entry in Steven Erikson’s sprawling series THE MALAZAN BOOK OF THE FALLEN, House of Chains continues with the storyline first started in Deadhouse Gates and somewhat loosely with the repercussions of the explosive climax to Memories of Ice. I won’t bother trying to summarize the setup […]
Read MoreJoão Eira´s rating: 4 | Steven Erikson | SFF Reviews | | 1 comment |
The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson The Malazan Book of the Fallen has become so complex that it’s very difficult to keep all of the storylines in order. It’s totally worth the effort, but these books are not exactly the sort that you can just pick up and read quickly. The Bonehunters is no exception and I found […]
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Reaper’s Gale by Steven Erikson In modern fantasy literature, there are certain select works that define the genre such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia, Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time, George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice & Fire, the Shannara novels […]
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Dust of Dreams by Steven Erikson So, a long-running, massive multi-volume fantasy epic is winding to a close, a close so big that the last book actually has to be split, and it’s still 800 pages long. What’s that? No, this is the other long-running massive multi-volume split-the-last-book fantasy epic. Not The Wheel of Time […]
Read MoreBill Capossere´s rating: 5 | Steven Erikson | SFF Reviews | | 12 comments |
The Crippled God by Steven Erikson If you want a quick, partial sense of what’s in store in Steven Erikson’s The Crippled God, look no further than this conversation between two characters (to remain nameless so as to avoid spoilers): “There are too many rogue players in this game. Icarium. Draconus. The First Sword of […]
Read MoreBill Capossere´s rating: 5 | Steven Erikson | SFF Reviews | | 5 comments |
Bauchelain and Korbal Broach by Steven Erikson Bauchelain and Korbal Broach collects three of Steven Erikson’s novellas set in the Malazan Empire series, certainly one of the most ambitious, and I’d say one of the best, epic fantasies going. The collection, which includes Blood Follows, The Lees at Laughter’s End, and The Healthy Dead, follows […]
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Crack’d Pot Trail by Steven Erikson Crack’d Pot Trail is the fourth of Steven Erikson’s Malazan novellas following the exploits of Korbal Broach and Bauchelain, a pair of sinister necromancers whose dark side is often thrown into a grayer cast due to their situational context and the characters (often allegedly “purer” or “better”) that surround them. As […]
Read MoreBill Capossere´s rating: 4.5 | Steven Erikson | SFF Reviews | | 3 comments |
The Wurms of Blearmouth by Steven Erikson The Wurms of Blearmouth is the fifth novella by Steven Erikson centered on his gloriously disruptive pair of “evil sorcerers” Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, along with their by-now-relatively-stoic servant Emancipator Reese. As with the prior four, this is a far lighter tale than his lengthy, dense, and often […]
Read MoreBill Capossere´s rating: 3.5 | Steven Erikson | SFF Reviews | | 4 comments |
The Devil Delivered and Other Tales by Steven Erikson I’m a huge fan of Steven Erikson’s massive MALAZAN EMPIRE series, which I consider one of the outstanding works of fantasy in the past few decades. I’m also a fan of his trilogy (Bauchelain and Korbal Broach) of novellas set in that same universe following the […]
Read MoreBill Capossere´s rating: 3 | Steven Erikson | Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | | no comments |
This River Awakens by Steven Erikson Pretty much all you have to do is say Steven Erikson and I’m there. This River Awakens (2012) is far different from anything most people will think of when they hear the author’s name. It’s not set in a secondary world. It’s not epic fantasy. There isn’t a huge […]
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Forge of Darkness by Steven Erikson My personal experience with prequels has been quite mixed. They too often have a rote, going-through-the-motions feel to them. You get the sense the author is simply, mechanically connecting the dots, reverse-engineering the prequel story from characters and events laid out in the original story: “Explained why they call […]
Read MoreBill Capossere´s rating: 4.5 | Steven Erikson | SFF Reviews | | no comments |
Fall of Light by Steven Erikson OK, look. I’m just going to put it on the table early on. I had a tough time with the beginning of Steven Erikson’s Fall of Light. And by “beginning,” I mean the first 150-200 of its 800-plus pages. It wasn’t just the pace (though it was admittedly more […]
Read MoreBill Capossere´s rating: 4 | Steven Erikson | SFF Reviews | | 4 comments |
Willful Child by Steven Erikson Let’s start with what needs to be said when reviewing a book like Steven Erikson’s Willful Child, a full-bore parody/homage to Star Trek: The Original Series. One, humor is wholly subjective. I, for instance, have never understood the allure of Adam Sandler. My wife, meanwhile, has never understood why I […]
Read MoreBill Capossere´s rating: 3 | Steven Erikson | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | | 2 comments |
Wrath of Betty by Steven Erikson If you’re going to parody a TV series, as Steven Erikson did with Star Trek in Willful Child, then you can’t stop at just one book, can you? Think of all those other episodes ripe for the plucking! And so we’re back for more interstellar hijinks with the crew […]
Read MoreBill Capossere´s rating: 3.5 | Steven Erikson | SFF Reviews | | 1 comment |
John Joseph Adams, in recent years the editor of a raft of excellent anthologies on different science fiction, fantasy and horror themes, has now become the editor of Fantasy Magazine. The March 2011 issue is the first published under his red pencil, so to speak, and its mix of new and reprint fantasy material is promising. All […]
Read MoreThe Solaris Book of New Fantasy by George Mann (ed.) I’m pretty much a novice when it comes to short fiction. Because of my lack of experience in this area, I hope that you will bear with me as I try to provide a thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of The Solaris Book of New Fantasy, […]
Read MoreSwords & Dark Magic: The New Sword & Sorcery edited by Jonathan Strahan & Lou Anders Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword & Sorcery is a book I’ve been eagerly anticipating ever since it was first announced in 2009. I was particularly excited about the anthology’s impressive list of contributors which includes several authors […]
Read MoreRobert Thompson (RETIRED), Stefan Raets (RETIRED) and Greg Hersom´s rating: 4.5 | Bill Willingham, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Garth Nix, Gene Wolfe, Glen Cook, Greg Keyes, James Enge, Joe Abercrombie, Jonathan Strahan, K.J. Parker, Lou Anders, Michael Moorcock, Michael Shea, Robert Silverberg, Scott Lynch, Steven Erikson, Tanith Lee, Tim Lebbon | Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | | 20 comments |
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