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The Name of the Wind Review by Jamie Edmundson

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Review by Jamie Edmundson The Name of the Wind regularly tops the lists of the best fantasy books of the 21st century. That’s a blessing and a curse. When I got around … Continue reading

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Tigana Review by Jamie Edmundson

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Review by Jamie Edmundson Tigana is a classic, stand-alone fantasy novel by one of the greats of fantasy fiction. It is named after a province in the mythical Peninsula of the Palm. CHARACTERS Kay uses multiple … Continue reading

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A Game of Thrones Review by Jamie Edmundson

A Game of Thrones by GRR Martin Review by Jamie Edmundson It’s been 20 years since A Game of Thrones hit the bookshelves. It’s had a transformative effect on the world of Fantasy, partly down to the huge success of the HBO … Continue reading

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The Dark Tower Review by Jamie Edmundson

The Dark Tower by Stephen King Review by Jamie Edmundson Here I review another true fantasy epic, Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. I have just finished reading the last of the series (#7) The Dark Tower, published in 2004. The first … Continue reading

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What Remains of Heroes Review by Jamie Edmundson

What Remains of Heroes by David Benem Review by Jamie Edmunson The quality of self-published, or indie, books is getting better and better. Not just the stories themselves, but the editing, covers and all the other professional aspects of the … Continue reading

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Malice Review by Jamie Edmundson

Malice by John Gwynne Review by Jamie Edmundson Malice, the first book in the completed fantasy series The Faithful and the Fallen, is a title that has been on my radar for a while, and I have finally got around to … Continue reading

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Red Sister Review by Jamie Edmundson

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence Review by Jamie Edmundson Mark Lawrence has been one of the biggest names in Fantasy for a while, so it was well past time I got around to reading him. I’ve come close a couple … Continue reading

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The Eagle’s Flight Review by Jamie Edmundson

The Eagle’s Flight by Daniel E. Olesen Review by Jamie Edmundson I first noticed Daniel Olesen’s The Eagles’s Flight in the 2017 Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off. It was in the same section as Toric’s Dagger, and while neither book won through, they both … Continue reading

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Art of War Review by Jamie Edmundson

Art of War Edited by Petros Triantafyllou Review by Jamie Edmundson Art of War is a fantasy anthology put together by the BOOKNEST.EU blog featuring short stories by 40 fantasy writers. And it’s an impressive line-up: while I’ve only read a … Continue reading

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The Chronicles of the Black Gate: Books 1-3 Review by Jamie Edmundson

The Chronicles of the Black Gate: Books 1-3 by Phil Tucker Review by Jamie Edmundson So here I’m reviewing a pretty well-known and widely read series, The Chronicles of the Black Gate by Phil Tucker. In particular, I bought the eBook ‘box-set’ … Continue reading

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