Tag: Fantasy
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Star Wars | The High Republic: The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray – A Book Review
This is the third novel I’ve read in The High Republic Star Wars series. The High Republic is set about 200 years before Star Wars: A New Hope. It may be important to note that these novels are just a small facet of the overall The High Republic campaign. There are also comic books, YA…
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All the Horses Of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie – A Book Review
I chose this book at my local library because it was so slim. I wasn’t familiar with the author, Sarah Tolmie, at all, nor did I have a particular interest in the horses of Iceland. However, it was touted as fantasy and published in association with Tor, so I figured it was worth a shot.…
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Star Wars – The High Republic: The Rising Storm – A Book Review
In this second novel of the The High Republic series, author Cavan Scott continues the story initiated in The Light Of the Jedi. Set roughly 200 years before The Phantom Menace, Marchion Ro and his Nihil minions still plot against the Republic. They will do anything to disrupt peace, including a brutal attack against civilians…
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Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill – A Book Review
Day Zero is C. Robert Cargill’s follow-up to Sea Of Rust. Sequel isn’t quite the right word because it actually takes place before Sea Of Rust. Prequel doesn’t quite fit, either, though, because the stories are largely disconnected from each other. Let’s just say companion piece. Regardless of how you’d like to label it, if…
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First Sketch of the Burnt Ones from Souls Triumphant
This is my first sketch of the Burnt Ones, Ned’s army of evil doers. Without revealing too much, they are much more than they seem at first glance. Oddly enough, they always have a bit of a burnt smell to them as well. They have a grudge against Joseph Zadkiel, one he doesn’t remember. Nonetheless, they will have…