Synopsis:
A legendary folk hero tells the first part of his life story, encompassing his early years as a vagabond and his time spent at University studying alchemy and magic.
Review:
It’s not for nothing that The Name of the Wind has been touted as a great fantasy debut. It absolutely is. I am leery of [...]
Popularity: 42% [?]
Tags: American Literature
Synopsis:
The premature baby of Fifth Business was kidnapped by roustabouts, grew up a circus performer, and has grown into the greatest magician in the world. His life story offers the final piece to the question posed in The Manticore: “Who killed Boy Staunton?”
Review:
Robertson Davies’s masterful Deptford Trilogy deserves to be on more must-read lists. [...]
Popularity: 37% [?]
Tags: Canadian Literature
Synopsis:
In a world where color has been banished, a young woman defies the king with a cloak woven from all the hues of nature, throwing the fabric of society into chaos and turmoil.
Review:
I became a fan of Jeffrey Overstreet after reading his book on film, Through a Screen Darkly, and subsequently become a reader of [...]
Popularity: 29% [?]
Tags: American Literature
Synopsis:
The orphaned daughter of Henry VII’s widow Katherine Parr finds herself at court, ostensibly as a lady-in-waiting but in reality to serve Queen Elizabeth as a white magician.
Review:
The Red Queen’s Daughter is one of the last of the galleys I picked up at Book Expo this year. I don’t read a lot of historical [...]
Popularity: 20% [?]
Tags: American Literature
Synopsis:
The unicorns have all disappeared from the world, save one, who cannot accept that she is the last.
Review:
I know I said no fantasy for a while, but The Last Unicorn is a children’s books so it doesn’t count. I have long been a fan of the Rankin/Bass animated movie, but never read the book. [...]
Popularity: 20% [?]
Tags: American Literature
Synopsis:
The epic battle for control of Pandemia converges on Thume, a peaceful enclave that’s hidden from sight for two millenia.
Review:
I’m sort of relieved to be finished The Living God, thus concluding the four-part series by Dave Duncan called A Handful of Men. I loved every minute of this series, which is a sequel to [...]
Popularity: 33% [?]
Tags: Canadian Literature
Synopsis:
The fate of Pandemia rests upon the shoulders of Imperor Shandie and his friends, who have spread to the far corners of the world in the hopes of uniting all the races against a common foe. Plus, did somebody say that the dragons are rising?
Review:
In The Stricken Field, the third of four books in [...]
Popularity: 30% [?]
Tags: Canadian Literature
Synopsis:
A despotic sorcerer has torn the Impire apart through a ruthless program of magical slavery, and imperor Shandie’s small cadre of loyal supporters are forced to travel to the farthest corners of Pandemia in order to save the world.
Review:
Upland Outlaws is Part Two of the Handful of Men series, and I’m sort of running out [...]
Popularity: 26% [?]
Tags: Canadian Literature
Synopsis:
Seventeen years after the conclusion of A Man Of His Word, Pandemia finds itself on the brink of a civilization-destroying calamity, and former sorcerer Rap is pulled from his peaceful family life in Krasnegar to play the hero once again.
Review:
The Cutting Edge kicks of a four-book follow up to the series that began with Magic [...]
Popularity: 30% [?]
Tags: Canadian Literature
Synopsis:
Now married to the cursed Sultan Azak, Princess Inos finally heads to the capital city to plead her case in front of the wardens, as stable boy Rap rushes to meet her and embrace his destiny.
Review:
(Is that like the worst cover you have ever seen? Seriously.) Emperor and Clown is the final installment [...]
Popularity: 45% [?]
Tags: Canadian Literature
