Day: December 4, 2023
Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) by Sebastien de Castell
De Castell’s trademark masterful plot twists pervade this brilliant read. A brilliant start to a brave, brave tale.
The Will of The Wanderer (Rose of The Prophet #1) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
The story has a rich, rich world that is based on Islamic Mythology. The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A Chakraborty is woven from much the same source; hence, certain comparisons can be made.
The Providence of Fire (Chronicle of The Unhewn Throne #2) by Brian Staveley
It’s like the beginnings of a game of chess between two foes in which the game gets bigger than the chessboard, bigger than the players, bigger than the room they’re playing in
Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel #1) by Josiah Bancroft
True quality high fantasy is proving harder to find by the day. Here is one that tells a most wonderful story, all without the cliched tropes that are core to the genre. It is utterly engrossing in its unpredictability.
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga #1) by Pierce Brown
A few pages in, and I was reminded of Hunger Games and Divergent. Instead of Districts and Factions, there are Colours, almost like Lightbringer.
