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The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness #3) by Joe Abercrombie
The bloodthirsty deviousness and callousness that came to Rikke and Leo ( I spare no sympathy for him anyway), the kindness that would sometimes peek through Savine’s hard veneer – it was just too much for my poor heart to handle.
The Trouble With Peace (The Age of Madness #2) by Joe Abercrombie
The parts that stuck out the most for me were the war depictions. Abercrombie writes them so well I felt I was at the front lines – the racing thoughts in the heads of the soldiers as they rush headlong to certain death – it was very detailed and a tad personal.
A Little Hatred (Age of Madness #1) by Joe Abercrombie
A Little Hatred reads as an introductory piece into the lives of all the major characters who are youth, straining at the leashes of their guardians, and have been thrust into situations they seem quite unprepared for.
The Trouble With Peace (The Age of Madness #2) by Joe Abercrombie
It’s a real-life lesson in leadership, an allusion to pretentious saviour-Stalins and Christ-Hitlers who believe that they can change the world by breaking it first.
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness #1) by Joe Abercrombie
Truly, truly enjoyable, this book was. Honestly, I was not eager to start this one, seeing as it’s not yet a complete series. But it [more…]
Attrition: The First Act of Penance (Three Acts of Penance #1)
The book proves it’s possible to write Grimdark fantasy without anti-heroes (take that Mark Lawrence and Joe Abercrombie fans!).
What Is Fantasy Fiction?
Despite the many descriptions, fantasy fiction is more systematic nowadays than imagined. There is a form to the chaos and various categories for each shade of sanity and madness.
The Way of Edan (The Edan Trilogy #1) by Philip Chase
As a reader, it’s so easy to see yourself in Eormenlond, traveling with the main character as he journeys to discover who he is.
Black Cross (Black Powder Wars #1) by J.P Ashman
The antiheroes make you root for them! Their gritty, dark deeds blend with their odd but righteous sense of justice.
5 Reasons You Should Read Sci-Fi/Fantasy
SFF authors spend a lot of time building utterly fantastical worlds drawn from countless imaginative figments, any one of which is bound to draw you in.
My Top 5 Fantasy Authors
But, if you enjoy such details as much as you enjoy the story, you’ll agree that Robert Jordan is the greatest fantasy author of all time.
The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf #1) by Richard Swan
The Justice of Kings is what I’d call an “investigative fantasy” with enough thrill and suspense to be worthy of something by Sidney Sheldon.
Top 6 Must-Read Fantasy Series for Newbies
And, to the die-hards who simply read this piece out of curiosity to see if their favorites made the cut, you’re free to bash my head (and my pen) in the comments section below.
Never Die (Mortal Techniques #1) by Rob J. Hayes
If you’re looking for noble characters with a strong sense of right and wrong, happy endings, and damsels in distress, this book is not for you.
Malice (The Faithful and The Fallen #1) by John Gwynne
Then there are the themes in the book. Everything needed for a perfect dish of dark, grim fantasy is here. Magic? Check. Betrayal? Aplenty. Violence? You can literally hear the screams of dying men. A flawed hero? There’s more than one flawed hero here.
Ten Must-Know Newbie Nuggets on The Wheel of Time (Part One)
But, as long as the likes of Legendary Pictures, Sonar Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, HBO, Netflix, and Amazon continue to spend big bucks on filming, the wheels of this Age will continue to turn and spin.
Blood Scion (Blood Scion #1) by Deborah Falaye
…she leaves no stone unturned in her bid to deliver incisive, accurate, and deliciously exciting Yoruba mytho-fantasy.