Akinwale, Author at Littafi

What Is Fantasy Fiction?

September 12, 2025 .

Essays, Fantasy, Opinions

Fantasy is everything that lies in the realm of the fantastic. And, the more deviant from reality it is, the better.

The Prophet of Edan (The Edan Trilogy #2) by Philip Chase

August 18, 2023 .

Fantasy

With several pages devoted to world-building and action, The Prophet of Edan exceeds its prequel in both scope and depth.

Top 5 Traditional Fantasy Tropes

July 20, 2025 .

Lists

What would traditional fantasy be without a physical/metaphysical struggle between the forces of good and evil?

The Way of Edan (The Edan Trilogy #1) by Philip Chase

July 27, 2023 .

Fantasy

As a reader, it’s so easy to see yourself in Eormenlond, traveling with the main character as he journeys to discover who he...

5 Things to Expect from Wheel of Time Season 2

July 20, 2025 .

Opinions, The Wheel of Time

Not even the most fanatic, avid and rabid WoT-er truly knows the direction Rafe Judkins and co will be steering this plot.

5 Ways a Good Book Makes You Feel

July 20, 2025 .

Opinions

..the effect of a good book is seen not only while it holds captive your senses but in how you feel after reading it.

The Ghostfaces (Brotherband Chronicles #6) by John Flanagan

July 11, 2023 .

brotherband, Fantasy

The characters are well-fleshed out, unique, and have original personalities that interact excitingly, leaving you keen to know ab...

Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta

July 10, 2023 .

africanliterature

This book is, first and foremost, for women. It is an elegy to the countless women with untold stories who have suffered from simi...

Green Rider (Green Rider #1) by Kristen Britain

July 9, 2023 .

Fantasy

That the main character is female gives the story a unique twist, and the adventures she has along the way are fun and thrilling t...

Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire #1) by Michael J. Sullivan

July 9, 2023 .

Fantasy

There’s a lot of Thriller-style suspense in Age of Myth, and the characters’ uniqueness makes you want to persist with...

Prince of Fools (The Red Queen’s War #1) by Mark Lawrence

July 9, 2023 .

Fantasy

Mark Lawrence has always had hype on his side, and now I know why. He writes like no one else, and I mean that quite literally. ...

Of Darkness and Light (The Bound and the Broken #2) by Ryan Cahill

October 15, 2024 .

Fantasy

You can see the vast city walls, forests, snowlands, and country scenery as vividly as if you were watching it on the big screen i...