It reminds me of a young man who once promised forever. He had been so consistent and intense in his promises of forever that I believed it, latched onto it, breathed it, and looked forward to it. ...

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...

It’s a testament to the writer’s storytelling and plot-twisting skills that he’s able to get his characters into so much trouble and then get them out, all without giving his readers...

The fighting is hats off, badass! The descriptions of sex are just as vivid as the gruesome literary pictures of broken skulls, disemboweled soldiers, hamstrung men and women, and decapitated men lyin...

Moving on, I love the way the author portrayed the events here. His writing and world-building improved greatly.

The world-building is beyond average; it’s awesome. Will Wight literally has a different world-building because each book is set in a different location.

Despite the Malazans being soldiers and all, they are still compassionate. It reminds me of what they did in Capustan. I was scared that the marines here would be a rip-off of the others, but I was wr...

The world is amazing. For a small book, the author cleverly does a lot of rather unique world-building. It’s not vast Midkemia, truth be told. This one is more straightforward, more streamlined,...

One would be forgiven for thinking the story predictable, but the author has an unusual way of churning up the norm and making it look extraordinary.

Meanwhile, Aes Sedai plotting thickens, serving as a perfect backdrop to the eventual facing off of The Dragon Reborn Rand al’Thor and the Forsaken Sammael.

Rhythm of War is simply astounding! There are plenty of surprises from arguably the Epic Fantasy Read of 2020

De Castell writes a New Fantasy, a world in which his characters can be whatever they want to be regardless of whatever and whoever stands in their way