Book 1 review here | Book 2 review here https://youtu.be/18TywmTuv7E Series: The Black Iron Legacy # 3Published by: OrbitGenre: Dark FantasyReview Format: paperbackPurchased Copy. The third novel in the Black Iron Legacy series, The Broken God awakened my slumbering love for dark, heart-wrenching fantasy. Following the Tripartite Armistice that saw Guerdon divided in three influence... Continue Reading →
Review originally posted over at: Booknest.euRelease Date: March 30, 2020Published by: Self-PublishedGenre: Fantasy, GrimdarkPages: 281Format: ebookReview Copy: Provided by the author in return for an honest review. What Rob J. Hayes has done in Along the Razor’s Edge cements his place as one of the masters of grimdark fantasy. I’ve taken my time getting to the review... Continue Reading →
Once upon a time, I read Half a King by Joe Abercrombie and was quite fond of it. Half a King was a wonderful entry into the unique brand of subversive storytelling Abercrombie is famed for. It was a thrill to go through but now that I've read four of the six First Law books... Continue Reading →
This one is from the Black Company--the very first novel in the series, in fact. You can find reasons to read it here. It's a pretty lengthy quote; beware! The legate said, “Welcome to the service of the Lady, physician.” His voice was distracting. IT did not fit expectations, ever. This time it was musical,... Continue Reading →
Bullets! Forty years I have watched as military arts evolved, changing the balance between all those different peoples who move in and out of the Barrowlands, bringing with them an ever-more complex array of ranged weaponry. These...guns, as they are called, are fascinating contraptions; I have seen a squadron of ill-prepared mages ripped apart under a single round of... Continue Reading →
Diary Entry #0175 I find my Ex-Wife standing in the ruins of an ancient temple not far from the center of town. Mine Librarians have, by now, subjugated all local authorities, and have made their base unto the small library in town. 'Tis a pitiful reliquary of knowledge but it shall feed their hunger for... Continue Reading →
Be warned! The following Inqusitorial Scripture takes place in the world of The Unintentionally Helpful Villain and, quite possibly, of a few other entities I have written about, in this here blog. In a world filled with a host of monsters, demons and an entire Council of Darkness, Brezt Khleid, Inquisitor of the First Order,... Continue Reading →
The Grimoire Reliquary 