Hiya, everyone! Got a new book video for you all--it's another funny short, and I hope you enjoy the hell out of it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLnx18leJZA
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness #1) by Joe Abercrombie – Book Review
Originally posted over at Booknest.eu. Pictured here is my own copy. So pretty @_@ Published by: Gollancz.Genre: (Dark) FantasyPages: 486Format: HardbackPurchased the Exclusive Edition from Waterstones. The world we readers knew from the First Law Trilogy has changed. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed Joe Abercrombie’s standalone novels in the... Continue Reading →
August in Review: Sharp Ends, Blunted Keyboard Keys and Loads of Reviews!
Another month has passed, and with it I've grown a year older! Gasp, Filips age! I was shocked when I found out and I bet you are, too! At any rate, I had I reviewed some fantastic books! I read and reviewed a number of wonderful books. Let's run down the list: Wrath of Empire... Continue Reading →
Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie – Book Review Excerpt
This review is posted in full over at booknest.eu! It's my longest ever review, and I'm wondering whether to publish each of the short stories as a separate blog post over here at the Reliquary. What do you think? Anyway, here goes: Abercrombie’s prose is exceptional. His First Law novels are as successful as they... Continue Reading →
THE GREEK MYTHOLOGY BOOK TAG
You read it here first, folks. I'm doing a book tag! I saw this tag done over at Bookdragonism and I decided I HAD TO HAVE SOME OF THAT ON ME BLOG! It's about books, it has so many needlessly convoluted categories and I love every single one of them, so let's crack those knuckles... Continue Reading →
Excitement OVERLOAD! – July Edition
GAAAAAAH! Hello! I've been thinking about what book I'm most excited to read next, and it's actually not a difficult decision at all. It's funny, too, because I'm reading Abercrombie's Sharp Ends right now and rather than sate my appetite, this short story antology set in the First Law universe is making me all the... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
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 →
Thursday Recommendation: Half a King
Joe Abercrombie is a master of subverting expectations. I have yet to touch Abercrombie's most well-known work, the First Law trilogy, although I have only heard good -- Nay, great -- things about it. Now that I've read the first book in the Shattered Sea trilogy, I am more than looking forward to that experience.... Continue Reading →