Michaeldgriffiths's Blog
One's man Chaos is another person's Entertainment

Archive for the ‘Fantasy’ Category

The Throne of the Five Winds by S.C Emmett

April 16, 2023

The Throne of the Five Winds by S.C Emmett is a massive undertaking, and you can tell the author strives to make this book perfect. Based loosely on medieval Asian culture, this novel focuses on the politics of running an empire and more importantly the household of the emperor. Words are measured and tradition overrules […]

Servant Mage by Kate Elliott

January 28, 2023

Servant Mage by Kate Elliott is a fantasy novel set in a world where most mages are kept as weakened servants. Instead of tossing fire balls, Fellian is using sparks to light lamps, but only after she is cleaning the outhouses in the tavern where she is a victim of indentured servitude. This all changes […]

Too Many Curses by A. lee Martinez

January 8, 2023

Too Many Curses by A. lee Martinez may currently hold the honor(?) of being the book I have neglected to review for the longest period of time. I gave him a great review for his novel Gil’s All Fright Diner about thirteen years ago, for a web site which died about thirteen years ago, and […]

The Many Deaths of Cyan Wraithwate by R. Perez de Pereda

September 24, 2022

The Many Deaths of Cyan Wraithwate by R. Perez de Pereda is a short fantasy novel which has the feel of a mythological tale. Early in the story, Cyan receives a magical wrist guard which resurrects him each time he dies, and, spoiler alert, he dies a lot in this novella. There is a drawback, […]

Whispering Nickel Idols by Glen Cook

August 22, 2022

Whispering Nickel Idols by Glen Cook centers around Garret, a private eye who lives within a chaotic fantasy city and his giant entourage of strange allies and creatures. I have read dozens of Glen Cook books so when I saw one at Bookman’s I grabbed it. I read the first half while battling covid in […]

Vista, Princess Of Hell

May 13, 2022

She gazed into the brass mirror. For a moment her eyes lingered on the five dragons encircling the edge of the reflective surface. A gift from her adopted father. Beautiful, yes, but she often wondered if he gave it to her as a continuous reminder of half of her heritage and… eternal debt. She allowed […]

Triumph of the Wizard King by Chad Corrie

March 21, 2022

Triumph of the Wizard King by Chad Corrie is the last book in The Wizard King Trilogy. I read the first two books of this series last summer. The first was on my big vacation and since I was getting married, I saved the last one for our first Honeymoon. I can not say this […]

The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Hurst

December 9, 2021

The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Hurst is an innovative fantasy novel set in a world where magic can only be controlled through bones. The Bone Workers are rare, but these adepts can use bones to create moving constructs, foretell the future, and create heroic actions such and great speed and strength. Genre:  Fantasy Publisher: […]

Trial of the Wizard King by Chad Corrie

August 11, 2021

Trial of the Wizard King by Chad Corrie is the second book in the Wizard King series. I am reading the first two books back-to-back which is a privilege I have rarely enjoyed of the past 10+ years of writing book reviews. After the Created Series which I read in order, I am finding I […]

Return of the Wizard King by Chad Corrie

July 25, 2021

Return of the Wizard King by Chad Corrie is a fantasy novel which was released last year. I have already bought the second one and assume the third will be available soon. If you happened to read my last book review you are aware my reading habits have recently changed giving me more freedom to […]