When Folk Tales Collide

Western fantasy fiction is heavily influenced by Greco-Roman and Norse mythologies. From pantheons of fickle deities to mischievous fae folk, from great dragons to tunnel crawling wyrms. Over the decades, since fantasy’s emergence as a genre, more and more European folklore has made its way into fantasy fiction. Orcs, goblins, elves, dwarfs, etc., are well […]

Book Review: The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss

In a backwater town, a man with a hidden past spends his days running a well-kept inn. But then a traveller known as The Chronicler comes upon him one night and recognises him for who he really is; Kvothe, the Kingkiller. The book (and the series) opens with Kvothe passing himself off as a humble […]

Book Review: Among Thieves, by Douglas Hulick

Drothe is the eyes and ears (known as a Nose) of a criminal organisation and also deals in stolen artifacts on the side. But when an unusual book lands in his lap, everyone, including his own boss, is after him and the book. Drothe is chasing up an Imperial artifact that was stolen from him, […]

Book Review: Graeme Brown’s The Pact

My rating: 2/5 An ancient pact agreed between the ancestor’s of the Lesterall’s and the dark creatures from cautionary tales told to children, has kept the Lesterall lands and people safe for centuries. Whilst the Lestrall’s and there friends gather to celebrate the anniversary of the Pact, goblins and creatures from nightmares gather outside their […]

Book Review: A Kingdom Besieged

A Kingdom Besieged by Raymond E. Feist My rating: 4 of 5 stars With Kingdom Besieged, we are returned to Midkemia and back to where the saga began; Crydee. Though this is a new trilogy (?) it picks up threads from the previous Midkemian volumes and makes full use of their history and lore. The […]