Category: Fantasy
Unnatural Magic by C. M. Waggoner (book review)
Once upon a time, trolls ruled over the land, their large, blue-skinned figures the ultimate in culture and civilisation for the smaller humans. These now rule over themselves but still place those with troll heritage in the prominent families in society. But tensions are rising. A divide is growing and whoever is murdering trolls and […]
The Witcher (Netflix fantasy series: 2nd trailer).
Here’s the second trailer for the Netflix TV series, The Witcher, based on the fantasy books of the same name by Andrzej Sapkowski. Hitting Netflix on December 20th 2019 … the trailer puts me in mind of Game of Thrones, which isn’t accidental; there’re lots of series coming up aiming to steal the spiky GoT […]
Tamora Pierce’s Tortall epic fantasy books to become a TV series (news).
Tamora Pierce’s 22 Tortall epic fantasy books are to become a TV series thanks to the Lionsgate studio – and apparently they’re aiming for a kind of Game of Thrones meets young adult vibe. https://deadline.com/2019/11/lionsgate-little-women-producer-playground-plot-fantasy-world-with-tamora-pierces-tortall-universe-series-1202771376/?fbclid=IwAR1eKgwhl2YVG3KTVz7pedxQm2sIrQz1Qrh2KBq_e896mhV-Htf6pOCHZ_k – The Offworld Report – the best content offworld SFcrowsnest.
Songs Of The Earth (The Wild Hunt book 1) by Elspeth Cooper (book review).
Gair is resigned to the fact that he is about to die, due to be executed for being a witch, so it comes as a bit of a surprise when he instead finds himself exiled, travelling far away in the company of a strange old man. Gair’s powers are strong but outlawed in the society […]
Master Of The Cauldron (Lord Of The Isles Saga book 6) by David Drake (book review).
‘Master Of The Cauldron’ is the sixth in David Drakes’ ongoing ‘Lord Of The Isles Saga’. I must admit to approaching long series like this with suspicion as I am not sure what an author can say in six books which could not have been said in a tighter trilogy. Nonetheless, on we go to […]
His Dark Materials (HBO TV series: cast interviews).
HBO’s new adaption of His Dark Materials begins on BBC One on Sunday 3rd November 2019, based on the fantasy novels by Philip Pullman. Dafne Keen stars as the young protagonist Lyra, who lives in Jordan College, Oxford. Placed there by her uncle, Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) she lives a sheltered life amongst the scholars […]
The Cruel Prince (The Folk Of The Air Trilogy book 1) by Holly Black (book review).
‘The Cruel Prince’ is book one in the ‘The Folk Of The Air Trilogy’ by Holly Black. This is a YA series based around faeries. Jude and her two sisters, Taryn and Vivienne, have been living in the High Court of Faerie ever since they were stolen away after the deaths of their parents. The […]
Enchantée by Gita Trelease (book review).
‘Enchantée’ is book one in the ‘Enchantée’ series but I feel like you could read this as a standalone. Here we are in Paris 1789 but, wait, there’s magic! See that’s why there’s a review for this book on a fantasy reviewing website. Anyway, Camille Durbonne and her little sister, Sarah, are very nearly destitute […]
Dark Shadows: Heiress Of Colinwood by Lara Parker (book review).
Victoria Winters returns to Collinsport but the family are missing and there’s a gruesome surprise in the kitchen. Welcome back to ‘Dark Shadows’, a delightfully over the top melodrama which kept viewers absorbed in the late 1960s, while it threw the kitchen sink at the script. Since its original death, it has refused to lie […]
The Mage-Fire War (The Saga Of Recluce book 22) by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (book review).
‘The Mage-Fire War’ is the 22nd book of ‘The Saga Of Recluce’. but don’t let that put you off as they can mostly be read independently. This is the third book featuring Beltur, a nice, ruthless young man who’s an order mage of great power. The previous Beltur books were ‘The Mongrel Mage’ and ‘Outcasts […]
