The epic fantasy genre gains a new entry in The Barrow. Mark Smylie tells a story of desires, be it power, prestige or passion. With a slow pace, Smylie builds his journey through a foreign world and time. Magic and religion are expertly mixed, clashing well against instinct and brawn. […]
Nikki and I hope you’ll join us today for Story Time with Literary Escapism, a bi-weekly feature where we showcase various children books that fall directly in the fantasy & science fiction genres, as well as books we’re enjoying with our young children. We’re talking boardbooks, picture books, those books […]
The journey is everything in Jon F. Merz’s The Undead Hordes of Kangul. A starter to the new Shadow Warrior series, there is something classically charming within. Merz creates a world that feels familiar, like a classic warrior or fairy tale. These classic elements such as a damsel in distress […]
Lynn Kurland brings a new entry into her Nine Kindoms series in River of Dreams. Though this was my first foray into Kurland’s writing, I dived right in. Unfortunately, I was simply left wondering how she became such a popular author. With little to hold my interest, I found River […]
Tony Ballantyne weaves together a fantastical world in Dream London. Once you start reading. you are instantly transported to a land of make believe. Ballantyne creates a world where nothing is quite as it seems and the reader is simply along for the ride. The curiosity which Ballantyne inspires is […]
Fantasy takes an epic new turn in James A Moore’s Seven Forges. With a landscape that is majestically menacing, Moore takes us on a journey. Moore throws the reader into an action packed immersive world. Every detail fits beautifully to create a fascinating realm full of adventure and intrigue. Captain […]
Fantasy is brought to a younger reader in Steven M. Booth’s Dark Talisman. Though marketed at a young adult book, Booth brings a strong character in a fast paced book which would be good for many a tween. Booth writes a beautiful world with dark elves and dwarves, assassins and […]
Freya Robertson creates an intricate world in Heartwood, the first installment of the new Elemental Wars series. Fantasy concepts are throughout while Robertson creates a fully realized religion and culture. With not one, but several quests at the core, adventure and journey are by far the driving force. Robertson takes […]
The writing duo of Magnus Flyte creates another masterful novel in City of Lost Dreams, the sequel to last year’s City of Dark Magic. With vivid storytelling, Flyte imagines a beautiful world where the alchemy of old transforms the present. City of Lost Dreams is a thrilling adventure which brings history […]
Kay Kenyon brings to life a tale reminiscent of true Victorian style with the added mysticism of magic in A Thousand Perfect Things. With a Victorian sensibility of the exotic, Kenyon infuses her mythical world with the real life relations of Britain and India. Kenyon’s storytelling lends itself to the […]
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