Author: Kristen
January 2008 New Releases

There are some books that just came out this month that sound rather interesting so I thought I’d just make a brief list of some of January’s new releases. (Some of these books may already be out or not yet be out in other countries.) I know a few good ones are coming out in March as well so I’m also going to make a February/March list soon. The following all came out this month or will be coming out […]

Review of The Skewed Throne

The Skewed Throneby Joshua Palmatier384pp (Paperback)My Rating: 5/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.75/5 Thanks to a contest run by Jeff at Fantasy Book News and Reviews, I recently received a copy of Joshua Palmatier’s debut novel, The Skewed Throne. This is the first book in The Throne of Amenkor trilogy, followed by The Cracked Throne and The Vacant Throne respectively. The final book just came out earlier this month, making this one of those mythical and elusive sets of books – […]

Review of The Blade Itself

The Blade Itselfby Joe Abercrombie531pp (Paperback)My Rating: 8.5/10Amazon Rating: 4/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.14/5Goodreads Rating: 4.15/5 The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie’s debut novel, is the first book in The First Law trilogy. The final book in the trilogy (The Last Argument of Kings) will be released in the UK in March 2008, and the second book in the trilogy (Before They Are Hanged) will be released in the U.S. in March 2008. According to Abercrombie’s blog, The Last Argument of Kings will […]

Most Memorable Books Read in 2007

I’ve been debating whether or not to do one of those summaries of the Best of 2007 lists. Since I’ve not read a large number of books that came out in 2007, it doesn’t seem fair to pick the best of 2007 and my favorite books of 2007 doesn’t seem like it would be all that useful since I’ve read about 7 books published in that year. (Although if anyone is curious, my favorites of the few I did read […]

Review of In Conquest Born

In Conquest Bornby C.S. Friedman560pp (Paperback)My Rating: 7.5/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.76/5Goodreads Rating: 3.68/5 In Conquest Born, published in 1986, is the first published novel by C.S. Friedman, who is now known primarily as the author of the Coldfire trilogy. This space opera was originally written as a stand-alone novel, but a sequel called The Wilding was released in 2004. The second novel takes place approximately 200 years after the events of In Conquest Born and features completely different characters […]