An Echo of Things to Come Redraws the Map of an Expansive Trilogy
With the arrival of the second installment of James Islington’s Licanius trilogy, it’s clearer than ever—despite the expansive worldbuilding and…
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The Logistics of Throwing Mountains: N.K. Jemisin Discusses The Broken Earth Trilogy
In 2015, N.K. Jemisin published The Fifth Season, and the world watched an already accomplished writer level up in a…
Blackthorne Deepens a Fascinating Flintlock Fantasy World
As we pick up with our heroes from Cold Iron, the first installment of Stina Leicht’s exciting flintlock fantasy series the Malorum Gates,…
The Stone Sky Is a Trilogy-Ender That Reshapes the Face of Epic Fantasy
I know fantasy readers who won’t touch a series before it’s completed; the heartbreak of disrupted or elongated publishing schedules…
The Game of Thrones Awards, Season 7, Episode 4: So Much for Clever Plans
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Halls of Law Builds an Empire in Which Women Aren’t an Afterthought
In Halls of Law, V.M. Escalada (a pseudonym for fantasy author Violette Malan) drops us into a fantasy world in…
The Game of Thrones Awards: Season 7, Episode 3: Ice, Meet Fire
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50 Books to Read While You Wait for More Game of Thrones
Season 7 of Game of Thrones is finally here—and somehow, already nearly halfway over! If you’re like me, and unsure…
The Bound Gods Series is an Epic Fantasy without Heroes
There are down-to-earth fantasies, and then there are epic fantasies. Many of the most epic of epic fantasies tend to…
The Game of Thrones Awards, Season 7, Episode 2: A Long-Awaited Reunion, and a Whole Lotta Bloodshed
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Godblind Is a Grimdark Debut That Lives Up to the Name
Godblind is Anna Stephens’ debut, and it writes her name in blood on the roster of masters of grimdark alongside…
The Game of Thrones Awards, Season 7, Episode 1: What is Dead is…Yep, Still Dead, and Coming For Us All
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The Reluctant Queen Is a Fantasy That Celebrates the Virtues of Domesticity—and Thrilling Action
“Who I am is a mother, woodswoman, a charm maker… It is my right to define me, not yours.” The…
Why We Still Read The Lord of the Rings
I love J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Back To Top
The Witchwood Crown Is a Triumphant Return to a Beloved Fantasy World
Epic fantasy fans are used to waiting for years to return to their favorite worlds—the wait for the sixth volume…
The Lasting Legacy of Tad Williams’ Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
When I think of the evolution of secondary world fantasy through the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, familiar names come to…
Soleri Is a Game of Thrones with Intimate Stakes
Author Mary Robinette Kowal, one of the great book people to follow on social media, recently tweeted a bit of…
City of Miracles Is the Powerful Ending to a Truly Divine Fantasy Trilogy
Sigurd je Harkvaldsson has been in hiding for 13 years, waiting on word from his good friend Shara Komayd, once Prime Minister…