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Book review: Cataclysm

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Tomas

The third book in the Prophecy Rock series continued the story, but the ending left me with mixed feelings.

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Book review: Genesis

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Tomas

The first book in the Prophecy Rock trilogy is a fast-paced fantasy story set in a world divided by an endless war – but heroes rising from a new generation might just change that.

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Book review: Destroyer’s curse

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Tomas

I continued in 2024 where I left off in 2023 – with Marie Andreas’ second Sci-Fi trilogy. The book doesn’t see as much action as the previous one(s) but delves deeper into the backstory.

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Book review: Tratior’s Folly

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Tomas

My last read of 2023 (yes, I only now got to write the review) was a return to Sci-Fi. A spin-off of a trilogy I’ve read a couple of years ago.

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Book review: The Raven Queen

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Tomas

The second book of the Storyweaver series, compared to the usual, starts with a time gap – and a false sense of calm that changes later than I expected, but quite abruptly.

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Book review: The Pale Princess

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Tomas

After a couple of years since my last time, I returned to one of the big names among self-published fantasy authors, D. K. Holmberg. With it starts a journey of mystery…

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Writing: mid-series book endings, take two

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Tomas

In November 2022, I delved into mid-series book endings in regard to their length. Today, I’ll be looking at the topic in relation to the plot.

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Book review: The Sorcerer Knight

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Tomas

The first book in the Kingshield Knights series left me with mixed feelings, but I went on with the second book to see if it improves. Let’s have a look…

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Book review: The Seventh Knight

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Tomas

The Seventh Knight is a fantasy story that’s… quite minimalistic when it comes to the number of characters but works quite well. Let’s have a closer look.

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Book review: A Dragon’s fate

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Tomas

The fifht, final book in Robert Vane’s series brings a decent conclusion, though the way the plot was tied off surprised me in some aspects.

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