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Book review: An Empire of Ashes (Drakin #3)

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Tomas

The first book in this loosely-connected series was my first touch of Sci-Fi/Fantasy mix. The second book followed a new set of characters and an old enemy. This one takes place 200 years later, with (almost) all-new cast.

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Book review: Requiem’s prayer

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Tomas

The third book of Arenson’s Dawn of Dragons trilogy keep the pace – as well as the violence and blood flow – of the previous two books.

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Book review: Requiem’s hope

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Tomas

A day after reading Requiem’s song, I delved into the second book of the trilogy: Requiem’s hope. If you want a short review: it keeps the spirit of the first book. If you want more, read on…

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Book review: Requiem’s song

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Tomas

After a break, I’m back to pleasure-reading and another review. This time, I delved into the first book of Daniel Arenson’s ‘Dawn of Dragons’ series, Requiem’s song.

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Book review: The Grand Betrayal

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Tomas

After almost a month of break, partially caused by the heatwave, I returned to reading, with the intent to read the last book of The Lost Prophecy series. And the readthrough was as awift as the pause was long.

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Book review: The Gift of Madness

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Tomas

The seventh book of The Lost Prophecy series is something I’ve expected to start wrapping things up but it still delves deep into the backstory.

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Book review: The Last Conclave

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Tomas

The sixth book of The Lost Prophecy series keeps the pacing of the fourth and fifth but the attention shifts a bit to some othe characters.

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Book Review: The Lost City

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Tomas

After some break from reading, I’ve returned to this series and devoured the fifth book in four days.

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Book review: Twist of the fibers

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Tomas

After a month-long break caused by a side-read and a time spent with my own writing, I am returning to this series and the fourth book of D.K. Holmberg’s ‘The Lost Prophecy’ series.

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Book review: Lost in Amber

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Tomas

My first “out of my usual genre boundaries” read of 2019 was taken with this mix of Sci-Fi and romance. Intrigued by my discussion with the author in the later parts of her writing process, I’ve decided to give the book a try.

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