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Book review: The Sky Riders

Posted on June 15, 2025 by Tomas

After temporarily shelving the series I was reading recently, I went for something different. A dragon rider story with a female-only order.

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Book review: Unbound (Songs of Chaos #2)

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Tomas

The first book in this series caught my attention with the level of detail and quite an unusual spin on the magic system. The second book continues the story well…

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Book review: Ascendant (Songs of Chaos #1)

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Tomas

After having mixed feelings about the previous series I was reading, I decided to pick something else. A book that promises an interesting twist on dragon rider fantasy.

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Book review: Dwarven Prince

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Tomas

The third book in the Vellhor saga continues where the first one left off. And it keeps the pace and story, as well as some of the issues the series displayed so far.

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Book review: Battle Mage

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Tomas

The second book of the Vellhor Saga benefits in plot clarity from the characters converging in two plot lines, and continues nicely, but still has many issues with the writing itself. Despite that, I was drawn enough into the story.

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Book review: Keeper’s Tempest

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Tomas

The conclusion to a series I started reading some 4 years ago has finally arrived. Sometimes, it’s a surprise how long it’s been.

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Book review: Elven Blood

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Tomas

My first new read of 2025 was a book from my Amazon recommendations. And I’ve finished it with quite mixed feelings. Let’s see why.

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Book review: A God’s Plea

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Tomas

The final book in the Legend of Tal series takes the heroes to the final stand – though the face of the true enemy might be different than they expected.

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Book review: An Emperor’s Gamble

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Tomas

The third book of the Legend of Tal series follows right after the destructive battle at the end of the second book – and delivers a good chunk of backstory that puts some current events into perspective.

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Book review: A Queen’s Command

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Tomas

The second book in the Legend of Tal series continues exactly where the first one left off, promising another part to an adventure journey – and a fair amount of challenges.

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