Not so long ago, I saw a video listing 10 major fantasy stories where the movie failed. And one of the common factors was – with no big surprise – that a single movie was too short to feature the sprawling worldbuilding such sagas tend to feature.
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Book review: Elven Blood
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.
Continue readingBook review: A God’s Plea
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.
Continue readingBook review: An Emperor’s Gamble
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.
Continue readingBook review: A Queen’s Command
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.
Continue readingSport in fantasy
The start of the Olympic Games in France has led me to thoughts about sport in fiction – specifically fantasy as that’s where most of my interests lie.
Continue readingBook review: A King’s Bargain
My latest read was a fantasy book that had quite a slow start but a book I ended up reading in two sittings.
Continue readingBook review: The Mine Lord
The Mine Lord is a standalone story in A. Trae McMaken’s world of dwarven adventure, and takes place sometime after the 4-book series.
Continue readingBook review: Bones of Stone
The fourth book in the Dwarves of Ice-Cloak series takes us to a time when the old times of prosperity are long gone and the dwarves are facing new challenges.
Continue readingBook review: The Second Gate
The Second Gate is the third book in a loosely-connected series depicting a dwarven society through the generations. And it differs in a way from the first two books.
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