My introduction to Cornelia Funke was Inkheart which I enjoyed. I looked forward to the sequel, Inkspell, but wasn’t so quick to pick up and read the already published Thief Lord. For a fantasy lover […]
“Jewel and Thorn” is the first volume in “The Lowmoor Trilogy”. It is the story of a well-travelled trader’s daughter (Jewel) and a daring villager who has just come of age (Thorn). When fate deals […]
When I first saw Myrren’s Gift, the first book of The Quickening, in my local bookshop, I did not think it was a fantasy novel. The cover art showing a towering castle in a mountainous […]
Two years after foiling Simon Lovelace’s plot to overthrow the government, Nathaniel is now a fast-rising minister in the Department of Internal Affairs. With the Prime Minister himself following his career with a keen and […]
The Briar King is the first volume in The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone series. It is a multi-threaded novel following several groups of characters, each with their own mini-adventures. In most fantasy novels, the […]
An ending that leaves you wanting more In this final instalment of The Black Magician trilogy, we finally learn all of Akkarin’s secrets and the grave impact they have on the Guild, and indeed the […]
When I started collecting DVDs back in November 1998, one of my biggest wishes was for the powers-that-be to release Dungeons & Dragons – my all-time favourite cartoon series – on this exciting format. Even […]
Not just another Harry Potter When The Amulet of Samarkand was first published in 2003, it was described as “the next Harry Potter”. While it’s true that Jonathan Stroud’s book is about a young boy […]
Another version of The Belgariad If The Elder Gods is your first Eddings book, you might possibly enjoy it. It has all the ingredients that made The Belgariad and The Elenium so irresistible: an easy-to-read […]
Inkheart is a book about book lovers written for book lovers. The central characters, Meggie, Mo, and Elinor live and breathe books. Bookworms like me will find themselves in good company and will relate to […]
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