Genre Fantasy Books

This is the 3rd book in Lackey’s prequel series about elves – I haven’t read the ‘later’ series, but I am confused why I don’t have reviews of Books 1 and 2 here – I have certainly read them! Perhaps it was just before I started this site a year ago? Doesn’t seem that long [...]

Usual disclaimer: I wouldn’t normally include kid’s books in a ‘what I am reading list’, but I am reading these aloud to my son – if it takes me more than 2 nights to read through out loud, its enough book to include here. We’ve been delayed in reading this as I had to convince [...]

Julian May isn’t one of my favourite author’s, but that doesn’t mean I refuse to read her. I spotted this volume and thought it was worth a grab – and it is. Picture a world where a continent-sized island was settled by mankind centuries ago, but there were earlier occupants. Mostly they are beyond mankind’s [...]

This is the final volume of The Obsidian Trilogy. I can’t decide whether I am thrilled to have read it or sad to have finished it. Its not the sort of series that ends on a huge upnote – there has been war, and lots of people have died. I also can’t say too much, [...]

Volume 3 of the series is rolicking along nicely. Rodda has a nice ability to bring up elements introduced in earlier books and reuse and expand on them later. This may, of course, be simple planning, but nonetheless, she does it well. Our heroes have defeated two Sisters and now must go after the third. [...]