Tag Archives: Epic Fantasy

Review of The Bard’s Blade by Brian D. Anderson

Posted on February 11, 2020 by

It was an unexpected arrival, but book mail is always welcome at la casa de martes.  I started reading The Bard’s Blade in part due to comparisons to The Wheel of Time.  As it happens, I had just started a … Continue reading →

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Rereading The Eye of the World, chapters 1-12

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

I really wanted to start a reread of The Wheel of Time.  It was one of my 2019 Bookish Resolutions.  I also really wanted to do a blog series following my reread.  If Every Day Should Be Tuesday search results … Continue reading →

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Bright Steel by Miles Cameron

Posted on December 24, 2019 by

Miles Cameron has now written two of my favorite fantasy series published this millennium.  Bright Steel is the final book in Cameron’s Masters & Mages trilogy (I previously reviewed Cold Iron and Dark Forge).  It absolutely stands with The Traitor … Continue reading →

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Review of Dark Forge by Miles Cameron

Posted on September 24, 2019 by

How is it that Miles Cameron keeps impressing me more with each book?  The Traitor Son Cycle is one of my favorite fantasy series of all time.  After Dark Forge, I already think Cameron may surpass it with his Masters … Continue reading →

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Wheel of Time TV Show Casts Lan

Posted on September 5, 2019 by

The first major casting announcement for the upcoming Wheel of Time TV show on Amazon Prime was Rosamund Pike as Moiraine.  Three weeks ago the Amazon powers-that-be gave us a huge announcement of five of the six main characters in … Continue reading →

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Wheel of Time TV Show Makes Casting Announcement for 5 of 6 Main Characters

Posted on August 15, 2019 by

News about The Wheel of Time TV show has been slow these days, but we finally have some real news, and, whew boy, is it big news!  The show announced the casting for Rand al’Thor, Egwene al’Vere, Mat Cauthon, Nynaeve … Continue reading →

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Crowfall Caps a Landmark Work of GrimHeart

Posted on June 18, 2019 by

Ed McDonald does something remarkable with Crowfall.  Crowfall is the third (and presumably final) book in his stellar Raven’s Mark series.  Third books—especially third books that close a series—follow a certain pattern.  The first book sets up the world; the … Continue reading →

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