Tag Archives: Orbit

Bright Steel by Miles Cameron

Posted on December 24, 2019 by H.P.

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 H.P.

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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Kings of the Wyld is a Wild Ride

Posted on July 16, 2019 by H.P.

Great storytelling hay can be reaped by taking old tropes and flat out running with them until you reach their natural, logical conclusion.  (See, e.g., M.L. Brennan’s Generation V series.)  Eames does just that with the band of adventurers model … Continue reading →

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Review of Cold Iron by Miles Cameron

Posted on November 6, 2018 by H.P.

I was a huge fan of Miles Cameron’s Traitor Son Cycle, the first fantasy by an experienced historical fiction writer.  Which reminds me that I really need to pick up some of Cameron’s historical fiction (written as Christian Cameron).  I … Continue reading →

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Wrath of Empire Cements McClellan’s Reputation as Dean of Flintlock Fantasy

Posted on June 5, 2018 by H.P.

First things first, this review is going to be full of spoilers for Sins of Empire, the first book in McClellan’s Gods of Blood and Powder series.  If you haven’t read that book, go back and read that review instead … Continue reading →

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The Tethered Mage is an excellent fantasy debut, if a little YA for my tastes

Posted on November 28, 2017 by H.P.

The Tethered Mage is an excellent fantasy debut, if a little YA for my tastes.  It benefits tremendously from a rich, Venetian-inspired setting, a well-crafted plot, and two strong leads. Heiress Amalia is pulled into empire politics when chance (and … Continue reading →

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The Fall of Dragons Ends a Great Fantasy Series with a Bloody, Alien Bang

Posted on October 31, 2017 by H.P.

Is there anything left I can say about The Traitor Son Cycle that I haven’t already said?  After all, I have already posted reviews of the first, second, third, and fourth books, and I posted a pitch for Game of … Continue reading →

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Review of Age of Assassins by R.J. Barker

Posted on August 1, 2017 by H.P.

I might not have picked Age of Assassins up, but a blogger friend passed along an ARC.  And man am I glad she did.  Age of Assassins may not do anything that hasn’t been done elsewhere, but the worldbuilding is … Continue reading →

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Review of Sins of Empire by Brian McClellan

Posted on March 14, 2017 by H.P.

With Sins of Empire, Brian McClellan cements himself as one of the brightest young stars writing fantasy today.  The Powder Mage trilogy was no fluke (you can find my reviews of those three books here, here, and here).  The magic … Continue reading →

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Review of The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan

Posted on March 7, 2017 by H.P.

The Crimson Campaign is book two in Brian McClellan’s Powder Mage Trilogy.  It’s not perfect, but it does establish that the promise McClellan shows in Promise of Blood was no fluke.  Tamas finds himself with a small army cut-off in … Continue reading →

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