by Alex | Mar 21, 2023 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
Hero Forged is the debut urban fantasy by Josh Erikson and part of my new resolution to step a bit more out of my epic fantasy comfort zone to try new things! I’m prefacing my review with this useful nugget of information so you don’t bring out the pitchforks when I...
by Alex | Mar 1, 2023 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
I’m not a massive fan of the age-old saying “Never judge a book by its cover.” I know it’s only a metaphorical phrase, but still … if I see a cover with a crossbow-wielding half-orc riding a massive hog with four tusks then it’d better be a tale full of no-nonsense,...
by Alex | Oct 10, 2022 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
After two enjoyable novels based on unconventional romances with supernatural elements, Bill Conrad has now switched gears and set his sights on a more grounded techno-thriller, and I am happy to say it’s possibly his best work yet. I won’t dive too deeply into the...
by Alex | Oct 13, 2021 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
If It Bleeds is a collection of four novellas with common themes of death, change and the hardship that comes with it, things so prevalent in King’s later works. I wouldn’t say I’m a King superfan, but I have read most of his novels and as an author am somewhat in awe...
by Alex | Oct 11, 2021 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
I read quite a bit of Heinlein when I was much (much!) younger, and for some reason Universe was one of the short stories I passed on at the time. After hearing about it recently — from Stephen Colbert of all people — I thought I’d give it a try. As with all of...
by Alex | Sep 22, 2021 | Reviews, War of the Twelve Blog
Killer of Men, the first in the Long War series, is a historical fiction by Christian Cameron, who is rapidly becoming one of my favourite authors thanks to his uncanny ability to mix interesting characters and well-documented historical events without getting bogged...
