Book Review: Kingmaker, Kingbreaker Duology By Karen Miller
March 21st, 2010
Why write a review for a mediocre fantasy duology? Because the story reminded me of a much better fantasy trilogy I once read. Read more…
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Book Review: The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
March 14th, 2010
This is the first book of the Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett. This series is about a young girl who wants to become a witch and is part of the discworld series. Read more…
Book Review: Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
January 8th, 2010
I have been a discworld fan since I read my first one some 15 years ago. Terry Pratchett is one of the maybe a handful of writers of which I keep on rereading the books, some even for the 5th time. I keep on discovering new jokes and references. For those not familiar with Terry Pratchett’s work, his books contain lots of references to contemporary society, economy, politics, computer networks, Shakespeare, the press, religion, movies, TV-series, Taoism, … While rereading his work, you sometimes discover new references. Read more…
Terry Pratchett – Nation
March 31st, 2009
Rating: 8/10
How do you build or in this case rebuild a nation ? Is there more than one way to do it ? What do you need ? How do you deal with the voices from the past (aka tradition) ? This and much more you will find out in Terry Pratchett’s latest novel, Nation. This review contains no spoilers or at least a lot less than you will find in other reviews on forums, blogs, online bookshops and newspapers. Read more…
Raymond Feist – Rides a Dread Legion
March 22nd, 2009
Rating: 7/10
The Demonwar Saga part 1 – Rides a Dread Legion by Raymond Feist
This review does not contain any spoilers. If you haven’t read any books of Raymond Feist yet, this book is not a good place to start. Although it is the first book in a new series, The Darkwar Saga just like the other series (The Empire Trilogy, The Riftwar Saga, The Serpentwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, …) is part of a bigger series. I recommend reading them in a more or less chronological order. Read more…
