Tag Archives: fantasy

Book Review: The Darkest Road

Posted on December 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Darkest Road (The Fionavar Tapestry #3), by Guy Gavriel Kay This is supposed to be the last novel in an epic fantasy series, but I just did not feel that this novel was all that compelling of a read.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Summer Tree

Posted on December 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry #1), by Guy Gavriel Kay I’m glad I read this book (and its companion volume in this series that my library had, review forthcoming) after having read a few of the author’s other more … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Under Heaven

Posted on December 7, 2019 by nathanalbright

Under Heaven (Under Heaven #1), by Guy Gavriel Kay I was informed about this particular series by a coworker of mine, and this book is the first of the author’s thirteen books in our library system that I was able … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Warriors In Winter

Posted on December 5, 2019 by nathanalbright

Warriors In Winter (Magic Tree House #31), by Mary Pope Osborne Upon reading this book I was for some time mildly puzzled as to why it was that my library suggested this book as part of my reading on Marcus … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sauron Defeated

Posted on November 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

Sauron Defeated (The History Of The Lord Of The Rings Part Four), by J.R.R. Tolkien If previous volumes of this series that I have read have been odd metafictional experiences by which one sees some of the manuscript editing that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Treason Of Isengard

Posted on November 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Treason Of Isengard (The History Of The Lord Of the Rings:  Part Two), by J.R.R. Tolkien It is remarkable just how little of this book has to do with the Treason of Isengard.  Although I am very familiar with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Return Of The Shadow

Posted on November 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Return Of The Shadow (The History Of the Lord Of The Rings Part 1), by J.R.R. Tolkien If someone is a would-be writer of a fantasy epic in the same way that J.R.R. Tolkien was, this book is the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Starfinder: Pact Worlds

Posted on November 2, 2019 by nathanalbright

Starfinder:  Pact Worlds, by Pazio One thing that is important when one is looking at a game is to gain a sense of place about the world that one is supposed to be playing in.  At times, as is the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Starfinder: Alien Archive

Posted on November 2, 2019 by nathanalbright

Starfinder:  Alien Archive, by Paizo This particular book is an interesting one, although I wish I would have read it in a different order than I did, as there was another book in the series that would have made this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Into The Jungle

Posted on October 9, 2019 by nathanalbright

Into The Jungle (Dungeons & Dragons:  Endless Quest), by Matt Forbeck This book serves as a reminder of the immense difficulty of creating compelling choose your own adventure stories.  After all, such stories depend on a variety of matters, including … Continue reading →

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