Category Archives: Fantasy

Slade House by David Mitchell

Posted on May 25, 2018 by bseat

This is one of the most interesting haunted house books I have ever read! Not that I really go out of my way to read haunted house books but I have read a few in my day, beginning with Nancy … Continue reading →

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The Song of Albion Series by Stephen R. Lawhead

Posted on October 13, 2017 by bseat

A parallel universe to our own, a mistaken intrusion from our world to theirs and the unintended consequences that ensue. That in a nutshell is the premise of Lawhead’s Song of Albion series, but that hardly tells you how full … Continue reading →

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The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

Posted on August 11, 2017 by bseat

My name is Kvothe.  I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from … Continue reading →

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Half a King and Half the World (The Shattered Sea Series) by Joe Abercrombie

Posted on June 23, 2017 by bseat

I have been looking for a new fantasy series to fill the time until George R.R. Martin finally finally gets around to releasing the next book in the Game of Thrones series. It is amazing how difficult this has been! … Continue reading →

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The Liveship Traders Trilogy by Robin Hobb

Posted on July 1, 2016 by bseat

After reading the new FitzChivilary Farseer novels which I enjoyed tremendously, I decided to read more of Hobb and picked up a new trilogy set in the same world as the Farseer novels. These books (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship, … Continue reading →

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Lamentation (The Psalms of Isaak) by Ken Scholes

Posted on April 15, 2016 by bseat

I have been wanting a good fantasy series to read after Fool’s Assassin Fools Quest by Robin Hobbs (which I totally snarfed and enjoyed.) But let’s be real here, all you fantasy fiction lovers out there know that I am … Continue reading →

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Fool’s Assassin and Fool’s Quest by Robin Hobb

Posted on February 5, 2016 by bseat

Many years ago I read Hobb’s Assassin’s Apprentice and was introduced to FitzChivalry Farseer and the Fool. I fell in love with the characters and the world that Hobbs had created. I read the two other books in the trilogy but … Continue reading →

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The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

Posted on March 27, 2015 by bseat

David Mitchell is a fascinating writer. Everytime he publishes a book it creates a big splash, and that is not just hype or good marketing. His books live up to all their acclaim by defying genres, containing well developed, compelling … Continue reading →

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The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

Posted on January 23, 2015 by bseat

Our narrator is a repulsive man. A self obsessed pornagrapher and drug user, he is driving on a lonely stretch of wilderness road with an open bottle of bourbon in his lap. As he reaches for it the bottle it … Continue reading →

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All Soul’s Trilogy by Deborah Harkness

Posted on January 9, 2015 by bseat

Witches, magic, hidden manuscripts, a sexy vampire, time travel- it is all here in this wonderful trilogy by Deborah Harkness. Beginning in A Discovery of Witches we are introduced to Diana Bishop, a descendant of  one of the Salem witches … Continue reading →

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