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City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett – Book Review [Bane of Kings]

November 16, 2014   Bane of Kings   No comments
City of Stairs

Milo, aka “Bane of Kings”, reviews Robert Jackson Bennett’s critically praised fantasy novel, City of Stairs, published by Broadway Books in the USA and Jo Fletcher Books in the UK. This review copy was sent by the publisher, and It is currently available to buy now.

“An excellent novel that will pull you in with an imaginative world and fascinating characters. It’s one of those books that you won’t be able to stop reading, and it’s one of those books that definitely lives up to all the hype.” ~Bane of Kings, The Founding Fields

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The Red Queen’s War: Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence – Advance Review [Bane of Kings]

May 29, 2014   Bane of Kings   No comments
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Milo, aka “Bane of Kings”, reviews Prince of Fools, the first novel in The Red Queen’s War Trilogy by Mark Lawrence, set in the same world but following different characters to his previous BrokenEmpire Trilogy. This is published by Harper Voyager in the UK – with an expected release date of June 5 – with the US release hitting June 3 through Ace.

“An excellent novel that should please fans of the Broken Empire Trilogy and newcomers to Mark Lawrence’s work alike. You really should check this out.” ~Bane of Kings, The Founding Fields

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The Rose and The Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan – Book Review [Shadowhawk]

March 13, 2014   Shadowhawk   No comments
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Shadowhawk takes a look at the second novel in the Riyria Chronicles prequel series to Michael J. Sullivan’s bestselling Riyria Revelations series.

“A good, fast read but not quite as satisfying as its predecessor.” ~Shadowhawk, The Founding Fields

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The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley – Book Review [Bane of Kings]

February 18, 2014   Bane of Kings   No comments
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Milo, aka “Bane of Kings”, covers the debut epic fantasy novel by Brian Staveley, entitled The Emperor’s Blades, and published by Tor Books, it serves as the first installment in the Chronicle of the Unhwen Throne. 

“A very promising fantasy debut that impresses with a confident narrative, however it suffers from poorly written female characters and plenty of repetition and a tendency to over explain certain elements. Despite this though, The Emperor’s Blades for the most part, is actually an incredibly solid read.” ~Bane of Kings, The Founding Fields

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The Copper Promise by Jen Williams – Book Review [Bane of Kings]

February 03, 2014   Bane of Kings   No comments
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Milo, aka “Bane of Kings”, reviews The Copper Promise, an epic fantasy debut novel from Jen Williams published by Headline Books. It’s released February 2014 in the UK but is available to buy now as four separate eNovellas that collect the whole story.  

“An excellent read, The Copper Promise is full of great potential and delivers – providing an awesome debut that should appeal to fans of the likes of George RR Martin and Joe Abercrombie. Great stuff.” ~Bane of Kings, The Founding Fields

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: Blades of The Old Empire by Anna Kashina (Angry Robot)

December 17, 2013   Shadowhawk   2 Comments
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Shadowhawk takes a look at the cover for the upcoming debut novel by author Anna Kashina, published by Angry Robot Books.

“Another fantastic cover from Angry Robot that takes its place alongside the other great covers that the publisher has put out over the last two years. Artist Alejandro Colucci has definitely delivered on this one.” ~Shadowhawk, The Founding Fields

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A Kingdom Besieged by Raymond E. Feist – Book Review [Shadowhawk]

December 04, 2013   Shadowhawk   1 Comment
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Shadowhawk takes a look at the first novel in Raymond E. Feist’s final trilogy of the great Midkemian Saga. This is also the fourth review in his Advent Review series and you can check out the full list here.

“With this book, I returned to the world of Midkemia after a long, long time and what I found was that the setting was just as captivating and enthralling as it was in the first book that started it all off. This book has my seal of approval and recommendation.” ~Shadowhawk, The Founding Fields

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Elemental Wars #1: Heartwood by Freya Robertson – Book Review [Bane of Kings]

November 25, 2013   Bane of Kings   No comments
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Milo, aka “Bane of Kings”, reviews the first novel in the Elemental Wars series by Freya Robertson, entitled Heartwood. The epic fantasy novel is published by Angry Robot Books. Its sequel, Sunstone – hits 25th March 2014 in the USA and in the UK on April 3rd.

“Whilst not living up to its full potential, Heartwood is nonetheless a solid book. However its biggest strength is also its greatest weakness, as the first novel in the Elemental Wars is all about worldbuilding and as a result everything else suffers.” ~Bane of Kings, The Founding Fields

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Trinity Rising by Elspeth Cooper – Book Review [Shadowhawk]

November 17, 2013   Shadowhawk   No comments
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Shadowhawk reviews the second novel in the Wild Hunt series, published by Gollancz.

“An interesting novel that takes a greater look at the setting and introduces several interesting characters, but fails to excite and entertain as much as the first novel in the series.” ~Shadowhawk, The Founding Fields

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Shadowdance: A Dance of Cloaks by David Daglish – Book Review [Bane of Kings]

November 16, 2013   Bane of Kings   No comments
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Milo, aka “Bane of Kings”, writes a review of A Dance of Cloaks, the first novel in the originally self-published Shadowdance epic fantasy series – reprinted by Orbit Books and written by David Daglish. Whilst the author has set this novel in the same world as his Half-Orc series, A Dance of Cloaks can be read without prior knowledge of those books. 

“An engaging, dark character driven novel that whilst doesn’t really bring anything new to the table in terms of originality – delivers a damn fine read nonetheless. David Daglish is certainly an author to watch out for, as he delivers a promising debut.” ~Bane of Kings, The Founding Fields

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