Barry’s Bloody Books
A wander through the world of speculative fiction where I look at all things fun and fantastical…
Changes by Jim Butcher
A very aptly titled book. Harry’s old partner Susan calls him to land a bombshell and that she needs his help. This is turn leads him to a final showdown with the Red Court and he’ll need all his allies to help him tackle them in their own stronghold. Twelve books into this series and…
Heir of Novron by Michael J. Sullivan
This is such a great book(s). The scope gets brought up to a whole other level. Wintertide This is a relatively short book, where Royce is kind of forced to help Hadrian out as he tries to rescue Degan Gaunt from the church. Wintertide is the date of the upcoming wedding of the Empress Modina…
Rise of Empire by Michael J. Sullivan
Similar to the previous volume, I’ll review each book separate. Nyphron Rising It’s been a year or so since the events at Avempartha. The new Empire has come into being rapidly but there are a few holdouts. Melengar is still holding independent and its Ambassador Arista is seeking allies against the Church. Nationalists under Degan…
Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
So this is really two books in one, I’ll review each separate. Both are great. The Crown Conspiracy Hadrian and Royce are a team of thieves who specialise in unusual and high risk jobs for their clients. Against their usual policy, they take a last minute, high value job which leads them to be framed…
The Wolf’s Call by Anthony Ryan
A good read but the end took away from it. Vaelin has retreated to his fief where he spends his time hunting bandits. However when an old foe taunts him that his old love Sherin is in danger in a far continent, he abandons his duties to go help her. While there, he realises that…
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