Barry’s Bloody Books
A wander through the world of speculative fiction where I look at all things fun and fantastical…
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
This is still one of my favourites. Moist Von Lipwig is a confidence trickster who has finally being caught. He’s given one more chance by Lord Vetinari and is put in charge of the post office and tasked with get it up and running again. When he arrives he finds there are only two people…
The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien
One of the best tragedies within the Fantasy genre. The children of Hurin have been cursed by Morgoth, and Hurin is made to watch their lives unfold from his captivity. The primary focus is on his son Turin, though it also affects both his daughters and his wife. This is more what I was expecting…
Drumindor by Michael J. Sullivan
A very slow first half but it did build towards the end. Riyria have been engaged to find a potential dwarven malcontent in the exotic city of Tur del Fur. They eventually agree to it and treat it like a holiday and they’re accompanied by Albert, Gwen and Professor Arcadius. Once they arrive they find…
Beren and Luthien by J.R.R. Tolkien
This was not quite what I was looking for. The Tale of Beren and Luthien is one of the most important stories in Tolkien’s universe. It tells of how a mortal man Beren and the Elf princess Luthien fall in love and were charged with one of the biggest tasks of the first age, to…
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
I still enjoy this way more than I probably should. This is an accounting of the start of the world and focuses on the First Age, in particular when the Noldor go to Middle-Earth and their battles with Morgoth there. There is a little bit on the second age and then a brief recap of…
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