Barry’s Bloody Books
A wander through the world of speculative fiction where I look at all things fun and fantastical…
Farilane by Michael J. Sullivan
This book almost broke me, brilliant. Set hundreds of years after the events of Nolyn, the Empire is fully in control of the descendants of Nyphron. However it is a fairly repressive Empire, with reading and writing forbidden and magic forgotten about. Princess Farilane is an unwanted twin who openly breaks the ban on books…
Nolyn by Michael J. Sullivan
Not quite to the heights of some of the other books, it is still a great read. Set hundreds of years after the events of Rise of the First Empire series, the human heroes of that time have become legendary, and already facts have become distorted even though some figures of that time are still…
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…
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