Barry’s Bloody Books
A wander through the world of speculative fiction where I look at all things fun and fantastical…
Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
A definite step up from the first book. Carl and Princess Donut have gotten to Level three. Here they find themselves drawn into narratives that are more complicated than just killing monsters, though of course there is lots of that too. On top of basic survival though they need to navigate ratings and the pressure…
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
The hype is real. Carl is living a normal life, complicated but normal. He’s just broken up with girlfriend and while he’s trying to figure out what to do, most of the planet is wiped out except for a few million people and the survivors find themselves on a gameshow that’s broadcast live across the…
The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan
A nice little book showing Royce and Hadrian’s first interactions. Hadrian has returned from Calis after news of his father’s death. He’s seeking out the person who send him word of his father and is requested by that person to work with Royce, a lethal and unrepentant killer, to retrieve something from the Crown Tower,…
Esrahaddon by Michael J. Sullivan
A very interesting book which really links all the various series so far. Esrahaddon is born poor in the wilds of Calis. However fate has other ideas for him and he is soon involved in the highest levels of the Empire and events that could have an impact on all mankind. If you’ve read the…
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…
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