Reviews and articles about Fantasy novels and comics
"I still live, and while I live I shall fight for Barsoom, and her people; the virtues of her noble sons and the glorious beauty of her daughters. Death, John Carter, must take me while I am facing the enemy with my sword in my hand!" It wasn’t just Edgar Rice Burroughs’ words that first … Continue reading A Princess of Mars
Empire of the Vampire," the 2021 illustrated horror-fantasy novel by Australian author Jay Kristoff, thrusts readers into a world forever shrouded in darkness, where vampires have conquered humanity and reign supreme. This sprawling narrative, which weaves elements of horror and fantasy, has captured the imaginations of readers worldwide, securing its place on multiple bestseller lists … Continue reading EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRES
THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN The Shadow of the Torturer is a science fantasy novel by American writer Gene Wolfe, published by Simon & Schuster in May 1980. It is the first volume in The Book of the New Sun, a tetralogy which Wolfe had completed in draft before this novel was published. The … Continue reading SHADOW OF THE TORTURER
The Unsung Masterpiece: The Children of Húrin J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is arguably the most beloved and well-known fantasy series in the English language. Yet, it surprises me that The Children of Húrin doesn’t receive the same level of attention as The Hobbit or The Silmarillion, nor is it mentioned alongside other … Continue reading The Children of Húrin
What great minds lie in the dust,” said Guyal in a low voice. “What gorgeous souls have vanished into the buried ages; what marvellous creatures are lost past the remotest memory … Nevermore will there be the like; now in the last fleeting moments, humanity festers rich as rotten fruit. Rather than master and overpower … Continue reading THE DYING EARTH JACK VANCE
WORLDS TO CONQUER Steven Erikson’s Gardens of the Moon offers an intricate tapestry of power plays and otherworldly forces that leave a lasting impression. As the first novel in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, it sets the stage for an epic journey through a richly imagined world." Origins and Development Gardens of the … Continue reading GARDENS OF THE MOON
The Eye of the World is a High fantasy novel by American writer Robert Jordan. It was published by Tor Books and released in 1990. The story revolves around five young central characters who flee their village after it is attacked by monsters called Trollocs led by an undead Myddraal. They are helped by a … Continue reading THE EYE OF THE WORLD : AN AMERICAN TALE
The Sword of Shannara is a 1977 epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks. The story interweaves two plots into the four lands fantasy realm. Shea Ohmsford sets out on a quest to find the titular sword and use it to confront the evil warlock Lord Brona. The other storyline shadows Prince Balinor Buckhannah’s attempt to … Continue reading SWORD OF SHANNARA : Terry Brooks
"Bow down: I am the emperor of dreams;I crown me with the million-colored sunOf secret worlds incredible, and takeTheir trailing skies for vestment when I soar,Throned on the mounting zenith, and illumeThe spaceward-flown horizons infinite." It says a lot about this relatively obscure author that his contemporary H.P Lovecraft was so impressed by his work … Continue reading EMPEROR OF DREAMS : DARK EIDOLON AND OTHER FANTASIES
Fantasy : Swords and Sorcery 