Category: Aa

Evil is a Matter of Perspective — Anthology

By 5t4n5

Evil is a Matter of Perspective -- AnthologyOoooh, and now for a nice bit of Grimdark.

The Broken Dead — Michael R. Fletcher
Every Hair Casts a Shadow — Teresa Frohock
The Divine Death of Jirella Martigore — Alex Marshall
A Royal Gift — Mark Alder
Old Blood — Adrian Tchaikovsky
Black Bargain — Janny Wurts
The Syldoon Sun — Jeff Salyards
The Darkness Within the Light — Shawn Speakman
The Greater of Two Evils — Marc Turner
Exceeding Bitter — Kaaron Warren
A Game of Mages — Courtney Schafer
The Tattered Prince and the Demon Veiled — Bradley P. Beaulieu
A Storm Unbound — E.V. Morrigan
The Game — Matthew Ward
Blood Penny — Deborah A. Wolf
Better than Breath — Brian Staveley
Foundation of Bones — Mazarkis Williams
The Aging of a Kill — Peter Orullian
The Caraathayan — R. Scott Bakker

#grimdark #jannywurts

A Wizard of Earthsea — Ursula K. Le Guin

By 5t4n5

A Wizard of Earthsea -- Ursula K. Le GuinI’ve lost count of the amount of times i’ve read this book, and i’m sure i’ll read it countless times more.   Earthsea is probably the greatest fantasy series ever written.   I’ve yet to find better.

Here’s an article in The Guardian… “David Mitchell on Earthsea – a rival to Tolkien and George RR Martin”.

Available in the collection The Books of Earthsea

Ursula’s Page

#fantasy#earthsea #ursulakleguin

Note to Self — Joseph Lallo

By 5t4n5

Note to Self -- Joseph LalloAnother temporal sci-fi tale, which, like Temporal Contingency, Joseph does incredibly well — he just seems to have a way of avoiding the mind fucks that most sci-fi writers get you into with this sub-genre.

This short was originally available in the Orphans in the Black Anthology, then made available to Joseph’s Patreon subscribers and now also in the collection Paradoxes and Dragons.

Joseph’s Page

#josephrlallo

The Pants Of Perspective — Anna McNuff

By 5t4n5

The Pants Of Perspective -- Anna McNuffI read this some time ago before i started writing reviews — so its not exactly fresh in my mind.   But i thought it would be a bit of a crime not to mention it on the website while i’m sorting through all my books, past and present.

From what i remember: it’s a true tale about this half baked, mad scheme, with not very much planning, to run the whole length of New Zealand by a (perhaps completely mad) woman who’s not really physically up to the task.   But, completely undeterred, Anna sets off from the very bottom of the South island and heads North on a crazy adventure in some leggings she really likes.

It’s a really good story, and one well worth a read whether you’re into running and/or endurance sports or not.   Because it’s not about running or endurance sports, it’s about a journey, the people, the places, the ups and the downs, and it’s a wonderful journey to read about.

So, if you like unicorns, and you like leggings, and who doesn’t like unicorns and leggings, and even if you don’t like unicorns and leggings, give it a read sometime.

Click here for unicorn leggings over at Amazon, and go on your own adventure somewhere.

I refuse to make any comments about people who don’t like unicorns and leggings, i’m trying my best to keep the website nice, positive and happy.  xx

Anna’s Page

#annamcnuff