If You Can’t Make Your Own Setting, Store-bought Is Fine.

It’s surprising to me just how many people who’ve read the Wheel of Time didn’t realize the amount of signposting Continue reading →

The Eye of the World – The Whyyy of Time

Here we are, the final episode of Season 1 of The Wheel of Time. It’s been an extremely short journey Continue reading →

The Dark Along The Ways – Going Way Off Course

Alright, episode 7, almost done. Today we venture through the ways, to a destination that wasn’t the destination, without characters Continue reading →

The Flame of Tar Valon – The Mats We Leave Behind

Episode six stars with an unlabelled flashback and I’m not actually sure whether they’ve previously named Siuan and not just Continue reading →

Blood Calls Blood – Blood and Guts

Welcome to episode 5, where the story has now diverged so far from the books that it actually becomes difficult Continue reading →

The Dragon Reborn – No Pain, No Logain

I watched this episode along with some friends who had never read the books, and at the end I basically Continue reading →

A Place of Safety – Misplaced Characters

After the major divergence at the end of the party’s trip through Shadar Logoth, where Thom hasn’t even joined the Continue reading →

Shadow’s Waiting – Plot Jebaiting

Here we are in episode two, with our team out on their grand journey from Emond’s Field. And once again, Continue reading →

I Converted a Novel into a TV Show and All I Got Was This Lousy Sheepherder

Having just finished the re-read of The Eye of the World (8 days, not a bad pace considering how much Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Girl and the Stars’ by Mark Lawrence

The Girl and the Stars is the first book in the new Book of the Ice trilogy by US/UK author Continue reading →

Review of ‘A Tyranny of Queens’ by Foz Meadows

A Tyranny of Queens is the second book in the 2-part series The Manifold Worlds by Australian essayist, blogger, reviewer, Continue reading →

Review of ‘An Accident of Stars’ by Foz Meadows

An Accident of Stars is the third novel from award-winning Australian essayist, blogger, reviewer, poet and author Foz Meadows. What Continue reading →

Review of ‘Lost Gods’ by Micah Yongo

Lost Gods is the debut novel by UK author Micah Yongo, and introduces an African-inspired fantasy setting full of political Continue reading →

Review of ‘Deadhouse Landing’ by Ian C. Esslemont

Deadhouse Landing is the second book in the Path to Ascendancy trilogy by Canadian author Ian C. Esslemont and continues Continue reading →

Review of ‘Beauty’ by Robin McKinley

Beauty was the debut novel of now far-more-prolific American author Robin McKinley, and is a re-telling of the classic story Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Core’ by Peter V. Brett

NOTE THIS REVIEW IS SPOILER FREE FOR PLOT ELEMENTS OF ‘THE CORE’ BUT MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR EARLIER BOOKS IN Continue reading →

Review of ‘Fool’s Assassin’ by Robin Hobb

Fool’s Assassin is the first book of The Fitz and the Fool trilogy by American author Robin Hobb, and the Continue reading →

Review of ‘Flesh and Fire’ by Laura Anne Gilman

Flesh and Fire is the first novel in the Vineart War trilogy from author and editor Laura Anne Gilman, and Continue reading →

Review of ‘Maestro’ and ‘Hero’ by R.A Salvatore

So it’s been a while since I’ve published a review. I sort of promised myself when I branched out on Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Book of the Crowman’ by Joseph D’Lacey

The Book of the Crowman is the continuation of the post-apocalyptic series The Black Dawn by British author Joseph D’Lacey, Continue reading →