Date Read: July 7 Author: Robert Charles Wilson Genre: Fantasy Rating: 3/5 In 1912 the Miracle happened, transforming all of Europe into a nightmarish jungle full of monsters. Guilford Law travels to new-Europe, called Darwinia, and finds that the Miracle was even more complicated than he ever imagined. The novel’s premise certainly had potential, butContinue reading “Darwinia”
Category Archives: Fantasy
The Eyes of the Dragon
Date Read: July 5 Author: Stephen King Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 When the king dies, murdered with a strange poison, his oldest son is imprisoned in a tower. He must find a way to escape, because he is one of the few who knows that the true murderer is Flagg, an evil wizard who isContinue reading “The Eyes of the Dragon”
Drift
Date Read: July 4 Author: M.K. Hutchins Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Tenjat lives on a massive island Turtle, which swims through an ocean of monsters. His dream is to work for the Tree at the center of the island as a Handler so that he can protect the Turtle and his younger sister. Even asContinue reading “Drift”
The Stone Sky
Date Read: July 1 Author: N.K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 The moon is returning, and what happens next depends on Essun and Nassun and their choices. The world is ending for the last time, and sometimes what is corrupt cannot be cleansed. It must be destroyed. “I think,” Hoa says slowly, “that if youContinue reading “The Stone Sky”
The Obelisk Gate
Date Read: June 30 Author: N.K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 The second book of the Broken Earth trilogy is just as well-written as the first. The Season grows darker as it settles, and as people begin to realize that they might be in for a longer, more dangerous Season than they are truly preparedContinue reading “The Obelisk Gate”
The Fifth Season
Date Read: June 29 Author: N.K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 In the land of the Stillness, the earth is trying to kill everyone on it. Every few hundred years a Season arrives, a natural disaster of such huge proportions that humans must fight to survive. When a Season arrives again, the people of theContinue reading “The Fifth Season”
How Long ’til Black Future Month?
Date Read: June 27 Author: NK Jemisin Genre: Fantasy and Science Fiction Rating: 5/5 A collection of short stories by NK Jemisin, each story well-crafted and attention-grabbing from the first sentence. Every story is unique, and each leaves you hungry for more from the world it is set in. This is the paradox of tolerance,Continue reading “How Long ’til Black Future Month?”
The Alehouse at the End of the World
Date Read: June 16 Author: Stevan Allred Genre: Fantasy Rating: 2/5 The premise of the novel certainly had premise, and the title and cover are eye-catching, but in the end there was too much of a focus on sex. The book would have held up without the focus on sex, and probably would have beenContinue reading “The Alehouse at the End of the World”
Ironskin
Date Read: June 6 Author: Tina Connolly Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Following the Great War against the fey, some people are left with curses upon their skin. Jane is one of the cursed, forced to wear an iron mask to contain her curse. When she finds a job taking care of a child that sheContinue reading “Ironskin”
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Date Read: May 23 Author: Alix E. Harrow Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 When January was nine years old, she found a Door. The first Door leads to a life of searching for more, but January is not the only one who knows about the Doors. A story about family, magic, and belonging, The Ten ThousandContinue reading “The Ten Thousand Doors of January”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 