Wandering There and Back Again

You can’t say you love fantasy without saying you love Tolkien. I know many say Howard and Conan, and there’s a place for Conan, but the modern idea of a group of adventures who seek out a Dragon to recover the treasure it has stolen can be traced back to Tolkien. I decided to reread … Continue reading Wandering There and Back Again →

Rolling With Pulp Rock

Years ago, I supported Pulp Rock. But like what always kind of happens, I never got to it, until now. The weekly reviews pushes me to keep reading, which is a great thing. I enjoyed Pulp Rock, it has some solid stories where music is the main theme. Everything from an Orc with a Faustian … Continue reading Rolling With Pulp Rock →

A Mighty Read, Indeed!

When I was a child, I had two heroes. Superman, and Hercules. In my pattern finding child mind, they were basically the same hero. A man with incredible strength, stronger than mortal men, fighting against villains on my TV screen. I loved them both like the great heroes they are! Last year, Cirsova had a … Continue reading A Mighty Read, Indeed! →

A Gift of Snow Hits Like a Blizzard

Some indie books are so crappy, you instantly want to cleanse your brain with a well told story. You read them as fast as you can, to learn what you shouldn’t do. That is what happened with the novel I read before I read A Gift of Snow. A Gift of Snow is the final … Continue reading A Gift of Snow Hits Like a Blizzard →

Burning in the Inferno

In the continuing Exile Wars story, Mercy and the resistance on Summerwell, continue to fight Char and Dante. As Bowen continues to tell this coming of age and war story, the action is great, the characters keep on evolving, and the world building is superb. As Thanos says, perfectly balanced - as it’s meant to … Continue reading Burning in the Inferno →

If You Haven’t Read Mercy Rising, You Should

Bowen Greenwood is a great author. After reading the Sherman Iron mysteries, I got the Exile Wars novels. Mercy Rising continues the story, with Mercy Hail, the adopted daughter of Uriel Hail and the biological daughter of Cleo Sable and Langston Wheeler. She’s on Summerwell and is working with the resistance. Unbeknownst to her, her … Continue reading If You Haven’t Read Mercy Rising, You Should →

The Tragic Hope for Mercy

In the fourth instalment of the Exile Wars, Cleo is headed for Felicitas. Langston Wheeler, the Elder of the Gentle Hand, allowed her daughter to die. She was ready to make him pay with that with his life. But there’s an ultimatum - You can come face the consequences yourself, or you can have my … Continue reading The Tragic Hope for Mercy →

Tragedy and Triumph in Liberation

When I noticed this big boi was over 400 pages, I was oh no. This is going to take a while. But this big boi keeps you going to find out what’s happening next. It starts about a year after the events of Legion of Traitors. The Gentle Hand has fallen, and the remnant is … Continue reading Tragedy and Triumph in Liberation →

Twisting Plots in Legion of Traitors

I am glad I meet Bowen Greenwood. Everything he writes always inspires me. Now that I am reading the Exile Wars series, I can’t stop praising it enough. Onto the next Exile Wars story. It starts off with Langston and Tia arriving at Earth and warning every one of the incoming invasion. They were told, … Continue reading Twisting Plots in Legion of Traitors →

A Book as Rare and Precious as Exotic Matter!

So, I finally started to read the Exile Wars series by Bowen Greenwood. If you remember, he also wrote the Sherman Iron’s mysteries - books I truly loved. Bowen shows, you can be brilliantly talented in more than one genre. This is my new favourite sci-fi series, starting with book 1. It follows Langston Wheeler, … Continue reading A Book as Rare and Precious as Exotic Matter! →