Book Reviews
“But that’s not the way of it with the tales that really mattered, or the ones that stay in the mind. Folk seem to have just landed in them, usually – their paths were laid that way, as you put it. But I expect they had lots of chances, like us, of turning back, only they didn’t. And if they had, we shouldn’t know, because they’d have been forgotten. We hear about those as just went on – and not all to a good end, mind you; at least not to what folk inside a story and not outside it call a good end”
~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy
Middle-earth Legendarium
The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Children of Húrin by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
- The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Two Towers
- The Return of the King
Riftwar Cycle
The Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
- Magician
- Silverthorn
- A Darkness at Sethanon
The Empire Trilogy by Raymond E. Feist (With Janny Wurts)
- Daughter of the Empire
- Servant of the Empire
- Mistress of the Empire
Krondor’s Sons by Raymond E. Feist
- Prince of the Blood
- The King’s Buccaneer
The Serpentwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
- Shadow of a Dark Queen
- Rise of a Merchant Prince
- Rage of a Demon King
- Shards of a Broken Crown
The Riftwar Legacy by Raymond E. Feist
- Krondor: The Betrayal
- Krondor: The Assassins
- Krondor: Tear of the Gods
Legends of the Riftwar by Raymond E. Feist
- Honoured Enemy with William R. Forstchen
- Murder in LaMut with Joel Rosenberg
- Jimmy the Hand with S. M. Stirling
Conclave of Shadows by Raymond E. Feist
- Talon of the Silver Hawk
- King of Foxes
- Exile’s Return
Darkwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
- Flight of the Nighthawks
- Into a Dark Realm
- Wrath of a Mad God
Demonwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
- Rides a Dread Legion
- At the Gates of Darkness
Forgotten Realms Universe
The Icewind Dale Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore
- The Crystal Shard
- Streams of Silver
- The Halfling’s Gem
The Dark Elf Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore
- Homeland
- Exile
- Sojourn
Legacy of the Drow by R. A. Salvatore
- The Legacy
- Starless Night
- Siege of Darkness
- Passage to Dawn
Paths of Darkness by R. A. Salvatore
- The Silent Blade
- The Spine of the World
- Servant of the Shard*
- Sea of Swords
*Servant of the Shard (2000) is also the first book of The Sellswords series, which follows Jarlaxle and Artemis Entreri.
The Cleric Quintet
- Canticle
- In Sylvan Shadows
- Night Masks
- The Fallen Fortress
- The Chaos Curse
The Hunter’s Blades Trilogy
- The Thousand Orcs
- The Lone Drow
- The Two Swords
The Sellswords
- Servant of the Shard
- The Promise of the Witch King
- Road of the Patriarch
Warhammer Universe
The Ambassador Chronicles by Graham McNeill
- The Ambassador
- Ursun’s Teeth
The Blackhearts Omnibus by Nathan Long
- Hetzau’s Follies
- Valnir’s Bane
- Rotten Fruit
- The Broken Lance
- Tainted Blood
Others
Orcs: First Blood by Stan Nicholls
The Tamuli by David Eddings
- Domes of Fire
- The Shining Ones
- The Hidden City
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
Historical Fiction
Aubrey-Maturin Series by Patrick O’Brien (Nautical Historical Fiction)
- Master and Commander
- Post Captain
- HMS Surprise
- The Mauritius Command
- Desolation Island
- The Fortune of War
- The Surgeon’s Mate
- The Ionian Mission
- Treason’s Harbour
- The Far Side of the World
- The Reverse of the Medal
- The Letter of Marque
- The Thirteen Gun Salute
- The Nutmeg of Consolation
- Clarissa Oakes (aka The Truelove in the US)
- The Wine-Dark Sea
- The Commodore
- The Yellow Admiral
- The Hundred Days
- Blue at the Mizzen
Troy Series by David Gemmell (Historical Fantasy)
- Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow
- Troy: Shield of Thunder
- Troy: Fall of King
Science Fiction / Space Opera
Saga of the Seven Suns by Keven J. Anderson
- Hidden Empire
- A Forest of Stars
- Horizon Storms
- Scattered Suns
- Of Fire And Night
- Metal Swarm
- The Ashes of Worlds
Dune Series by Frank Herbert
- Dune
- Dune Messiah
- Children of Dune
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adam
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
- Life, the Universe and Everything
- So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
- Mostly Harmless
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