From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hand sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight, Mere man shall end this endless night. —AUTHOR UNKNOWN If you’re getting tired of vampire tales, hold on because this one’s worth reading. Like all of Kristoff’s work, you can expect plenty of blood and violence. You can also expect that he’s...
The Girl and the Mountain is the second book in Mark Lawrence’s Book of the Ice Series, preceded by The Girl and the Stars and will be followed by The Girl and the Moon—set to release April 12, 2022. The story involves a young girl who goes on a long journey that reveals a dark truth about herself and what she’s been led to believe her whole...
The Hobbit tells the story of Bilbo Baggins who sets out on an unlikely adventure to recover a stolen treasure with a band of dwarves and a wizard. It takes place roughly eighty years before LOTR; and though mostly an original cast, there are memorable characters represented within the following trilogy: Bilbo, Gandalf, Gollum. This is a story...
IN THE MYRIADIC YEAR OF OUR LORD—the ten thousandth year of the King Undying, the kindly Prince of Death!—Gideon Nav packed her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and she escaped from the House of the Ninth: I truly love a great first sentence. Red Sister by Mark Lawrence had a powerful first sentence, and this one grabbed me the same...
