Dune by Frank Herbert
by admin | 25th August 2021 | Classics, Fantasy Favourites, Sci Fi | 0 Comments
The Lord of the Rings
by admin | 7th June 2016 | Classics, Fantasy Favourites | 0 Comments
The monolithic forefather of high fantasy, a huge tale that picks a thread of a larger history, beautifully told in Tolkein’s stately, literary prose.
The Malazan Book of the Fallen
by admin | 7th June 2016 | Fantasy Favourites | 0 Comments
Complex and rewarding, grown up fantasy. Think Conan the Barbarian crossed with Elric of Melniboné crossed with Alien, with the tone of Apocalypse Now!
The Brothers Karamazov
The Riddle of the Sands
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Wheel of Time
by admin | 7th June 2016 | Fantasy Favourites | 0 Comments
A flawed masterpiece that scales the highest heights of fantasy, a vast cast centred on one man who stands as the balance between good and evil, creation and annihilation.
A Song of Ice and Fire
by admin | 7th June 2016 | Fantasy Favourites | 0 Comments
Warring aristocratic families tear their country apart, while monsters lurk on the edge of the kingdom.
Tigana
by admin | 7th June 2016 | Fantasy Favourites | 0 Comments
Beautifully written and highly emotive political and epic fantasy.
Deverry Series
by admin | 7th June 2016 | Fantasy Favourites | 0 Comments
Celtic mythscape where you’re swept on strange, magical, vividly imagined journeys through mystical hinterlands
The Warlord Chronicles
by admin | 7th June 2016 | Historical Novels | 0 Comments
Arthurian romance set in Dark Ages Britain, with the romance tempered by gritty battlefield action and brutal violence.
Aubrey-Maturin Series
by admin | 7th June 2016 | Historical Novels | 0 Comments
Utterly absorbing, immaculately written nautical novels set during the Napoleonic Wars. Magnificent.
The Martian
by admin | 7th June 2016 | Modern novels, Sci Fi | 0 Comments
Hard sci-fi written like a white-knuckle thriller. Knowledgeable, thoughtful, foul-mouthed fun.
The Name of the Rose
by admin | 7th June 2016 | Historical Novels | 0 Comments
A beautifully executed historical murder-mystery, rich and convincing in religious and philosophical detail.