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Immortal Longings – Chloe Gong’s First Adult Fantasy
Chloe Gong’s first adult fantasy novel Immortal Longings is the start of an adult political fantasy trilogy which tackles the Shakespeare tragedy Antony and Cleopatra. Blending historical elements with oriental detail and layers of political fantasy intrigue, it is bloody, ruthless, and seeped in revenge. Romantasy readers – you best lend your attention here for…
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What to Expect From Scott Lynch’s The Republic of Thieves
I am so excited to finally read The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch. It has been a busy month of spooky reads, finishing uni papers, work and PhD activity, and this is the kind of book you just know will be worth the wait. I started it yesterday, so this will be a slightly…
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The Lies of Locke Lamora is High Fantasy Gold
Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard Sequence is vivid, gripping and immersive, making for an incredibly detailed and compelling world. The Lies of Locke Lamora, the first in the trilogy, features an intriguing plot, an interesting and different narrative style, and characters that are complex and brimming with personality. I shouldn’t have expected anything less in an…
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Fantasy Writers: You Need To Understand The Brilliance of DnD
This goes for fantasy writers across all demographics. If you are a fantasy writer and have not engaged with Dungeons and Dragons in some way – be it a campaign you’ve played with friends or episodes of a campaign you’ve watched – then you need to stop what you’re doing and do just that. You…
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