The Free

This had a great opening; it completely reeled me in. Books need to do this to get people to carry on reading, and in my opinion this did it quite well. The opening teased me a little and gave me a good idea of the sort of thing this book was going to be about; it established the tone of the novel a......more

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths Reviews The Magnificent Seven. Seven Samurai. These action-packed, adventure movies supposedly inspired Brian Ruckley when writing this tale of a band of fantasy land mercenaries taking one last contract before retiring. I’m sure that doesn’t wow many of you. Truthfu......more

So I read The Free last week, having found a new copy in my local library and having heard some good things about Brian Ruckley. While I haven't read The Godless World trilogy, the description for The Free indicated it was a stand-alone story that sounded right up my proverbial alley - and indeed th......more

Fantasy Review Barn I know you like epic, heroic fantasy books. You love magic with real results and consequences. You enjoy the ballads of small bands of fighters taking on long odds. Farmboys going to war is not a trope you fear but embrace. But you are already behind on most of the popular series,......more

average fantasy worth a fast reading but no more as there is much better there; loved Winterbirth and the author showed great promise in that trilogy debut with a second good volume also but those were followed by an atrocious ending to the series which diminished it by a lot; however since I really......more