The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn

ARC received from the publisher, Orbit, in exchange for an honest review. The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn is a commendable adult fantasy debut, by Tyler Whitesides, that is fun, entertaining and has a unique magic system. Firstly, this book caught my attention because it was tagged as "Perfect for......more

Review on English, followed by the Bulgarian one. Ревюто на английски е първо, следва това на български. It was definitely worth immersing myself in the adventures of the clever ruse artist Ardor Benn and his companions. And not every day we come across a fantasy world, the prosperity of which depends......more

I have known Tyler since we did a joint school visit after the first Janitors book came out. I bought a copy and had it signed to my oldest son, not as a pity buy, but as a, "Hey, I like you, you're fun!" buy. My son liked the book, liked the whole series, in fact, and I liked Tyler and his wonderfu......more

Ein 800-Seiten-Schmöker, den ich in aller Ruhe gelesen habe. Auch wenn die Spannung durchwegs gehalten wurde und ich die Geschichte auch schneller hätte lesen können. Aber da die Welt so neu ist, das Magiesystem, Gesellschaft, Religionen und Politik, hat es super gepasst, alles eher langsam anzugehe......more

This was...a long book. And boy did I feel it about halfway through, wondering where the thread had gone and when we were going to get back to the point. I'll also say that early on this book had me comparing it to The Lies of Locke Lamora, which isn't really fair because 1. in the end they weren't......more