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Django Wexler’s “The Shadow Campaigns” series took me on one heck of a ride

The Guns of Empire: Book 4 of The Shadow Campaigns by Django Wexler

The Infernal Battalion: Book 5 of The Shadow Campaigns by Django Wexler

August 31, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

This review specifically covers the last two books in Djanjo Wexler’s “The Shadow Campaigns” series, book four, The Guns of Empire, and the conclusion in book five, The Infernal Battalion but also discusses the series as a whole.  Each book of The Shadow Campaigns gets a 4 star rating, however the strength of the series as a whole is 5 stars. With each book Wexler expands the scope of the story and fills in the world with greater detail.  The Thousand Names is a military […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr11, Django Wexler, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Flintlock Fantasy, military fantasy, Romance

Dome'Loki's CBR11 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, cbr11, Django Wexler, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Flintlock Fantasy, military fantasy, Romance ·
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LightBoringer

June 20, 2016 by melanir 11 Comments

Boring. Boring. Boringboringboringboring. This novel is the start of an epic fantasy series and the entire time I was reading it I was either bored or annoyed, and frequently both annoyed and bored. Epic fantasy should not be boring. I don’t know, am I just past the stage where epic fantasy appeals to me? Surely that can’t be it, I’ve read epic fantasy in the recent past that didn’t irritate me. Perhaps I’m just getting picky in my old age. Yes, lets go with that. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Brent Weeks, Flintlock Fantasy

melanir's CBR8 Review No:52 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Brent Weeks, Flintlock Fantasy ·
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