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“In Swahili it’s called utu. In Zulu, the word is ubuntu. It translates to ‘humanity,’ but what it really means is ‘community.’ I am because we are. Our humanity is tied together.”

The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

September 13, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

Yet another book being done a disservice by its cover. (Should I switch careers and become a book designer? I have zero art skills but I could supervise people who do and like make decisions and stuff!) Anyway, it’s an attractive, colorful cover that I really like the look of, but it doesn’t convey at all the tone of the book or what it is about. I can’t even tell this is a fantasy from looking at this cover, and this is definitely a fantasy, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, heists, historical fantasy, historical fiction, Leslye Penelope, narfna, paranormal, the monsters we defy, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR15 Review No:83 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, heists, historical fantasy, historical fiction, Leslye Penelope, narfna, paranormal, the monsters we defy, Urban Fantasy ·
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“It was a trap after all,” Alric said. He turned to Royce. “My apologies for doubting your sound paranoia.”

Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2) by Michael J. Sullivan

June 1, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was fun! It was a plot-forward fantasy adventure story, and even though we’ve seen many of these plots before in different configurations, I think because I haven’t read a lot of plotty adventure fantasy in the past several years, it felt fresh to me. Also, it’s just a really well done version of this type of story. I will definitely be continuing in the series. Okay, but Theft of Swords! Which is a bind-up of the first two books in The Riyria Revelations (The Crown […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, audiobooks, Avempartha, bind-ups, capers, epic fantasy, heists, Michael J. Sullivan, narfna, The Crown Conspiracy, The Riyria Revelations, Theft of Swords, Tim Gerard Reynolds

narfna's CBR15 Review No:56 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, audiobooks, Avempartha, bind-ups, capers, epic fantasy, heists, Michael J. Sullivan, narfna, The Crown Conspiracy, The Riyria Revelations, Theft of Swords, Tim Gerard Reynolds ·
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A perfect example of what modern fantasy can do.

Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy, #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett

May 27, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

Loved this! Just a straight up great fantasy book right here. Great, unique worldbuilding. Loved the characters. Loved the exciting, heisty plot. Perfect build up to the next book. I just loved it, okay! I think I had this idea from just looking at the cover that this book was going to be kind of dark and dour, and it’s not at all. It’s clever and funny, and yes there are some darker places where the characters experience hardship, but it’s also just a really […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, capers, epic fantasy, Foundryside, heists, narfna, Robert Jackson Bennett, The Founders Trilogy, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR13 Review No:47 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, capers, epic fantasy, Foundryside, heists, narfna, Robert Jackson Bennett, The Founders Trilogy, Urban Fantasy ·
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“It is difficult, after the passage of more than a century, to understand the extent to which the train robbery of 1855 shocked the sensibilities of Victorian England.” #CBRBingo – Money!

The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton

September 8, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

I would love to see the movie version of this, which Crichton also wrote and directed. Sean Connery as Edward Pierce, the mastermind behind the robbery that threw Victorian England for a loop. He really was a smart guy. It’s obvious Crichton did his research about the period (apparently he became obsessed with the Victorian criminal underworld). The book is chock full of criminal slang. You catch the meaning eventually, and it certainly lends an atmosphere. This was a bit hard to get into at […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: adventure, capers and heists, cbr12bingo, England, Fiction, heists, historical fiction, Michael Crichton, narfna, the great train robbery, Victorian

narfna's CBR12 Review No:126 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: adventure, capers and heists, cbr12bingo, England, Fiction, heists, historical fiction, Michael Crichton, narfna, the great train robbery, Victorian ·
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