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Read more about the article In Joe Ambercrombie’s Best Served Cold, Revenge is a Tired Trope

In Joe Ambercrombie’s Best Served Cold, Revenge is a Tired Trope

  • Post published:February 12, 2020
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Why do some revenge stories work and others, like Best Served Cold, fall flat?

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Read more about the article Book Reviews I’ve Not Done

Book Reviews I’ve Not Done

  • Post published:November 21, 2019
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Who has time to write reviews?

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Read more about the article Self-Discovery in The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

Self-Discovery in The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

  • Post published:January 30, 2019
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Dominion, control, and self-discovery amidst a world ruled by men.

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Read more about the article Vulnerability and Interior Lives in The Goblin Emperor

Vulnerability and Interior Lives in The Goblin Emperor

  • Post published:January 17, 2019
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The Goblin Emperor inverts some classic fantasy tropes.

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Read more about the article In Last Argument of Kings, It’s Evil Versus Evil

In Last Argument of Kings, It’s Evil Versus Evil

  • Post published:October 5, 2017
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There is no room for epic fantasy in this grimdark universe.

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Read more about the article Before They Are Hanged: The Antihero’s Journey

Before They Are Hanged: The Antihero’s Journey

  • Post published:October 3, 2017
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Conventional fantasy goes back to the mud. It's tromped on. Ground down in the dirt. There are people to kill and scores to settle. Conventional fantasy tropes are among the dead.

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Read more about the article The Blade Itself: Gritty Realism in Fantasy

The Blade Itself: Gritty Realism in Fantasy

  • Post published:September 25, 2017
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The novel is dark, twisted, and delightfully subverts fantasy tropes.

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Read more about the article Blood and Family Pull the Moon in Jemisin’s Stone Sky

Blood and Family Pull the Moon in Jemisin’s Stone Sky

  • Post published:September 14, 2017
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What sets this series apart from other works of fantasy are the larger themes Jemisin explores.

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Read more about the article In Last First Snow, Max Goldstone Lowers the Stakes to Zero

In Last First Snow, Max Goldstone Lowers the Stakes to Zero

  • Post published:August 23, 2017
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How does he do that? Mainly, by writing a novel that is just backstory for Two Serpents Rise.

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Read more about the article Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone

Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone

  • Post published:July 14, 2017
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God and His sisters are dead. Now it's time to invest in some idols. Don't you hate when that happens?

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