Very good dark fantasy. World building is solid except for the names, which are quite silly. I don't know if characters are not supposed to have proper names or if Croaker (the narrator) is hiding them on purpose.
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epilys rated The Alchemist: 1 star
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist details the journey of a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. Santiago, believing a recurring dream to be …
epilys reviewed The Black Company by Glen Cook (Chronicle of the Black Company, #1)
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4 stars
epilys reviewed Chronicles of the Black Company by Glen Cook
Darkness wars with darkness as the hard-bitten men of the Black Company take their pay …
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4 stars
Very good dark fantasy. World building is solid except for the names, which are quite silly. I don't know if characters are not supposed to have proper names or if Croaker (the narrator) is hiding them on purpose.
epilys rated Master and Commander: 5 stars
epilys rated The Count of Monte Cristo: 5 stars
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas …
epilys rated The Tower of the Swallow: 4 stars
epilys rated The Pillars of the Earth: 4 stars
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
In a time of civil war, famine and religious strife, there rises a magnificent Cathedral in Kingsbridge. Against this backdrop, …
epilys rated Dead souls: 3 stars
Dead souls by Nicolas Gogol (Penguin classics)
Dead Souls is a socially critical black comedy. Set in Russia before the emancipation of serfs in 1861, the "dead …
epilys rated Snow country: 1 star
epilys rated Snow country: 1 star
Snow country by Yasunari Kawabata
Nobel Prize-winner Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country is widely considered to be the writer's masterpiece, a powerful tale of wasted love …
epilys rated Baptism of Fire: 5 stars
Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski
Baptism of Fire (Polish original title: Chrzest ognia) is the third novel in the Witcher Saga written by Polish fantasy …
epilys rated Sword of Destiny: 5 stars
Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher, #0.7)
Collects short stories following the adventures of magical hero Geralt.
"Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced …
epilys rated Sword of Destiny: 5 stars
Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher, #0.7)
Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him …
