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This 'book' is actually a collection of short stories, all based on the relatively broad genre - Epic Fantasy. It includes works from many of the more famous fantasy authors (George R.R. Martin or Robin Hobb) and many stories written by people I had never known of. I had began this book because I was hungry for a new story from my favourite author - Patrick Rothfuss - who had contributed to the making of the book. My opinion was heightened by the fact that another wondrous fantasy writer, Brando...
For starters, my standard disclaimer: I'm using this space to review just "Homecoming" by Robin Hobb. There are other authors and stories in this anthology that interest me as well and hopefully one day I will get to them and update this. I really wish we could get a listing that wasn't tied to a particular publication but that is a pipe dream."Homecoming" is a novella that takes place mostly in the Rain Wilds. Lady Carillion Carrock is the only point of view providing the reader with diary entr...
This was a pretty great anthology. I was probably destined to like it because it's pretty hard for me to dislike most kinds of fantasy. This is also different than some anthologies because the editor didn't commission pieces for this book, but collected them from other already published sources. I sampled a lot of authors I've been meaning to try for some time, although I'm annoyed that some of the stories occur halfway through a series or something like that. If you like Epic fantasy and are cu...
Some stories were better than others but overall a good book. My favorite by far would have to be Homecoming by Robin Hobb. The character started off as one I really disliked, but turned into a strong and capable heroine. I definitely found some authors I'd like to see more from!
Just reading The Mad Apprentice only but I still give this book a five ★ since I enjoying reading that novella.
A good book to read if you like fantasy and you're looking for new fantasy authors. I really enjoyed the variety of writing. Some authors I really liked and look forward to checking out more of their stories. Other authors I didn't care for and probably won't read anything else by them. I wouldn't recommend this book for young readers. A few of the stories had graphic violence and rather dark plot lines, some stories had some language and coarse joking, and a few had some brief sexual content.
Overall it's "meh", lots of bland weak stories, a great reminder why I don't like such compilations much. The variety was good in this one though, and the good stories were quite good.You can find more detailed accounts story by story down below in my reading progress
I originally bought this book, thinking that I would get a brand new short story by Brandon Sanderson, one of my favorite authors. Instead, I find that I've read the story before, as part of The Way of Kings. Big disappointment there. But, the other stories did make my purchase well worth it.The ones I particularly enjoyed are as follows:Homecoming by Robin HobbThe Alchemist by Paolo BacigalupiThe Road to Levinshir by Patrick RothfussBound Man by Mary Robinette KowalThe Narcomancer by N.K. Jemis...
A great cross section of fantasy fiction with a brief introduction to each author, each distinguished in their own right. I'd suggest you check the contents page carefully as not all of these were comissioned specially for this anthology: for example the Patrick Rothfuss tale is an extract from The Name of The Wind (or the sequel) where the hero deals with a group of brigands. Personally I liked the range, though I didn't like all of the stories. Having said that, most were new to me - I hadn't
This anthology was a very nice surprise; although it contains a lot of well-known names, I have discovered new ones (for me) and was delighted by the stories.Some are fragments from novels and the others were already published before in other magazines or anthologies, but for me they were all a first reading.Here are my thoughts on them: > Homecoming by Robin Hobb - the diary of an exiled court lady, which take us in a journey to a mysterious land for a new beginning. The landscape reminded me a...
