Dark Wolf's Fantasy Reviews

[Nick]

Hi,
I'm Mihai Adascalitei, I'm a passionate reader and I run the blog Dark Wolf's Fantasy Reviews. I post reviews to my recent readings, interviews and some thoughts of mine.

[Mihai, Dark Wolf]

Thank you, Michael. And indeed that project sounds really interesting. I can't wait for it either :)

[Mihai, Dark Wolf]

October was such a busy month at work that my reading time was reduced to zero almost. But I hope to catch up this month and the next one and the next
I finished the anthology of Nick Gevers, "Extraordinary Engines". “Extraordinary Engines” is not a perfect anthology. No anthology is! Like in every anthology Nick Gevers gathers in his one, stories that I really liked and some stories that weren’t on my liking. But “Extraordinary Engines” is a nice foray in the steampunk with interesting stories for those familiar with the sub-genre and for those unfamiliar too.

[Mihai, Dark Wolf]

I finished "Bloodheir" by Brian Ruckley. I liked this novel even more than "Winterbirth" and I can't wait to see the outcome of this series. It has a slow start and a rahter slow pace for half of it, but I don't complain, because I believe it compensates in other aspects. And the story is building steadily toward its boiling point and it made me await eagerly the third novel.

[Mihai, Dark Wolf]

I finished the first novel in the "Guin Saga" series written by Kaoru Kurimoto, "The Leopard Mask". It is not the best fantasy novel, but it's not the worse either. It is a quick and action packed read, but it gave me the impression that this novel is just the introduction of the series and the familiarization of the reader with the "Guin Saga" (it has 123 volumes so far).

[Mihai, Dark Wolf]

It has been a while since my last Fantasy Art post, but I had some interviews delayed by understandble schedule issues of artists.
But here it is again and this week guest is an interesting artist from Singapore, Sandara Tang.

[Mihai, Dark Wolf]

Two books which I really liked lately were Brian Ruckley's novels, "Winterbirth" and "Bloodheir". Now I had the honor and the delight to make an interview with Brian Ruckley.

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I finished "The Warded Man" ("The Painted Man") and it was an interesting novel. I believe that Peter V. Brett made a strong debut with his novel and sometimes "The Warded Man" reminded me of "The Name of the Wind". Not as story but as construction, focused on the character building and preparing the action for the novels to come. My problem is that now I have a new ongoing series to look for :)

[Deborah J Miller]

Hi Mihai - just a reminder (cos I know Wonderlanders read your posts all the time!) both Brian Ruckley and Peter V. Brett are Nominees for the David Gemmell Legend Award. If any Wonderlands readers would like to come and support them in our Forums they will of course be most welcome. I'm making a feature of the books most talked about, so it does help get the word out (or at least to the front page!) about your favourites!
http://gemmellaward.com

[Mihai, Dark Wolf]

This week guest of my Fantasy Art posts is a Polish artist who now works as an Art Director at Crytek Studios, Maciej Kuciara.

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I finished Andrzej Sapkowski's "The Last Wish". I found myself laughing with all my heart many times through this read. It is a fun and funny read and I find Andrzej Sapkowski a talented writer.

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This week guest of my Fantasy Art posts is Caniglia. He is a very talented artists with powerful visions and some great pieces of art. He uses the traditional tools of art, mainly oil. And the interview with Caniglia offered me an inspiring and refreshing experience. Caniglia is now one of my favorite artists :)

[Mihai, Dark Wolf]

I read "The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics" edited by Peter Normanton. It is a nice anthology gathering comics from the 1940s until present days. It doesn't have the big names of comics publishing, but it makes a nice timeline through the history of horror comics.