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G R Matthews

Mar 12, 20173 min read

Heart of Stone by Ben Galley

You’re used to your heroes full of muscle, swords drawn, shields raised or magic staff held before them, facing the oncoming hordes. A...

G R Matthews

Aug 20, 20153 min read

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With the Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off (#SPFBO) coming to a close, round 1 anyway, and the winners being announced, thoughts turn to...

G R Matthews

Jun 25, 20154 min read

A Slip of the Keyboard by Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett is angry. You’ll like him when he is angry. That is the gist of foreword by Neil Gaiman and as you read through the...

G R Matthews

Feb 14, 20155 min read

DRAGONLANCE – THIRTY YEARS OLD

“Evil turns in upon itself.” Very rarely has a truer phrase been written so simply and we’ll come back to that later. The Dragonlance...

G R Matthews

Jun 1, 20142 min read

Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

Take the French Revolution. Add the industrial revolution and a great heaping of magic. Bake at 545 pages for as long as it takes you to...

G R Matthews

May 30, 20142 min read

The Traitors Blade by Sebastien de Castell

The setting for this novel is interesting; the King has be deposed and a new ruling elite is taking charge except that royalty, the Dukes...

G R Matthews

May 11, 20143 min read

Prince of Fools - Mark Lawrence

So, how do you follow Jorg? Very carefully and in the certain knowledge that, should circumstances arise, he will kill you. However, in...