is a strong contender for the “if you like Game of Thrones, why not try this?” award.‘Take your weapons and face your fear. Mark Lawrence With its warring clans, sleeping giants, Banished Lands and omens and portents. If it sounds like your thing, then it probably is I particularly enjoyed the battle scenes and duels. Hell of a debut: Highly recommendedĬonn Iggulden With all manner of battles, betrayals and revelations. All I want now is for the author to put everything else aside, including his health - and write two or three more as fast as humanly possible. Great characters and plot - it gets faster and more fascinating by the page. Influenced by Gemmell's Rigante and GRR Martin's Game of Thrones - two good strands of DNA. They would be wise to seek out both, for if the Black Sun gains ascendancy, mankind’s hopes and dreams will fall to dust.Ĭontinue the epic fantasy series with Valour.
Prophesy indicates darkness and light will demand two champions, the Black Sun and the Bright Star. High King Aquilus summons his fellow kings to council, seeking an alliance in this time of need. Then there will be a war to end all wars. Sorrow will darken the world, as angels and demons make it their battlefield. Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars. But now giants stir anew, the very stones weep blood and there are sightings of giant wyrms.
Although the giant-clans were broken in ages past, their ruined fortresses still scar the land. The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Only when he loses those he loves will he learn the true price of courage. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his king’s realm. Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors, learning the art of war. Called a 'Hell of a debut' by bestselling author Conn Iggulden, the epic fantasy, Malice by John Gwynne, is the first in The Faithful and the Fallen series.
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