My Score: 4/5 When I started off reading Throne of the Crescent Moon, I assumed it was going to be part of an ongoing trilogy (though I understand more standalone books are planned). It was a thin novel for the…
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The personal blog of fantasy writer J W Shortland. Thoughts on writing & worldbuilding, interviews with authors and genre news.
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Thoughts So Far: ‘Throne of the Crescent Moon’
As you may know, I’m currently reading Saladin Ahmed’s latest offering: ‘Throne of the Crescent Moon’. I’m currently on page 31, not too far in, but I thought I’d briefly share my impressions so far. The characters are really interesting…
Tagged with: fantasy, Impressions, Raseed, read, Saladin Ahmed, Thoughts, Throne of the Crescent Moon
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Throne of the Crescent Moon – Arrival
So, ‘Throne of the Crescent Moon’ by Saladin Ahmed arrived in the post today. I had to rush down to the post depot to collect it because it’s hardback and didn’t fit in the letterbox, but the eagerly awaited parcel…
Tagged with: Amazon, Arrival, fantasy, Fantasy literature, fiction, George R. R. Martin, multiple viewpoints, reading, Saladin Ahmed, Throne of the Crescent Moon
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10 Fantasy Books I’d Like To Read
As it’s the weekend, I thought I’d post a simple list of the top ten fantasy books I’m really looking forward to reading. Enjoy! The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett Magician by Raymond E. Feist The Lies of Locke…
Tagged with: Authors, Books, Chris Wooding, fantasy, George R. R. Martin, Joe Abercrombie, read, Saladin Ahmed, Scott Lynch, Top 10, Trudi Canavan
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Fantasy Middle Eastern Style In Throne of the Crescent Moon (DAW Book, 2012)
Reblogged from The Malaysian Reader: Popular modern English fantasy is largely the result of “white” meeting “bread”. The authors were/are more often than not very WASPish and their stories clearly have a medieval European feel to it. Nothing wrong there.…
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