Terry Pratchett has the troll, Detritus using a siege bow in a couple of the Discworld books - he picks it up in 'Men at Arms.'
'This little bow scare you?' said Nobby. 'No. Right. This is a little bow. A little bow wouldnt scare a man like you, because its such a little bow. I'd need a...
No problem Stuart, I am in between reviews at the moment, having just sorted out 'Boneland' by Alan Garner and a couple of Frankenstein prequels by Kenneth Oppel. I am waiting for a new list of books pending reviews to land in my inbox from the site, so am happy to have a meander through yours...
Evening all
I have the honour of being an 'official' reviewer for fantasybookreview.co.uk. (Unpaid) The site receives a fair amount of requests for reviews as you might imagine, both from established publishing houses as well as small independents.
We do review work by self published authors...
Hi Zoe
I write for www dot fantasybookreview dot co dot uk - dont know how this site views links etc to other fantasy sites, so I have written it out to be on the safe side.
My review of 'Boneland' has been submitted, but can take up to a week to appear on the site - depends how busy Lee is...
The book that had the most impact on me as a child was Alan Garner's 'Weirdstone of Brisingamen' which I would thoroughly recommend to anyone who wants a high quality children / YA epic fantasy story.
Hey all.
Intreresting discussion, so thought I would throw my two penn'orth into the mix.
Firstly a couple of 'disabled' characters for you, first Beldin the hunchbacked, foul mouthed dwarf from David Edding's Belgariad.
More recently, Inquisitor Glokta created by Joe Abercrombie, who is a...
Hi, just thought I would drop a quick note to introduce myself. My name is Stuart and I am in the early stages of becoming an English teacher, having decided to change careers after 20+ years in the Leisure Industry. I took a combined English Literature and Language degree over 4 years whilst...