This year was a rough reading year for me. I didn’t read nearly as many books this year as I wanted. Of the books I did read only two came out in 2016, but I thought I would make a best of the year list anyway. Here is hoping 2017 will be a better year for my reading!
And here we go, The Best Books of 2016 by MightyThorJRS:
#2 – The Mirror’s Truth: A Novel of Manifest Delusions by
MY REVIEW:
The Mirror’s Truth: Manifest Delusions (Vol. 2) by Michael R. Fletcher
The Mirror’s Truth: A Novel of Manifest Delusions
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- Series: Manifest Delusions
- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Michael R. Fletcher
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0995312222
- ISBN-13: 978-0995312227
Where belief defines reality, delusions are both strength and curse: The deeper you sink into madness the more powerful you become. But that power comes with a price. Your darkest nightmares hunt you at night. The face in the mirror hates you and wants to be free. Your fears manifest and plot your destruction. ****** Bedeckt defined himself by the list of crimes he was unwilling to commit. It was such a short list. How could straying from it have gone so wrong? Now Bedeckt must undo the damage caused by wandering from his precious list. The Geborene god seeks to remake the world with his obsessive need for cleanliness and perfection, but Bedeckt is going to bring him down. Nothing can stop him. Not even death. The two friends he abandoned in the Afterdeath chase after Bedeckt, bent on revenge. Psychotic assassins hunt him. Something cold and evil follows, lurking in the clouds above, shredding reality with its delusions. Madness and sanity war, stretching and tearing the very fabric of existence. The dead shall rise.
#1 – The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen’s War 3) by
MY REVIEW:
Book Review: The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen’s War Book 3) by Mark Lawrence
The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen’s War 3)
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- Series: The Red Queen’s War (Book 3)
- Hardcover: 432 pages
- Publisher: Ace (June 7, 2016)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425268829
- ISBN-13: 978-0425268827
From the international bestselling author of the Broken Empire Trilogy, the thrilling conclusion to the Red Queen’s War…
Mark Lawrence’s “epic fantasy” (The Washington Post) continues as a reluctant prince returns from the bowels of Hell to engage in his greatest battle yet—among the living and the dead.
All the horrors of Hell stand between Snorri Ver Snagason and the rescue of his family, if indeed the dead can be rescued. For Jalan Kendeth, getting back out alive and with Loki’s key is all that matters. Loki’s creation can open any lock, any door, and it may also be the key to Jalan’s fortune back in the living world.
Jalan plans to return to the three w’s that have been the core of his idle and debauched life: wine, women, and wagering. Fate however has other plans, larger plans. The Wheel of Osheim is turning ever faster, and it will crack the world unless it’s stopped. When the end of all things looms, and there’s nowhere to run, even the worst coward must find new answers. Jalan and Snorri face many dangers, from the corpse hordes of the Dead King to the many mirrors of the Lady Blue, but in the end, fast or slow, the Wheel of Osheim always pulls you back. In the end it’s win or die.
“Mark Lawrence is the best thing to happen to fantasy in recent years.”—Peter V. Brett, New York Times bestselling author of The Skull Throne
“Lawrence’s epic fantasy is a great summer read, full of humor, revenge, and perils that this warrior-and-coward duo must evade in order [to] save their kingdoms and themselves.”—The Washington Post
“Exciting action and quick-witted dialog make it a fantastic summer page-turner.”—Library Journal (starred review)
“Jalan Kendeth is a fine addition to this Loki-like roster of tricksters, knaves, and cowards: heroes and antiheroes we love to hate and hate to love…Mark Lawrence’s growing army of fans will relish this rollicking new adventure and look forward to the next one.”—The Daily Mail
“As richly told as the earlier trilogy: The author makes this place, a post-cataclysm earth of the far future, feel as real as any place you’ve ever visited. For fans of the Broken Empire series and readers who enjoy a good, epic-sized fantasy story (readers of, say, George R. R. Martin), this is a must-read.”—Booklist
“Shrewd Jalan and honorable Snorri make a marvelous team, lightening a very dark story with wry humor. The brisk adventure and black magic will leave readers eager for the next chapter in the series.”—Publishers Weekly
Other books I read this year:
Book Review: Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author’s Definitive Edition by Brandon Sanderson
Book Review: A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time #7) by Robert Jordan
Book Review: The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris
Book Review: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3) by George R.R. Martin
Book Review: Star Wars – The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster
Book Review: Road Brothers : Tales from the Broken Empire by Mark Lawrence
Book Review: The Last Wish- Introducing The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
Book Review: Sword of Destiny (The Witcher) by Andrzej Sapkowski
Book Review: Fire and Flesh by Michael R. Fletcher
Well, that wraps it up I guess. My Best Books of 2016!
Thanks to everyone for making this year on MightyThorJRS so awesome!
Thanks again!
James
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Two great books from this year.😀
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Thanks! Wish I could have read more. Those two were great!
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That Mirror of Truth cover is really cool.
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It really is! Love it!
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