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John Gwynne

Announcing the 2024 FFA Awards Winners

February 3, 2025 by David W Leave a Comment

The votes are in for the 2024 FanFiAddict Awards, and we are proud to announce four winners in the following categories: “Best Indie Debut Novel”, “Best Indie Novel”, “Best Traditionally Published Debut Novel” and “Best Traditionally Published Novel”.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, FanFiAddict Awards Tagged With: A Memory of Song, Adrian M. Gibson, FanFiAddict Awards, FFA Awards, James Logan, John Gwynne, Mushroom Blues, Scott Palmer, The Fury of the Gods, The Silverblood Promise

SFF Addicts Ep. 33: Our Favorite Reads of 2022 (with Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast)

December 13, 2022 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and podcasters Dylan Marsh and Charles M.C. (co-hosts of Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast) as they reminisce on the year that was. During the panel they share their top picks for favorite SFF reads of the year (3 each for a total of 9), reflect on their reading habits in 2022, offer some honorable mentions, officially dub Adrian the ‘Bad Boy of SFF’ and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Among Thieves, Babel, Best of 2022, Emily St. John Mandel, Eyes of the Void, Friends Talking Fantasy, Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast, John Gwynne, Locklands, M.J. Kuhn, Nghi Vo, Podcast, R. F. Kuang, Robert Jackson Bennett, Saara El-Arifi, Sea of Tranquility, SFF Addicts, The Chosen and the Beautiful, The Final Strife, The Hunger of the Gods, The Lies of Locke Lamora

Review: The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Trilogy #2) by John Gwynne

April 5, 2022 by Traveling Cloak (Jason) Leave a Comment

The Hunger of the Gods is the second in John Gwynne’s Bloodsworn Trilogy, and one of the most anticipated fantasy releases of 2022. I loved the first book, as well (read my of The Shadow of the Gods), so I was looking forward to reading this one, as well. Let there be no doubt – it did not disappoint.

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: John Gwynne, Orbit

Review: The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne

March 23, 2022 by Jared Besse Leave a Comment

Hunger of the Gods is the second book in the epic Bloodsworn trilogy by John Gwynne and is another amazing entry in the series. When I first read Shadow of the Gods, I was blown away and the well written characters and breathtaking action. Hunger of the Gods delivers more of the same great cast (including a new highlight) but suffers from a few pacing issues and middle book syndrome. (some spoilers for the first book follow)

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, hunger of the gods, John Gwynne, Orbit Books, The Bloodsworn Saga

Five Reads for 2022

January 14, 2022 by Traveling Cloak (Jason) Leave a Comment

It has become a bit of a tradition for me to post a list of five of the books I am looking forward to in the coming year (though, in this case, as I am a little late getting it written – it is actually books for this year). The list of phenomenal books being released in 2022 is endless, so choosing five is so hard. But, here it goes: Five Reads for 2022 (BE WARE: some synopsis may contain spoilers for previous books).

Filed Under: Blog Posts, List Tagged With: Jenn Lyons, John Gwynne, Orbit, Rebellion, Ryan Cahill, Self-Published, Tamsyn Muir, Thilda Kold Holdt, Tor, Tordotcom

Review: The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga #1) by John Gwynne

January 11, 2022 by chilcottharry Leave a Comment

Take it from me and the other 9 people on this blog that have reviewed it, Shadow of the Gods is a brilliant read!

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Bloodsworn Saga, John Gwynne, Orbit, Orbit Books, The Shadow of the Gods

Ashley’s Top 10 Reads in 2021

December 28, 2021 by Ashley Brennan Leave a Comment

Reflecting on my favorite books of the year is one of my favorite December activities. Here are my top 10 reads in 2021.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, List Tagged With: Amal El-Mohtar, Anthony Ryan, Best of 2021, Broadway Books, Cixin Liu, emily tesh, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Gollancz, High Fantasy, John Gwynne, Justin T. Call, Luke Tarzian, Max Gladstone, Orbit, Orbit Books, Rebellion, Robert Jackson Bennett, Ryan Cahill, Saga Press, Science Fiction, Self Published, Solaris, Tor Books, Walter Goodwater

Review: The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga #1) by John Gwynne

October 18, 2021 by Tom Bookbeard Leave a Comment

Gwynne has seriously delivered in this epic beardy saga. All three of his protagonists would warrant their own separate story, so their three spectacular narratives entwine into a true behemoth of a book.

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: John Gwynne, Orbit

15 Upcoming Sci-Fi and Fantasy Releases to Keep an Eye on — May 2021

May 8, 2021 by Justin Leave a Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to FanFiAddict’s monthly attempt at adding to your already burgeoning TBR pile! We hope to draw your attention to a few of this month’s upcoming releases in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror genres that we are particularly excited for. So, without further preamble, say a prayer for your bank balance and your TBR and check out the list below!

Filed Under: Blog Posts, List Tagged With: Ace, Blackstone Publishing, Christopher Buehlman, Clayton W Snyder, Del Rey, Gareth Hanrahan, J.C. Kang, Jace Kang, Jenn Lyons, John Gwynne, Josh Malerman, Justin T. Call, K S Villoso, MCD Books, Orbit Books, P. Djèlí Clark, Rebellion, Rivers Solomon, Sammy H.K. Smith, Self Published, Solaris, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Tor Books, Tordotcom, Virginia McClain, Zen Cho

John Gwynne Interview and Review of The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga #1)

May 7, 2021 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adult Fantasy, Author Interview, Author Q&A, Book Blog, Book Review, Fantasy Books, Gwynne, John Gwynne, Norse Mythology, Orbit Books, Orbit Publishing, The Bloodsworn Saga, The Shadow of the Gods

Author Chat – John Gwynne

May 7, 2021 by David W Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adult Fantasy, Author Chat, Author Interview, Bloodsworn Saga, Epic Fantasy, FanFiAddict, Fantasy, fantasy book, Fantasy Books, Hachette Audio, Hachette Book Group, Hachette Books, High Fantasy, John Gwynne, Nor, Norse, Norse Inspired, Norse Inspired Fantasy, Norse Mythology, Orbit, Orbit Books, Orbit Publishing, Orbit UK, Orbit US, The Bloodsworn Saga, The Shadow of the Gods, Vikings

Review: The Shadow of The Gods (Bloodsworn Saga #1) by John Gwynne

May 6, 2021 by Jared Besse Leave a Comment

Ah Shadow of the Gods, the book I feel is taking book blogs by storm. I mean, just take a quick look on this site to see how many of us have reviewed it (hint: it’s a lot).

John Gwynne has been called one of the best fantasy authors currently working today, and I’m hard pressed to disagree. And for good reason, the Faithful and the Fallen is a great work of epic fantasy and I enjoyed his sequel trilogy, Of Blood and Bone, even more.

While his previous work had hints of Norse and more northern European mythology, Shadow of the Gods truly dives deep into the Norse elements and it completely blew me away. This is easily Gwynne’s best work and my favorite book of the year so far, so if you’re in anyway a fantasy fan, this is a must read for 2021. So, don’t even read farther, just go buy a copy.

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Action, Fantasy, John Gwynne, The Bloodsworn Saga, The Shadow of the Gods

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