Friday, February 14, 2025

Eight of the worst fantasy worlds to live in

The son of a librarian, Chris M. Arnone's love of books was as inevitable as gravity. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Missouri - Kansas City. His cyberpunk series, The Jayu City Chronicles, is available everywhere books are sold. His work can also be found in Adelaide Literary Magazine and FEED Lit Mag. You can find him writing more books, poetry, and acting in Kansas City.

At Book Riot Arnone tagged "eight book series (yes, they’re all series) [featuring] fantasy worlds [that] are bloody, dangerous, destitute, and so much fun to read." One title on the list:
The Empyrean by Rebecca Yarros

I mean, we’ve all read the first two (or even three) in this series at this point, right? The Empyrean series is huge right now, almost as huge as the terrifying dragons and griffins ridden to battle. There’s a war raging, governments lying to their people, and magic is a very dangerous proposition, indeed. Even training to be a dragon rider is practically a death sentence.
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue