“You have to realistic about these things.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.”
― The God Delusion
― The God Delusion
“Well. What can we do, except try to do better?”
― The Blade Itself
― The Blade Itself
“That was the difference between a hero and a villain, a soldier and a murderer, a victory and a crime. Which side of a river you called home.”
― Best Served Cold
― Best Served Cold
Grimdark Fantasy
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This is for fans of what has been coined Grimdark Fantasy. This includes books by authors such as Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, George RR Martin, Sc ...more
Sam Coombs’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sam Coombs’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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