Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn is the mastermind of Tough Traveling. What’s Tough Traveling? Pretty much, it’s a weekly feature on Thursdays where we dig around to come up with examples of common tropes in fantasy, using Diana Wynne Jones’ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland as our inspiration and guide. Nathan has invited one and all to join in the fun, so feel free to come up with your own lists and add the link on Nathan’s weekly post, which will also contain (unleash) the next weeks theme. So let the fun begin …
This weeks theme? NECROMANCY
NECROMANCY is, in Fantasyland, the art of raising the dead, and you need to specialized a MAGIC USER to do it.
Oh! Fun one this week 🙂
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin – Well, if you don’t know who Lady Stoneheart, then you obviously need to read more of the series! You hear complaints about GRRM killing characters, but the one character I was happy to see go reappeared in zombie form. We have the Lord of Light (R’hllor) to thank for that one. But it definitely proves this series is highly unpredictable. Did not see that one coming.
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman – A recent read that I have been gushing about. But I don’t think I mentioned in my review that there is a “religious” sect that can resurrect plague victims to join their cause. And be careful, who you think to be an attractive whore, may just be filled with maggots (and some other stuff to hide the stink). Yum! OK, hopefully I haven’t scared everyone off this book. It is amazing! I swear!
Broken Empire by Mark Lawrence – How could I not include this book? Not only is their The Dead King, but also Chella who loves to hate Jorg. It also adds an interesting dynamic when fighting a foe and realizing any current or future corpses can be raised in your opponents favor!
Pet Semetary by Stephen King – So, you and your son are new to town. Your beloved cat, Winston Churchill (“Church”), is run over and killed. Oh no! But! A friendly neighbor takes you past the Pet Cemetery and buries your cat in an ancient Indian burial ground. Your little kitty shows up the next day!! Oh no! Your son is run over? Well, I guess you do what you did for kitty, right? I am sure it will all work out amazingly well in the King story!
Pet Cemetery is one of the worst books I ever read. I finally realized King just isn’t for me after that.
Between Two Fires sounds awesome though.
Nathan (@reviewbarn) recently posted…Tough Traveling- Necromancy
I always loved King. But, honestly, I think I was pretty young when I read Pet Semetary
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell
OMG!. I had forgotten all about George R.R. Martin’s necromancer. I have to pull out those books and do a re-read. Great list by the way. 🙂
Wendell(@Bookwraiths) recently posted…TOUGH TRAVELING — NECROMANCERS!
I forgot Pet Sematary! Awesome picks 🙂
Rabindranauth recently posted…The Tough Guide to Necromancy
I haven’t read Pet Sematary but I think it’s an excellent choice!
Lynn 😀
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What’s with Christopher Buelhman and raising dead things? I just remembered he also has a book actually called The Necromancer’s House, I wonder if that’s any good too 😀
DUDE. I never read Pet Cemetery–I was cured of my Stephen King curiosity at a (VERY) young age by virtue of tricking a babysitter into letting me watch IT when I was like 10, and then reading The Boogeyman in one of his short story collections a couple of years later . . . I still can’t sleep with the closet door open, LOL. BUT. I watched Pet Cemetery at a slumber party when I was in middle school . . . so spectacularly creepy. GREAT pick. Also–Between Two Fires finally showed up yesterday. It’ll probably be a few weeks before I can fit it in, but I am EXCITE 😉
Jessica @ Rabid Reads recently posted…Early Review + Interview: The Winter King by C.L. Wilson
It totally shows that although I’m back from vacay, my mind is still fried because I’ve already checked-out a bunch of Touch Traveling posts, and George R. R. Martin never crossed my mind as a candidate for this week’s theme. FAIL!
Carmel @ Rabid Reads recently posted…Review and Giveaway: Fireborn by Keri Arthur
Nothing makes me want to read a book more than knowing it’s full of maggoty prostitutes…HA! But seriously, your flailing/love for Between Two Fires has convinced me that I must read it. It sounds creepy and scary and awesome!
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