The Library of the Uncommons

Matthew Campbell rated The gunslinger: 5 stars

Stephen King: The gunslinger (Paperback, 2003, New English Library)

The gunslinger by Stephen King (The dark tower -- 1)

Join the quest for the elusive Dark Tower

THE GUNSLINGER

This newly revised and expanded edition of The …

Matthew Campbell rated The Eye of the World: 4 stars

Robert Jordan: The Eye of the World (Paperback, 1990, T. Doherty Associates)

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time, #1)

The Eye of the World is a fantasy novel by American writer Robert Jordan, the first book of The Wheel …

Matthew Campbell rated Triton: 3 stars

No cover — Samuel R. Delany: Triton (Paperback, 1976, Bantam Books)

Matthew Campbell rated The Hunger Games: 4 stars

Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games (Hardcover, 2008, Scholastic Press)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded …

Matthew Campbell rated Dragons of Winter Night: 4 stars

Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Andrew Dabb, and 1 other

Dragons.

Creatures of legend. Stories told to children.

But now dragons have returned to Krynn. The darkness of …

Matthew Campbell rated Black House: 3 stars

Stephen King, Peter Straub: Black House (Paperback, 2003, Ballantine Books)

Black House by Stephen King, Peter Straub

Preceded by: The Talisman

Black House is a horror novel by American writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. Published …

Matthew Campbell rated Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince: 5 stars

J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince (Hardcover, 2005, Bloomsbury)

Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter 6)

It is the middle of the summer, but there is an unseasonal mist pressing against the windowpanes. Harry Potter is …

Matthew Campbell rated Dragons of spring dawning: 4 stars

Margaret Weis: Dragons of spring dawning (2003, Wizards of the Coast, Distributed in the U.S. by Holtzbrinck Pub.)

Dragons of spring dawning by Margaret Weis (Chronicles ;)

Dragons of Spring Dawning is a 1985 fantasy novel by American writers Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis. The third book …

Matthew Campbell rated Mortal Engines: 2 stars

Philip Reeve: Mortal Engines (Paperback, 2004, Harper Collins US UK)

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (Mortal Engines Quartet, #1)

"It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across …

Matthew Campbell rated Insomnia: 4 stars

Insomnia by Stephen King

Insomnia is a 1994 horror/fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It follows retired widower Ralph Roberts whose increasing insomnia …

Matthew Campbell reviewed Hart's hope by Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card: Hart's hope (2003, Orb)

This is the story of how God taught an unambitious man to seek a throne.

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Review of "Hart's hope" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

God I love this book. I've listened to it several times as an audiobook (which is fantastic by the way), and the world of gods and rituals and magic and rules in these pages is unforgettable. It's not an easy read and isn't a happy book, but it's beautiful and hard and cruel and there's nothing quite like it. Unlike any fantasy (or anything else) I've ever read.