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The Silver Skull: Justin’s favorite book so far this year


November 17th, 2009  Posted by Justin Blazier

fantasy  book reviews Mark Chadbourn Swords of Albion 1. The Silver SkullThe Silver Skull by Mark Chadbourn

There are times when you read a book that’s so amazing to you that you feel the author had you personally in mind when they wrote it, that’s exactly how I feel about Mark Chadbourn’s The Silver Skull… I admit I was caught by surprise at how much I liked this book. I knew by page 100 that I had something really special in my hands. I recommend Mark Chadbourn’s The Silver Skull to anyone who has a head. This is a must-read, and is my favorite book so far this year. Read the rest.

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6 Responses to “The Silver Skull: Justin’s favorite book so far this year”

  1. Stefan

    Excellent! I have several of his books on the TBR stack, including this one. I’m really eager to get into his Age of Misrule trilogy soon.

  2. Kat

    Definitely going to try this one!! Thanks!

  3. Justin Blazier

    Yeah this book was great. It hit upon about every way that I like a book to be. Good news is that in his comment he left on my personal blog he stated that he is currently “hard at work on the sequel”. That’s great and I hope these get the attention they deserve.

  4. Melissa (My World)

    Hmmm, I just might have to take a closer look into this series. It sounds like an interesting adventure to take.

  5. Chadbourn

    Just dropping in to thank Justin for his great review.

    The book has been chosen as the Publishers Weekly December Book Club choice for discussion on its Genreville blog for the week beginning December 14 if anyone wants to get involved in talking about it.

  6. Justin Blazier

    Thanks so much for stopping by Mark. I’m really glad you liked the review, it’s not often I get that excited over a particular book. The Silver Skull just really struck a cord with me, and I’m happy I was able to relay that into my review appropriately. When Genreville discussion gets started I’ll be sure to participate. Come back and see us again!

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