3GR* - My actual rating is 6 out of 10.

Go. Get this series. Read. Now.That's all that really needs to be said. Truly.This third installment takes off like a shot. The action is full on from start to finish. The characters, especially the Fellein, are being challenged on every level. Their enemies are closing in, and battles are bloody, horrifying and altogether gut clenching. The key players in this book are also continuing to develop and grow. Different shades of their personalities are getting more light. It's not hard to get hooke...

Let me just say that all of the book covers in this series are awesome! I have loved every one of them and the last one is even more awesome, but I will get to that later! He looked at her and winked. "In that tower is a 'queen.'" He frowned for a moment. Not because he was sad, but merely confused by the cultural differences. "For some reason they call their kings by that name when they have breasts. In any event, I must go meet this queen and kill her." "And that makes you smile?"Tusk nodded.

The latest installment of Mr. Moore's "Seven Forges" series is another wonderful book. "City of Wonders" continues to flesh out the characters introduced in the first two books and expands our knowledge of the world Mr. Moore has created.If you enjoy fantasy with an edge you need to read this book!

So what is City of Wonders?Writing a trilogy is never easy, and a true epic saga less so, but in City of Wonders, James A. Moore grips the reader with iron hands and steals the breath from their lungs by delving the depths of his world's long-buried secrets and destroying its greatest cities and lands at the hands of one of the most fearsome enemies to saunter across the pages of recent memory. Throughout this journey, forged in unforgettable adventure and the peril of brutality, death, and war,...

*** 4 ***A buddy read with the murderous mercenaries at BB&B! Another book, another bazillion people killed!!! Love the brutality or hate it, one thing can never be taken away from this series and it is - ADDICTIVE! You just can't get enough! It is so packed with action and mystery, weird questionable g-ds and g-d like wizards, monsters, battles, and even plain massacres. The plot is easy to follow, despite the several POV's and multitude of maneuverings. This is the third book of a four book s...

AMAZING!!!!!This series gets better and better with each installment! The characters are complex and developed well over the course of the book!If you are a fan of fantasy books, this series is for you!!!

http://lynns-books.com/2015/11/20/rev...City of Wonders is book three in James A Moore’s Seven Forges series (Seven Forges being No.1 and The Blasted Lands No.2). Seven Forges got off to a very intriguing start, The Blasted Lands built strongly on that foundation and left us with a rather jaw dropping finish then City of Wonders came along and left no doubt that this series is firmly planted in the land of Epic. Truly this is turning into a series to be reckoned with.I’m not really going to go o...

With all the fantasy on the market today, it’s hard to know who to read. That’s why I’m here. I aim to help in that regard. For instance, if you’ve not been reading James A. Moore’s Seven Forges series, you’ve been missing out. (The first novel Seven Forges is reviewed here, and the second, The Blasted Lands, is reviewed here.) There’s time to get caught up, because the next installment, City of Wonders, is out in North America two weeks from the day I write this.I’d like to very much thank Angr...

This was a tough read, the ending was spectacular, yet I feel like I had to work so hard to get there.

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths.My rating is 4.5 stars.With City of Wonders, James A. Moore has gifted readers with a new fantasy classic; a sword and sorcery series that mixes magic and combat, reality and supernatural into a potent and addictive brew. Howard’s Conan, Cook’s Black Company, Gemmell’s Drenai, and Moorcock’s Elric, I am hereby placing you on notice that another series will soon be proudly sitting among you: Seven Forges, because, yes, it is that good!Huh, you want a more in-dep...

Another excellent volume, one that kept me reading late into the night. One thing I love about this series is that Moore refuses to let his magic be bound by pesky rules, and as a result he can create some truly remarkable scenes. On the other hand, this book follows the exact same formula as before - position the key players then finish with a cataclysmic event that resolves nothing and creates only more questions. its the journey that sells this book, the creativity, the imagery, you can tell

The Sa'ba Taalor and their Gods have declared war on the Fellein Empire. People are retreating to Canhoon, also known as the City of Wonders, as the Taalor annihilate everything in their path. Desh Krohan's peers and apprentice search for a way to stop them while a mysterious individual is gathering people and heading for Canhoon.City of Wonders is truly brutal. The Sa'ba Taalor aren't like normal Invaders who wish to take everything for themselves. They are butchers and the entire Fellein Empir...

This series is the complete bomb, Mr. Moore is now on a small list of authors I buy on sight (even if I get a arc, thanks Angry Robot!)do yourself a favor, go read this series, all of them. you got time

Actual rating: 3.5 stars.Bloody hell. Now that's what I call war and violence and gore and death and destruction and stuff! So delicious. Surprisingly enough, this scrumptiously grisly environment didn't sit so well with my little crustaceans. Believe it or not, my poor babies got slightly terrified as we were reading the book. Our Shrimpy Lord knows how much they usually love their bloody bed time stories, but this one got them all scared and panicky and stuff. So much so that Fleet Admiral DaS...

Outstanding book. Outstanding series. This book continues the tradition of a well thought out storyline with characters fully developed. Well worth the read

"The best way to end a war is to make sure it never happens." I will keep this review short and sweet. I enjoyed City of Wonders for the most part and it was a better installment than the previous book. It had the strongest beginning to any of the books in this series so far. The end sequence was very well done too. With several mysterious things happening and a character twist I sure as hell didn't see coming. But the middle of the book lacked in pacing as compared to the beginning a

City of Wonders is a deeply immersive book, one that will hook you from start to finish. The pace is fast and furious as this is the first book of the Great War. The Sa'ba Taalors attack with all their might in all directions, conquering the Fellein Empire from city to city, by way of land and by way of sea. Where a city fell, a burning mountain springs from deep within the earth in an instant. War truly has come. I have been pining for this book since May 2014, the week I discovered the series,...

4.5 stars. This was exciting! The story was gory and extremely Grimdark. The action was non-stop. I wouldn't stand a hope in hell of trying to explain what was going on! The story is exciting-yes- but what is more exciting to a fairly seasoned fantasy reader is that 3 books in to a 4 book series, I am still being surprised by this very different storyline. It's impossible to see what's going to happen ahead of time. I have no idea how this series will conclude but I won't be wasting much time fi...

It has been a long time since I spent so much time second guessing what was coming next and who was doing what to who as I did with this book. Three books in and there are still many many questions that have me on my toes waiting to start book 4.A fun read with BB&B shortlist buddies for a boxing day start. Thanks Choko for putting up with my endless chatter and hypotheses.City of Wonders pretty much picks up straight after The Blasted Lands. We learn a little more about the mounds, but still no...