![]() ![]() In typical fashion though, The Path of Flames opens with a battle scene. And sure enough, I had a blast with this book. There’s a certain kind of comfort and pleasure I take from reading stories like these, mainly because I know that at the end of the day, I’ll enjoy myself no matter what happens. From its description, I had a feeling this would be a novel right up my alley-epic fantasy with a bit of an old-school feel, featuring a standard secondary world wracked with war and dark sorcery while courageous heroes go head-to-head with dastardly villains. If you’ve been following along with the progress of this year’s SPFBO competition, then I don’t have to tell you, 2016’s crop of finalists all look incredible, and of the top ten books remaining in this second phase, one of the ones I’ve looked forward to reading a lot is Phil Tucker’s The Path of Flames. Series: Book 1 of Chronicles of the Black Gate ![]() For full details and the list of books, see our SPFBO 2016 page. Phase 2 of The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off 2016 is officially underway! For the six-month period from Novemto the end of April 2017, we will be reviewing the ten finalists chosen by the blogger judges from the first phase of the competition. ![]() #SPFBO Review: The Path of Flames by Phil Tucker ![]()
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