nlord's reviews
330 reviews

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Deus Irae by Philip K. Dick, Roger Zelazny

adventurous dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Elric Volume 2: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Hellboy: Emerald Hell by Tom Piccirilli

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Too much of a hillbilly-horror for a Hellboy story, making him felt out of place in his own book.. and then, there's X-Men village in the swamps.

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Hellboy: The Ice Wolves by Mark Chadbourn

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Way more "Scooby Doo" than "Hellboy" for my taste, with way, waaaay to much focus on the daddy issues of the least interesting character in the book.

Hellboy: The Fire Wolves by Tim Lebbon

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Hellboy: The Bones of Giants by Christopher Golden

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

The King of the Swords by Michael Moorcock

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Queen of the Swords by Michael Moorcock

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0