The Wild Hunt by Elspeth Cooper

Songs of the Earth

by Elspeth Cooper

There has been a lot of good things said about Songs of the Earth and a consummate amount of praise given to the author of this debut novel. It has even been described as the "fantasy debut of 2011" when it was first released in hardback last year and has been on my list of books to read for some time now.

A lot to live up to and survive the hype but not only does Songs of the Earth deliver but manages to stand out as one of the finest high fantasy novels I have read in recent ...