Reviews
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The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milán : Review
A world made by the Eight Creators on which to play out their games of passion and power, Paradise is a sprawling, diverse, often brutal place. Men and women live on Paradise as…
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Archmage by R.A. Salvatore : Review
The pall that had descended over the North is gone, and a new day has dawned on a victorious Mithral Hall, but no matter how bright things seem on the surface, Drizzt and…
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Review: Nightborn by Lou Anders
First to a Castle in the Briars, Where end all of life’s desires. Over Oak and under Corn. There to seek the soundless Horn. Last year, Lou Anders released his first middle-grade novel,…
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Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Clone Army Attacketh, by Ian Doescher
To Shmi or not to Shmi? The curtain rises on yeoman Jedi Anakin skywalker, a man torn between duty to his Masters, attraction to Padmé, and concern for his beloved mother, Shmi. His…
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Dead Men Don’t Cry by Nancy Fulda: Review
What you’re lookin’ for. You won’t find it here…Folk find lots of stuff in this place, but never what they came looking for. These days novels get all the attention, but there is…
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Armada by Ernest Cline : Review
Zack Lightman has spent his life dreaming. Dreaming that the real world could be a little more like the countless science-fiction books, movies, and videogames he’s spent his life consuming. Dreaming that one…
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The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan : Review (Or the Ravings of a Fanboy)
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns…
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Moon Called by Patricia Briggs : Review
Mercedes “Mercy” Thompson is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. She also happens to be a walker, a magical being with the power to shift into a coyote…
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Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris #1) by Jim C. Hines : Review
Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. Libriomancers are gifted with the ability to magically reach into books and draw forth objects.…
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Skinwalker by Faith Hunter : Review
Jane Yellowrock is the last of her kind-a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires and hunts vampires for a living. But now she’s been hired by Katherine…
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The Gods of Laki: A Thriller by Chris Angus : Review
A race to unveil the secret of Laki, a volcano on the southern shores of Iceland, pits our heroes—a sixteen-year-old Viking girl from the tenth century, a German geologist from World War II,…
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Review: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, and Other Stories, by Tim Burton
From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance — witty and macabre at once. Now he gives birth to a cast…
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An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir : Review
Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution…
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The Hidden Masters of Marandur (The Pillars of Reality #2) by Jack Campbell
Someone wants to kill Mari, a young Steam Mechanic in the Guild that controls all technology. She has learned that her world of Dematr is headed for a catastrophe that will destroy civilization,…
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The Darkling Child by Terry Brooks : Review
After taking up his enchanted sword against the dark sorcerer Arcannen, Paxon Leah has become the sworn protector of the Druid order. Now a critical hour is at hand, as a beloved High…
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Uprooted by Naomi Novik : Review
“Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human…