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Review: Take Back the Skies, by Lucy Saxon
Desperate to escape an arranged marriage and the life her high-ranking government-official father has planned for her, Catherine Hunter does the unthinkable in the fantastical world of Tellus: she disguises herself as a…
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Review: Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, by Judd Winick
Meet Hilo, D.J., and Gina! D.J. and Gina are TOTALLY ordinary kids. But Hilo…isn’t. Hilo doesn’t know where he came from, or what he’s doing on Earth. (Or why going to school in…
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Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Tragedy of the Sith’s Revenge, by Ian Doescher
To thine own self be true. Lend us your ears and comlinks for a Shakespearean retelling of Star Wars Episode III! A once-heroic knight becomes the darkest of villains. The Jedi suffer slings and…
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Review: A Siege of Bitterns, by Steve Burrows
Inspector Domenic Jejeune’s success has made him a poster boy for the U.K. police service. The problem is Jejeune doesn’t really want to be a detective at all; he much prefers watching birds.…
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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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Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Phantom of Menace, by Ian Doescher
O Threepio, Threepio, Wherefore art thou, Threepio? Join us, good gentles, for a merry reimagining of Star Wars: Episode I as only Shakespeare could have written it. The entire saga starts here, with a thrilling…
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Review: The Original Folk & Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition, by The Brothers Grimm & Jack Zipes
When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children’s and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as “Rapunzel”, “Hansel and Gretel”, and “Cinderella”…
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Review: Alice in tumblr-Land and Other Fairy Tales for a New Generation, by Tim Manley
Peter Pan finally has to grow up and get a job, or at least start paying rent. Cinderella swaps her glass slippers for Crocs. The Tortoise an the Hare Facebook stalk each other.…
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Review: Mrs. Bradshaw’s Handbook to Travelling Upon the Ankh-Morpork & Sto Plains Hygienic Railway, by Terry Pratchett
Fully Illustrated and replete with useful tidbits Mrs. Bradshaw’s Handbook offers a view of the Sto Plains like no other Authorized by Mr. Lipwig of the Ankh-Morpork & Sto Plains Hygienic Railway himself,…
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Review: Under the Skin, by Michel Faber
Hailed as “original and unsettling, an Animal Farm for the new century” (The Wall Street Journal), this first novel lingers long after the last page has been turned. Described as a “fascinating psychological…
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Review: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions, by Randall Munroe
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, surprising answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic.…
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Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Jedi Doth Return, by Ian Doescher
Once more unto the Death Star, dear friends! The epic trilogy that began with William Shakespeare’s Star Wars and continued with The Empire Striketh Back concludes herein with the all-new, all-iambic The Jedi Doth Return — perchance the…
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Author Bio and Giveaway: Tracey Smith, author of A Summer Romance
I grew up in Southern California, but as a teenager moved with my family to a small town in Arkansas. It was there that I met my husband, who had also recently moved…
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Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Empire Striketh Back, by Ian Doescher
The saga that began with the interstellar best seller William Shakespeare’s Star Wars continues with this merry reimagining of George Lucas’s enduring classic The Empire Strikes Back. Many a fortnight have passed since the destruction of…
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The Worst Kind of Villain
In almost any work, a villain is necessary. They move in, cause the main problem, then get defeated by the heroes. They’re a basic staple of fiction, and as a result of being…
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Book spotlight: Wolgast Castle, by Linda Bell Brighton
Page Length: 270 pages Publisher: EIE Publisher, Inc. (July 27, 2013) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language: English ASIN: B00E7ACHVY Genre: Historical Fantasy Format: Digital Linda Bell Brighton writes Renaissance fantasy for…
