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Ironskin by Tina Connolly : Review
Jane Eliot wears an iron mask. It’s the only way to contain the fey curse that scars her cheek. The Great War is five years gone, but its scattered victims remain—the ironskin. When…
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Past of a Marked Man by Jennifer Hirtler : Review
If I could not live my life honorably without being reviled, then I would not. If they feared me, I decided, they should have a reason. – Kagnos, Past of a Marked Man…
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The Summoner by Gail Z. Martin : Review
Thrown into chaos, the aristocracy of the Winter Kingdoms must defend itself against magic, and with the clock ticking, the fate must rest on the shoulders of our heroes. Matris “Tris” Drayke, a…
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Review: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente
September is a girl who long for adventure. When she is invited to Fairyland by a Green Wind and a Leopard, well, of course she accepts. (Mightn’t you?) But Fairyland is in turmoil,…
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Review: The Magicians and Mrs. Quent, by Galen Beckett
Of the three Lockwell sisters – romantic Lily, prophetic Rose, and studious, book-loving Ivy – it’s Ivy, the eldest, who’s held the family together after their father’s silent retreat to the library upstairs.…
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Review: The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
MY NAME IS KVOTHE. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity…
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Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson : Review
Breathe. Hallandren and Idris; two kingdoms sitting side by side. Hallandren; an ostentatious kingdom of colors, gods, Breath and a spectrum of colorfully dressed crowds bustling within sunny streets. And Idris, a…
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The Black Prism by Brent Weeks : Review
Colour. Emotions. Light. Magic. In a world where colour is the foundation of all magic, The Prism – Gavin Guile rules over all seven satraps as a religious and political figure and as…
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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson : Review
Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before Destination. Thousands of years past, in the lands of Roshar – a land of stones and storms. Storms so powerful and frequent as to have…
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The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett : Review
When darkness falls, Demons rise from the mists and rule the night. In a frenzy they kill, devour and destroy; held at bay only by ancient wards. However, when the Corelings breach the wards; tragedy strikes.…
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Shadowmarch by Tad Williams : Review
A kingdom on the brink of war, the king held captive in a distant land and the ransom must be paid. Now, the Eddon children must lead their people in a time of…
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Sins of the Angels by Linda Poitevin : Review
Madness. A word to describe a condition in which people see, feel and hear things. Impossible things. Things like wings, and an angelic aura around one’s partner; an indescribable energy. Homicide detective…