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The Girl by Victory Witherkeigh (book review).
‘The Girl’ is an odd book. There’s no other way to describe it really. It is written by Victory Witherkeigh for a YA…
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December 2022
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The Citadel Of Forgotten Myths by Michael Moorcock (book review).
In his early days, Michael Moorcock made ‘novels’ by putting three novelettes between bright covers and calling the stories Book 1, Book 2…
November 2022
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Dead Man’s Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles book 1) by James J. Butcher (book review).
Every day is allegedly magical at Mighty Magic Donald’s Food Kingdom. Taco Tuesday has just become more magical with management’s unexpected creation of…
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Sign Here by Claudia Lux (book review).
Peyote Trip (real name redacted) needs one more soul to complete his plan. He’s gotten four generations of the Harrisons to sign on…
October 2022
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Councilor (The Grand Illusion Book 2 of 3) by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (book review).
‘Councilor’ is the second book of ‘The Grand Illusion’ book series and you would need to read ‘Isolate’ before this one for it…
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The Hollow Boys (The Dream Rider Saga book 1) by Douglas Smith (book review).
‘The Hollow Boys’ by Douglas Smith is a fast-paced and entertaining introduction to a new series. Will Dreycott has a secret. Actually,…
September 2022
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Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (book review).
There are some books that leave a lasting impression. Particular scenes or ideas transcend the ordinary. These books are the ones worth keeping…
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Bindle Punk Bruja by Desideria Mesa (book review).
The author Desideria Mesa helpfully provides an Epigraph that explains ‘Bin-dal Punk’. It’s an early twentieth century term for what we would probably…
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Into The Broken Lands by Tanya Huff (book review).
Centuries ago, six mages pushed the boundaries of reality because they could until the land could no longer contain their power. Captain Marsan…
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Embertide (A Fallow Sisters Novel book 3) by Liz Williams (book review).
Too many contemporary fantasy novels involve variations of the cityscape populated with nasty but misunderstood supernatural creatures, often vampires and werewolves. Less common…
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The Children Of Gods And Fighting Men: Volume 1 (Gael Song) by Shauna Lawless (book review).
‘The Children Of Gods And Fighting Men’ is a historical fantasy novel. Both the history and mythology are drawn from ancient Irish sources…
August 2022
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Hunting Ground (The Alpha And Omega book 2) by Patricia Briggs (book review).
This is book 2 in ‘The Alpha And Omega Series’ by Patricia Briggs. Anna and Charles have been sent to Seattle to take…