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An Academy For Liars by Alexis Henderson (book review).
Lennon Carter is failing at life. Again. Her former professor, who is now her fiancé, is cheating on her with the only friend…
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September 2024
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The Land Of The Living And The Dead (Gael Song Trilogy book 3) by Shauna Lawless (book review).
‘The Land of the Living and the Dead’ is book 3 in the ‘Gael Song Trilogy’. It is essential that you read the…
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The Words Of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song book 2 of 3) by Shauna Lawless (book review).
‘The Words of Kings and Prophets’ is the second book in the ‘Gael Song’ trilogy. One issue with epic fantasy trilogies is that…
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War Of The God Queen by David Hambling (book review).
In some ways, ‘War Of The God Queen’ is another version of the familiar story outline where a modern and relatable person finds…
August 2024
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Dissonance Of Bird Song by Alexandra Beaumont (book review).
Cornwall is a magical county to visit, and it has generated a huge number of folkloric myths and legends. Alexandra Beaumont has taken…
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A Is For Anything by Damon Knight (book review).
A Is for Anything by Damon Knight originally came out in 1959 under the name The People Maker as a novel, and further…
July 2024
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Winter 2024, Volume 146 #771 (magazine review).
After a delay, this 771st issue of ‘The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction’ is finally here. The publisher notes that the delay…
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Three Kinds Of Lucky (The Shadow Age book 1) by Kim Harrison (book review).
Petra Grady is a sweeper, not a mage—a fact that every mage is happy to point out, feeling superior about it. All Petra…
June 2024
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Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys book 3) by Seanan McGuire (book review).
The Impossible City exists just beyond everything. It is a place that isn’t a place, architecture that isn’t really there, yet it is…
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I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle (book review).
Back in the mid-1960s, I was reading Peter Beagle’s first novel, “A Fine and Private Place,” when an acquaintance told me that the…
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The Sinister Booksellers Of Bath (The Left Handed Booksellers Of London book 2) by Garth Nix (book review).
‘The Sinister Booksellers Of Bath’ is book two in ‘The Left Handed Booksellers Of London’ series by Garth Nix. This time, Sulis Minerva,…
May 2024
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Black Ships by Jo Graham (book review).
‘Black Ships’ is an interesting retelling of Aeneus’s story from the perspective of Gull, a priestess of Apollo. While Jo Graham’s novel might…