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The Hickory Staff (The Eldarn Sequence book 1) by Robert Scott and Jay Gordon (book review).
When Steven Taylor opens an old safe deposit box he knows he might lose his job, but it turns out that should have…
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June 2013
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction July/Aug 2013 Volume 124 # 707 (magazine review).
‘The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science-Fiction’ explores the opposite extremes of the fantasy genre in this issue with a nice mix of Science…
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Hidden Cities (The Moshui Trilogy book three) by Daniel Fox (book review).
The island of Taishu is at the mercy of the dragon and the goddess, caught between two immortals and their battles. While the…
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Antiagon Fire (The Imager Portfolio book seven) by L.E. Modesitt Jr. (book review).
‘Antiagon Fire’ is the seventh book in ‘The Imager Portfolio. The first three books were about the rise to power of an imager…
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Some Kind Of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce (book review).
The difference between a writer of fantasy and a mainstream writer can be so negligible that it only happens in the perception of…
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A Game Of Thrones: The Board Game: Second Edition (board game review).
Righto, another ‘A Song Of Fire And Ice’ by George RR Martin inspired game published by Fantasy Flight Games, but not to be…
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Blameless (The Parasol Protectorate Book The Third) by Gail Carriger (book review).
‘Blameless’ is book three in ‘The Parasol Protectorate’ preceded by ‘Soulless’ and ‘Changeless’ and followed on by ‘Heartless’ and ‘Timeless’. As this is…
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Magic Highways: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Three (book review).
Given the events of a week back, how I could possibly give this collection a bad review? The legendary author Jack Vance passed…
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Vurt: 20th Anniversary Edition by Jeff Noon (book review).
Want to change your reality? Or maybe you already have and your life as you know it is very different. How would you…
May 2013
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Jade Man’s Skin (The Moshui Trilogy book two) by Daniel Fox (book review).
The dragon is awake and she is furious. With only one young man, Han, preventing her from wreaking slaughter throughout the land it…
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The Warrior Who Carried Life by Geoff Ryman (book review).
When Cara is just a young girl, her mother is brutally murdered because she dared to go and seek a vision, a privilege…
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Cold Magic (Spirit Walker book 1) by Kate Elliott (book review).
‘Cold Magic’ by Kate Elliott kicks off with the rather chilly statement: ‘The history of the world begins in ice, and it will…