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Joshua Jordan was a hero taking unbelievable chances with his life for the country he loved. When he retired from field work he became a weapon designer trying to still protect the United States from threats outside and inside the nation. In the Atlantic, a North Korean boat has nuclear missiles aboard. Due to failed
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Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon Elizabeth Moon is one of the brand names writing Science Fiction and Fantasy today who has shown the ability to easily jump between the sibling sub-genres. She’s received awards, sold a lot of books, and has an impressive fan base. While her recent novels have firmly been of the
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Kay Kenyon‘s The Entire and The Rose Bright of the Sky (Entire and the Rose, Book 1), A World Too Near (Entire and the Rose, Book 2), City Without End (Entire and the Rose, Book 3) & Prince of Storms (Book 4 of The Entire and the Rose) REVIEW SUMMARY: An undeniable triumph of world building,
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It goes without saying that you can learn a great deal about writing by reading the classics. Advice on writing novels is like carbon dioxide – it is free and everyone is exhaling it. Still, few will tell you that there is value in reading bad books. Well, there is and you should definitely do so.
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Howard Mittelmark, writer and editor, teams up with Sandra Newman, author, in the entertaining and educational “How Not To Write A Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them – A Misstep-By-Misstep Guide.” With many how-to books on writing novels available, this book is unique in that it points out mistakes found in “unpublished” novels and encourages you not to make these same mistakes if you want a publisher to say “Yes!” to your manuscript.
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The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan There is much to be said about a novel that reads well. I’ve mentioned this before on my own blog, but a book that keeps you reading ranks high for me. Not only is it entertaining, but you look forward to getting back into the book each and
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Nightchild (Chronicles of the Raven 3) by James Barclay To start, let me say that I LOVED this book. Definitely the best of the series, and could be on my list of all time favorites. This was mostly due to how Barclay has evolved the Raven, and how they have changed over the course of
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Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger BRIEF SYNOPSIS: In steam-punk Victorian London, a lady teams up with a werewolf to track down people creating rogue vampires. MY REVIEW: PROS: A wonderfully fun read, from start to finish. CONS: Sometimes the Austen-esque elements get laid on a little thick. BOTTOM LINE: A fun romp that
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Is your book title designed to hook your book readers? No. It should. Titles set the stage for your potential audience. They either work to grab your potential reader by the collar and pull them in for the read or they don’t. Hot book titles create excitement, anticipation and enthusiasm for more. You want your
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Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson With an interesting story, very pleasant characters and a strong magic system an author can turn a novel in a success, but Brandon Sanderson makes one more firm step in that direction with the world-building of “Warbreaker”. The story is set in only one location, the city of T’Telir, the capital