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The Passage by Justin Cronin
The atmosphere has more the entertainment thriller vibe of Stephen King’s THE STAND than the bleak, literary vibe of Cormac McCarthy’s THE ROAD. And while it falls squarely into the post-apocalyptic genre, I loved that there were a couple of limited-reach dystopian societies thrown in for good measure.
The central character is More >
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Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
You can say many things for Joe Abercrombie.
You can say he’s leading the way for no-holds-barred Fantasy. You can say he’s a great stylist, with satisfying, easy-to-read prose. You can give him credit for being adept at writing convincing, startling endings (a trait sadly lacking in the Fantasy genre). You More >
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The Way of Shadows (The Night Angel Trilogy) by Brent Weeks
The Way of Shadows is the first book of the Night Angel trilogy (followed by Shadow’s Edge and Beyond the Shadows) by first time novelist Brent Weeks. The whole trilogy was released at the same time in 2008 and eventually in omnibus version. His next More >
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Pretties (Uglies Trilogy, Book 2) by Scott Westerfeld
In Pretties, Tally is now a pretty. She’s beautiful and has everything she could want now except of course the ability to think on her own anymore. She’s heading to the parties and drinking all night, only to be hung over the whole next day and then start More >
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The Dragon Factory by Jonathan Maberry
Otto Wirths and Cyrus Jakoby prove evil lives forever as these brilliant cretins implement a plan to finish Mengele’s master race eugenics program. Cyrus especially has worked for several decades to turn the world 100 percent Caucasian by turning genetic diseases contagious..
The Department of Military Science (DMS) is perhaps the More >
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Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1) by Scott Westerfeld
Tally’s best friend becomes pretty several months before she is due to and she feels lost without him. After sneaking into New Pretty Town to see him she bumps into fellow ugly Shay. Turns out they have the same birthday and while Tally is looking forward to having More >
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Burn Me Deadly: An Eddie LaCrosse Novel by Alex Bledsoe
“Burn Me Deadly” is the second book in a new series by Alex Bledsoe that features private investigator Eddie LaCrosse. Bledsoe takes my two favorite genres, fantasy and detective fiction, and mixes them up with highly entertaining results. In my review of The Sword Edged Blonde, More >
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Book trailers are popping up all over the Internet, promoting both fiction and nonfiction books. In most cases these book trailers are similar to movie trailers – sliced together footage of pictures and film clips, often with a voiceover.
Movie trailers probably work best when they include footage of a film star that we all More >
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You don’t have to spend a lot on books to find books you will enjoy reading. In fact, one way to save money on books is to purchase soft cover editions rather than hard cover. This can save approximately 50 percent on your book budget while still enabling you to purchase new releases.Reading frequently is More >
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Your books — whether fiction or nonfiction — may have a lot more value in them than you realize.
We’ll start with a nonfiction book we’ll call 15 WAYS TO START AN ONLINE BUSINESS. And we’ll agree that:
- The book has been published (whether from a traditional publisher or self-published doesn’t matter).
- Each More >
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