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Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger Victorian high-society full of vampires, werewolves, dirigibles, and tea-drinking. A description much like the one above intrigued me – just a bit tongue-in-cheek, but also self-aware enough to earn a smile. Soulless by Gail Carriger (Book Depository, Powell’s Books, Indiebound) does indeed meet that description…and more (there is
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Changes (Dresden Files, Book 12) by Jim Butcher Chicago’s only wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden soon finds himself in the middle of yet another battle. This time the Red Court of vampires has kidnapped a daughter that Harry didn’t know he had. Former flame and half-vampire Susan Rodriguez returns to break the news to Harry and get
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To create characters for your fantasy novel you must consider your market and create characters that your readers are able to relate to, and care for. This does not mean that you reveal all there is about your characters in the first few lines, your characters a best revealed a little as the plot unfolds, a little intrigue goes a long way. But your characters should be developed before you put your pen to paper.
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The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time, Book 12) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson Shortly before his death in 2007, author Robert Jordan announced that he had begun work on the final volume of his Wheel of Time fantasy series, to be titled “A Memory of Light.” Sadly, he died before completing it, but he
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White Tiger (Dark Heavens Trilogy) by Kylie Chan This book, the first of a trilogy first published in Australia in 2006, is a refreshing change to the many, many, many usual urban fantasy novels around at the moment. Though there are no vampires, it is a rip-roaring contemporary tale of mortals, Gods and Chinese mythology.
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Spiral Hunt (Evie Scelan) by Margaret Ronald Spiral Hunt follows the new urban fantasy rubric fairly closely – Evie Scelan is a relatively young, single woman, is fiercely independent with few friends, haunted by her past, and somewhat down on her luck. Evie also has the ability to magically track the scent of people and
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Deadtown by Nancy Holzner Victory Vaughn is Boston’s only professional demon slayer, in a city where the vampires, werewolves and zombies are confined to a quarantined section called Deadtown. Not only is she dealing with a workaholic werewolf sort-of boyfriend, a rash teenage zombie apprentice, and a demanding, demon-ridden client, but now the Hellion who
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Monster Republic by Ben Horton As a relatively short read, Monster Republic doesn’t stop from the opening chapter. What is enjoyable is the fact that it gives character development along the way while also building the story and background effectively. Not only that, but Horton puts the characters in the situation we would be in
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The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Chronicles Series #1) by Bernard Cornwell I would whole-heartedly recommend this book to fantasy readers. Yeah, the book is historical fiction, not fantasy, but it hits all the same spots (at least for me). If you are a fan of Ruckley, Joe Abercrombie, George R.R. Martin, or Paul Kearney (The
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Blackbringer (Dreamdark) by Laini Taylor This was a fun and different read. Other than my difficulty adjusting to the pacing and the dialog in the beginning, I can’t think of any critiques! I definitely recommend it. In upcoming books, I would love to see more interaction between human and faery. I’d also like to see
by Holly Black