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Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore
And the world….! My dears, I would like to know everything about this place. Lorinar is an imaginary country, but it has strong ties to our own Victorian era. There’s magic, yes, but there’s also a keen interest in technology. The city of New Sweeling has streetcars and elevators and [...]
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The Princes Of The Golden Cage by Nathalie Mallet
I enjoy both mystery and fantasy, so I got a big kick out of this book. Mallet blends the two genres together very nicely indeed. She gives us both a fully realized secondary world (which sports clear ties to certain regions of our own world) and a [...]
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Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds
At the core of Terminal World lies a huge mystery. Interestingly, its a mystery that the central characters, Quillon and Meroka, have no real interest in. One of the side-characters does and spends some time discussing it, but at the end of the day he backs off from pursuing it, leaving [...]
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Nova War (Shoal Sequence) by Gary Gibson
Nova War is the sequel to 2008’s Stealing Light a book that, surprise surprise, has yet to get a release here in the states. Nova War dispenses with some of the mystery of the first novel and trading it instead for some serious action. Indeed things are ratcheted right [...]
about 8 months ago - 1 comment
Tourniquet by Kim Lakin-Smith
Kim’s novel is a riotous, sprawling dark fantasy. The three main characters will keep your attention throughout, and I hope that any further ‘Tales from the Renegade City’ will have them as an integral part of the story. A great deal of the minor characters stand out, Queenie and Lorcan in particular. [...]
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The Strain by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan
Vampires these days are sorta lovelorn and wimpy. Not Guillermo del Toro’s. His will suck you dry with a stinger-tipped tentacle. It’s not really the kind of stuff teen girls want to read. But Del Toro, director of the Oscar-winning Pan’s Labyrinth — as well as The [...]
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Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Sanderson does not really do anything he didn’t try in Elantris, his first standalone fantasy novel, which is my only real criticism on the novel. He does it a lot better though. Thematically you could even consider it a variation on the idea of people turning into gods under the influence of [...]
about 9 months ago - 1 comment
Twisted Metal by Tony Ballantyne
‘Twisted Metal’ is very much the first book in a series and you shouldn’t expect to have all your questions answered. Ballantyne compromises in that he answers questions relating to the immediate plot but leaves the more far reaching stuff hanging. I enjoyed reaching the conclusion of Karel’s plotline (especially the [...]
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Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton – Review
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Nights of Villjamur (Legends of the Red Sun 1) by Mark Charan Newton
Nights of Villjamur is a solid effort featuring a variety of interesting concepts and storylines. As I said, the stage is set for the sequel, and I’m curious to see where Mark Charan Newton will take this story. A little less introspection on [...]