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The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
After the life-changing events of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, journalist Mikael Blomquist and introverted hacker Lisbeth Salander have gone their separate ways: Mikael back to his magazine, and Lisbeth (and her stolen millions) off to travel the world. Salander has cut off all communication between [...]
about 4 weeks ago - No comments
Accordingly, the borderline between fantasy and science fiction is blurred, and many bookstores shelve science fiction and fantasy together. The science fiction genre has a strong fan community of readers and viewers, of which many authors are a part. In reading science fiction books, abstract concepts such as mutations, radiation, space travel and planets [...]
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Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games is without question a difficult act to follow. Catching Fire, however, mostly makes the grade, despite some flaws that are largely inherent to its position in the middle of a trilogy.
Everything that I loved about The Hunger Games is still present [...]
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Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
The final meeting of Corbett and Mister Slaughter involves so many disturbing and complicated story lines, one has no choice but to rip through the pages of this unique and gritty thriller in order to find out if the horror being suggested is actually true.
Mister Slaughter is Robert McCammon doing what [...]
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Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
I confess to being a little confused when first starting the story. The setting was unclear, and characters even more so. But after a couple chapters, the story set into motion, characters started developing, and I was soon caught up and couldn’t put it down. Incarceron is a fantastic story that both [...]
about 8 months ago - No comments
Blood of Ambrose by James Enge
John from Grasping for the Wind described the plot as “Lathmar’s capture, rescue, recapture and rescue again”, which correctly describes the gist of it, but there’s more to the story than just the adventures of the little King. “Blood of Ambrose” is an action-packed fantasy, which, despite seeming to revolve [...]
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1. Decide on a Topic
Start by identifying your target audience. Who do you want your book to reach? Are you writing for your clients, single mothers, consultants, teenagers, retired baby boomers? Knowing your audience will help you make important decisions when building your content. You should always keep your audience in mind as you develop [...]
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by Tom Rob Smith
Last year thriller fans got introduced to Tom Rob Smith with his fantastic debut novel, – introducing us to Leo. With The Secret Speech, we follow on from Child 44 and what happened next.
The Secret Speech is set after Stalin’s death and the changes being made in Russia. The story [...]
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Cuts by Richard Laymon
Richard Laymon does it again. This book rocks right from the outset. The story takes place in 1975 and is about Albert Prince a dude who likes to cut people. At the start he wants to get laid and thinks he is in with a chance until the girl asks for cash. [...]
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Ragamuffin by Tobias S. Buckell
Buckell’s follow up to Crystal Rain is a fast paced space opera. Fun, thrilling and entertaining from beginning to end. I enjoyed this one immensely, it was just what I was after – it had action a-plenty and kick ass characters.
The novel was split into three parts and initially the transition [...]
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by Tobias Buckell
about 8 months ago
Can’t wait to read these stories, gotta get a hold of this asap.