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The Prince’s Boy: 22
Circlet Press: Welcome to Circlet 2.0 —
Authority: 127
(Continuing the weekly serial by Cecilia Tan.) Part 22: Jorin I was stretching my muscles with the other guards that morning, when Captain Jaiks strode into our midst, whistling merrily. He was without his usual jacket and insignias, and I don’t think I had ever seen him without a hat before, but the scar under ...1 week ago -
Review of “The Reality Machine”
Beautiful Desolation —
Authority: 106
Well, what do you know: an early Christmas present. Corey Redekop is a terrific Canuck writer–his debut novel Shelf Monkey is anarchic, funny and viciously satirical. Thus, I was mighty chuffed when someone directed my attention to a review he’s just posted of my 1997 short story collection The Reality ...1 week ago -
Review Notes: Kissing the Witch, The Commitments, The Tale of Despereaux
Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog —
Authority: 122
245. Kissing the Witch by Emma Donaghue Publication: HarperTeen (April 25, 1997), Hardcover, 240pp / ISBN 0060275758 Genre: Fantasy, GLBT Rating: Read: December 17-18, 2009 Source: Library Summary from Amazon: Focusing on women and their self-perception, this book contains 13 interconnected ...1 week ago -
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs —
Authority: 99
In an alternative Europe, Darwinists have successful unraveled and recombined the stuff of life to create new animals. The Leviathan is a Darwinist engineered giant dirigible that is primarily sperm whale, but encompasses a whole ecosystem of animals each working to keep the Leviathan military airship aloft. Deryn ...1 week ago -
The Portable Door by Tom Holt
Bob's Book Reviews —
Authority: 99
I’ve seen Tom Holt’s books in the SF/Fantasy section of Waterstones, but — always one to judge a book by its cover — would never have considered picking one of them up. But someone gave me one for my birthday, so I gave it a go. Holt’s prose has a very English feel to it, and would very familiar to anyone ...1 week ago -
"This is the bright candlelit room where the life-timers are stored--shelf upon shelf of them ... one for every living person ..."
We Be Reading —
Authority: 428
Terry Pratchett has a few "tracks" of novels in his Discworld mega-series. I read the first two Rincewind books (hes a wizard) and then decided to try the first book in the Death series, Mort . The title character is Mortimer, an awkward teen who doesnt have much to offer the world. And yet he catches the eye of ...1 week ago -
Not Ordinarily Borrowable
eBooks Just Published —
Authority: 118
Maria is occupied with trying to earn her doctorate, and she’s far too busy for adventures. But when the library books she needs are unexpectedly borrowed (by a dragon) she finds herself on a quest to find the books, the dragon, a sword, courage, and the greatest cake recipe in the world… not to mention the last ...2 weeks ago -
Upcoming books Im looking forward to
All Booked Up —
Authority: 123
I saw some interesting looking books in the pre-order lists today. Theres Anne Bishops newest book set in the world of The Black Jewels : Shaladors Lady . Its supposed to be the sequel to The Shadow Queen . Its supposed to be out in early March. The blurb is: For years the Shalador people suffered the ...2 weeks ago -
Review of Night Watch
SilverPen Publishing —
Authority: 124
60 second review of Night Watch by Terry Pratchett. Click here to view the embedded video. Buy it from Amazon.com Related posts: Review of the Death Gate Cycle Review of Cleric Quintet Review of Guardians of the Flame2 weeks ago -
The Historian
Red Hot Eyebrows —
Authority: 111
Books about vampires seem to be the thing these days. If its not vampires, its zombies. But vampires remain the book du jour, as evidenced by how easy it is to find some when you walk into the Young Adult section of your local library. Whats hard to find is books about vampires for adults that are intelligent and ...2 weeks ago -
Linkalicious
Into the Wardrobe —
Authority: 106
Ive been meaning to help spread the word about this for some time now: Usok , a quarterly web-based magazine of speculative fiction by Filipino writers. Its published by Rocket Kapre Books and edited by Paolo Chikiamco . Let me take this opportunity to say that I am SUPER impressed by Paolo Chikiamco. ...2 weeks ago -
"The Wee Free Men" and "A Hat Full of Sky" by Terry Pratchett
Valentina's room —
Authority: 106
Picking up The Wee Free Men defied all the rules I had made up about my reading arrangements. But since I was still recovering from a reading slump, I felt - no, I required to be completely free to choose whatever I wanted to read, no matter whether I owned the book or not already. Im still in this kind of ...2 weeks ago -
Review of Cleric Quintet
SilverPen Publishing —
Authority: 124
60 second review of Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore. Click here to view the embedded video. Buy it from Amazon.com Related posts: Review of the Death Gate Cycle Review of Guardians of the Flame Review of Exile’s Honor2 weeks ago -
Soul View
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Authority: 120
Soul View by Jeff Inlo Dr. Jim Sagacity is a marriage and family therapist that has the special ability to see deep inside other people. Throughout his life, he celebrates his ability in secret, focusing on the sheer elation of these transitions, until one day he is shown that not all souls are willing or able to ...2 weeks ago -
Review of the Death Gate Cycle
SilverPen Publishing —
Authority: 124
60 second review of the 7-part Death Gate Cycle series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Click here to view the embedded video. Buy it from Amazon.com Related posts: Review of Guardians of the Flame Review of Exile’s Honor Review of Overqualified3 weeks ago -
Young Adult (& Kids) Books Central Blog —
Authority: 122
Enter a magical world where Nimira meets and falls for an automaton. Magic Under Glass is one of those lush tales you dont want to rush but savor each delectable detail. How can a girl fall in love with an automaton? Once you read Magic Under Glass youve find its not as farfetched as it seems. Read more of my ...3 weeks ago -
Corpse Vision
Kristine Kathryn Rusch —
Authority: 468
Baen’s Universe will close up shop in the Spring, but it still has a lot of life left in it. The December issue has just come out with a story of mine called “Corpse Vision,” set in Paris in the 1920s. It also carries one of my columns, “Stalled Conversations, Global Visions, and the Future.” You can ...3 weeks ago -
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
5 Minutes For Books —
Authority: 507
Y’all know of my deep and abiding love for all things Austen so when granted opportunity to read and review Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters , well, I was both eager and a little unsure. I mean, sea monsters? Really? Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters follows up on the (strange? unexpected?) popularity ...3 weeks ago -
Divine Misdemeanors – Laurell K Hamilton
BookOffers.com.au —
Authority: 141
Divine Misdemeanors by fantasy author Laurell K Hamilton, is the 8th in the Merry Gentry series. Having turned down the throne of Faerie, and pregnant at last with twins by the men she loves, you’d think that ex-princess Meredith would have settled into her happily-ever-after life in Los Angeles. But the exiles ...3 weeks ago -
A World Away: Realynn’s Journey
world of fiction —
Authority: 125
This book, A World Away: Realynns Journey by Andrea Leaphart Hill has gotten several positive reviews, so I took a look. First off, I found the story synopsis to be intriguing. Then I read the excerpt, and, lo, here looks to be an excellent story--well-written with a story that immediately captivates. Written in ...3 weeks ago

