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Best Fantasy Books

Best Fantasy Books

These books are absolutely the best Fantasy books we’ve ever read. You might notice that nowhere in that statement did we qualify this list as being “the best fantasy books…

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Towers of Midnight

Posted: November 2, 2010 by Alan in Books We Like Meta: Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, Epic Fantasy
Towers of Midnight

…other tests we have seen. Remember when we had to watch all the Accepted tests that were extremely repetitive? Yeah. Same thing. Number two. So much of the book is…

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The Rising

Posted: December 24, 2015 by Writer Dan in Books We Love Meta: Ian Tregillis, Alternate Historical Fiction
The Rising

preparation of the coming battle. For all the while, Longchamp’s story builds toward the battle in Marseilles-in-the-west, which ultimately comes to a spectacular head. Building on the solid foundation laid…

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Neuropath

Posted: January 26, 2010 by Alan in Books that are Mediocre Meta: R. Scott Bakker, Mystery, Techno Thriller
Neuropath

…mystery/thriller, is not the typical fare in the genre. There are lengthy discourses about free will vs. determinism, what free-will is exactly, identity issues, and the possibilities of contemporary neuroscience….

Giveaway: The Very Best of Kate Elliot

Posted: February 23, 2015 in Giveaways
Giveaway: The Very Best of Kate Elliot

Updated 2/23/2015: This giveaway is closed. Barry S from Bedford is the winner. If you’ve read any Kate Elliot, you know she’s a versatile and creative writer. THE VERY BEST

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Best of 2011

Best of 2011

…it, we are book readers. There are probably dozens more books coming out y our favorite authors that we don’t even know are coming out yet. That’s the nature of…

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Senlin Ascends

Senlin Ascends

…other entries that made their way into the final ten novels in the contest. After finishing my read of ALL of them, I happened to come upon some comments that…

Giveaway: The Unremembered

Posted: April 13, 2015 in Giveaways
Giveaway: The Unremembered

…better way to celebrate it than with a free book? To enter the giveaway: 1. Email us at elitistbookreviews@gmail.com 2. Include the following in the subject line: Peter Orullian Giveaway…

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A Princess of Mars

A Princess of Mars

…to meeting the lovely Princess Dejah Thoris of Helium. The storytelling itself compared to today’s standards is nothing spectacular, and in fact the ‘science’ is pretty silly, but you have…

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All the Lives He Led

Posted: August 8, 2011 by Writer Dan in Books that are Mediocre Meta: Frederik Pohl, Science Fiction
All the Lives He Led

…write. The first-person PoV that he uses to display Brad Sheridan is engaging and easy to read. Brad comes across as an actual resident of that not-too-far future, with a…