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Age of Anansi

Age of Anansi

…travels across the Atlantic to participate in a multi-pantheon trickster god free for all in the United States. The competition is stiff and if Dion wants to keep his head…

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Snuff

Snuff

…this point, reviewing his books is about as useful as giving a thumbs up to a work by John Grisham, right? So why bother with a review of his latest

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The Devil in Green

Posted: August 27, 2010 by Writer Dan in Books We Don't Like Meta: Mark Chadbourn, Fantasy
The Devil in Green

…books of his have come through the Pyr imprint in the last fifteen months and all of the covers have been absolutely full of win (Imitation being the best form…

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Shadow’s Son

Posted: June 16, 2010 by Alan in Books We Like Meta: Jon Sprunk, Heroic Fantasy
Shadow’s Son

…really good at it. However that isn’t all there is to this anti-hero. His best friend, Kit, is imaginary. OK, not really imaginary, because she knows stuff, but no one…

Interview with Dan Wells

Posted: September 14, 2009 in Interview

…night when I was explaining the MacDonald Triad to Brandon Sanderson he said, “that would make a cool book.” It took me a year to figure out the best way…

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Red Rising

Posted: February 18, 2015 by Nickolas in Books We Love Meta: Pierce Brown, Dystopian SF, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Red Rising

…protagonist problems. With a few notable exceptions I’ve come to appreciate YA authors for their creativity and boldness but RED RISING doesn’t fit the mold. Here’s the description from Amazon……

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Dead Man’s Reach

Dead Man’s Reach

they’ll automatically love the tyke as much as you do. I mean it’s a kid (book), and who doesn’t love a kid? Now, if you had come in with a…

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The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

Posted: March 8, 2016 by Vanessa in Books We Love Meta: Ken Liu, Science Fiction, Anthology, Short Fiction
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

the path Tilly wants them to go? I’ve read stories like this before, so at first it felt predictable, but in ends not completely comfortably. Definitely thought-provoking. In “Good Hunting”…

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Golden Son

Golden Son

…rallied around Darrow and became his closest friends and companions. This theme was continued, to my great excitement, in this book, only it was brought to a completely new level….

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What Dreams Shadows Cast

Posted: October 21, 2016 by Writer Dan in Books that are Mediocre Meta: Barbara J. Webb, Science Fantasy
What Dreams Shadows Cast

…was busy trying to remember who all of the characters were and how they fit into the story. As I slowly became acclimated, everything started coming back, but it took…