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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…

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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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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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Feedback

Feedback

…and buy a copy, read it, and then you can come back to browse this review. VARIANT is one of the best YA books of 2011, far superior to the

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By Fire Above

Posted: June 13, 2018 by Vanessa in Books We Like Meta: Robyn Bennis, Steampunk
By Fire Above

…what she asks for: a chance to free her hometown of Durum from the Vins. This request doesn’t come without problems. Hers is the only airship sent, along with a…

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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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Buzz Kill

Posted: February 21, 2020 by Jane Funk in Books that are Mediocre Meta: David Sosnowski, Science Fiction
Buzz Kill

…decides to set Buzz free into the world, leaving her budding romance/friendship with George completely at loose ends. In an even more bizarre twist, once Pandora chooses to unleash Buzz,…

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Legend

Posted: September 13, 2019 by Writer Dan in Elitist Classics Meta: David Gemmell, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy
Legend

After publishing our first “Best of Genre” page, one of our readers suggested that we pick up something by David Gemmell. Gemmell is an author that I’ve been meaning to…

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The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel

Posted: December 11, 2018 by Vanessa in Books that are Mediocre Meta: Alyssa Palombo, , Books for Chicks
The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel

If you’ve never read the original Washington Irving short “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” you should (it’s easy to find a free version online…but be sure to have a dictionary…