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The Lies of Locke Lamora

Posted: September 20, 2013 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Scott Lynch, Fantasy
The Lies of Locke Lamora

…some sort of weird, literary fantasy romance novel. I actually began reading it by accident. I blindly pulled the novel off the shelf, thinking I’d grabbed the latest R. Scott…

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Third Grave Dead Ahead

Posted: July 25, 2013 by Vanessa in Books We Like Meta: Darynda Jones, Urban Fantasy, Books for Chicks
Third Grave Dead Ahead

communicate with ghosts, or that her Uncle Bob is still a detective with the local police, or that she’s made friends with a FBI agent on the missing woman’s case….

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Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier

Posted: March 14, 2013 by Alan in Books We Like...and Hate Meta: Myke Cole, Military SF, Science Fiction
Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier

…He struggles to find his command voice and he’s determined to do his job to the best of his abilities. It’s charming to follow the progression of Alan’s character arc…

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The Unincorporated Woman

Posted: December 9, 2011 by Shawn in Books We Like Meta: Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin, Science Fiction
The Unincorporated Woman

…shoved to the background and remains completely unused. Bummer. Other than that I have no real complaints for the book. It was a little hard to believe that a newly…

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This Shared Dream

Posted: December 7, 2011 by Vanessa in Books that are Mediocre Meta: Kathleen Ann Goonan, Urban Fantasy
This Shared Dream

their parents had something to do with the development of Q, a sort of world network of education and communication, and its later incarnation: the Device, the machine that will…

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The White-Luck Warrior

Posted: September 5, 2011 by Writer Dan in Books We Don't Like Meta: R. Scott Bakker, Epic Fantasy
The White-Luck Warrior

…almost completely given over to travel across the wilderness, be it from Achamian’s group or The Great Ordeal. In the case of The Great Ordeal, we learn the names of…

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The Magician King

The Magician King

…course, it isn’t that simple. THE MAGICIANS is best described as a realistic Harry Potter. Quentin goes to a school for wizards, he befriends a group of like-minded self-obsessed teens,…

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2011 Hugo Novellas

2011 Hugo Novellas

Here we are with the Hugo novellas. In case you are wondering, a novella ranges from around 17,500 words and measures up to 40,000 words in length. There’s some beautiful…

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The King of Plagues

Posted: April 4, 2011 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Jonathan Maberry, Horror
The King of Plagues

In case there was any ambiguity before, we want to set the record straight regarding Jonathan Maberry. He is freaking awesome. On every freaking level. Maberry’s THE KING OF PLAGUES…

Interview with Ian C. Esslemont

Posted: March 11, 2011 in Interview
Interview with Ian C. Esslemont

the best out there. A measure of growing confidence can be seen in your writing. Where do you think you’ve improved the most, and where do you think you still…