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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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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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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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Apocalypse Nyx

Posted: July 31, 2018 by Allan Bishop in Books We Like Meta: Kameron Hurley, Science Fiction
Apocalypse Nyx

…a series of interconnected novellas surrounding Nyx, her team, and several contracts of… well, non-importance. The novel is not a standalone case, since it focuses on different contracts Nyx and…

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Artificial Condition

Artificial Condition

…excited to get to it. Although out of the bunch, it definitely sat near the bottom. I mean, the competition was Robert Jackson Bennett (EBR Archive) and Alastair Reynolds (EBR…

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The Border

Posted: May 5, 2015 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Robert McCammon, Horror, Science Fiction
The Border

…isn’t just pure Horror. It’s Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Horror. That description should have McCammon fans salivating. THE BORDER–published by the always excellent Subterranean Press–is best described as elements of SWAN…

Interview with Steven Brust

Posted: April 23, 2018 in Interview
Interview with Steven Brust

…One of my favorite ways to play is to start out with wish fulfillment and then examine consequences. The wish fulfillment pulls me in, the examination of consequences leaves me…

Gestures of Humanity

Posted: May 28, 2015 in Guest Posts Tags: Elitist University

…failing of many stories is that there’s no contrast. Come to that, it’s a failing of many art forms—painting, photography, music, etc. The absence of contrast is like a droning…

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Heart of Stone

Heart of Stone

…those she thought innocent, she fought against her husband and accidentally killed him. It’s more complicated than that, however. You see, Atlantis existed, and there were survivors, and they all…

Merry Christmas from Jim Butcher… and EBR

Posted: December 26, 2018 in External Promotion
Merry Christmas from Jim Butcher… and EBR

…crashed his site. ๐Ÿ™‚ Ah, the love of the masses. In Jim’s case, it is love well-earned. If you’re into this series, do not miss this story! Also, as it’s…