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Monster Hunter Alpha

Posted: July 22, 2011 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Larry Correia, Urban Fantasy
Monster Hunter Alpha

There comes a time in nearly every series where the side characters of the first two or three novels become so interesting that they take on a life of their…

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Sword of Fire and Sea

Posted: August 15, 2011 by Writer Dan in Books We Don't Like Meta: Erin Hoffman, Epic Fantasy
Sword of Fire and Sea

…a trading company that dictates what the central government does. Then we’re introduced to the prophecy of the one that is supposed to come and seal away the chaos magic…

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With Fate Conspire

Posted: September 7, 2011 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Marie Brennan, Alternate Historical Fiction, Fantasy
With Fate Conspire

…down in my comfy reading chair and didn’t let me up until I had finished the novel. Understand, that sort of thing rarely happens to me anymore. Brennan’s latest, WITH…

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The Restoration Game

Posted: November 16, 2011 by Shawn in Books that are Mediocre Meta: Ken MacLeod, Science Fiction
The Restoration Game

…game company in Edinburgh, has a project that almost seems made for the job: a game inspired by The Krassniad, an epic folk tale concocted by Lucy’s mother, Amanda, who…

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Eyes to See

Posted: March 6, 2012 by Writer Dan in Books We Like Meta: Joseph Nassise, Urban Fantasy
Eyes to See

…his daughter from the Boston PD. And then he’s called in on a case that gives him a real lead on his daughter, and the chase is on. The biggest…

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The Horns of Ruin

Posted: December 10, 2010 by Steven in Books We Don't Like Meta: Tim Akers, Steampunk
The Horns of Ruin

…HORNS OF RUIN, the latter is the case. We just don’t like Eva. We found it impossible to care about her or root for her. She is a typical female…

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Shadows in Flight

Posted: May 29, 2012 by Shawn in Books We Like Meta: Orson Scott Card, Science Fiction
Shadows in Flight

In a perfect world reviewers would read books with no biases at all and based the work completely on its own merits and not compare it to other books, or…

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Blood and Feathers

Posted: July 30, 2012 by Nickolas in Books We Like Meta: Lou Morgan, Urban Fantasy
Blood and Feathers

…Why read on with the threat of a sparkly-vampire guillotine hanging over my head? Well in case you hadn’t noticed I have become a big fan of Solaris Books. So…

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In the Lion’s Mouth

Posted: September 18, 2012 by Writer Dan in Books that are Mediocre Meta: Michael Flynn, Science Fiction
In the Lion’s Mouth

…to Ravn’s words. Ravn spins a tale that is varied and complicated. Told from the point of view of Donovan, instead of through Ravn’s eyes (don’t ask me how this…

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A Memory of Light

Posted: January 8, 2013 by Alan in Books We Love Meta: Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, Epic Fantasy
A Memory of Light

…It’s difficult to write a review solely on A MEMORY OF LIGHT , without considering all that has come before. Opening the cover of this book, and reading those first…