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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

Posted: July 15, 2011 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Catherynne M. Valente, Fantasy, Young Adult
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

…have experienced this just like I have. With THE GIRL WHO… I automatically felt like I was reading a comfortable, classic fairytale. I was reminded of Grim’s Fairytales, The Wizard…

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The Scarab Path

Posted: June 6, 2011 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Fantasy
The Scarab Path

…first chunk of Tchaikovsky’s Shadows of the Apt series came to an end with SALUTE THE DARK. It was his best novel yet. Unfortunately, as many of you know, we…

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The Midnight Mayor

Posted: April 8, 2011 by Vanessa in Books We Like Meta: Kate Griffin, Urban Fantasy
The Midnight Mayor

…a crime he didn’t commit, Swift searches for the mayor’s killer, but realizes there’s more to this story than the death of one man: it involves the survival of London…

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Twelve

Posted: February 4, 2011 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Jasper Kent, Horror
Twelve

…amazing, amazing novel. Jasper Kent, the author, has given us in the US (all you UK readers have known this forever) one of the best books of the year. Call…

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Tome of the Undergates

Posted: September 16, 2010 by Writer Dan in Books We Love Meta: Sam Sykes, Dark Fantasy
Tome of the Undergates

the growing Overlord’s Elitist Movement. Let’s forget for just a moment though that he lives in one of the hottest places on earth (Phoenix, AZ), and the fact that he’s…

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The Black Lung Captain

Posted: September 1, 2010 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Chris Wooding, Science Fiction
The Black Lung Captain

…restless. They are being over-taken by their pasts. Even the most simple of heists–robbing a defenseless orphanage–has gone completely wrong. Then comes the job offer. It’s too good to be…

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The Way of Kings

Posted: August 31, 2010 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Brandon Sanderson, Epic Fantasy
The Way of Kings

…well envisioned. Effort is made to make them stand-out. That said, there is usually a bit of familiar in them. The best way to describe the world in TWoK is…

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Shades of Milk and Honey

Shades of Milk and Honey

…of amazing, and adds immensely to the Regency feel Kowal creates. Good fantasy is hard. Good historical fiction (my favorite genre) is hard. Good period fantasy, combining the best of…

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Masked

Posted: August 5, 2010 by Alan in Books We Like Meta: Lou Anders (Ed), Fantasy, Anthology, Short Fiction
Masked

…and wouldn’t settle in the compilation of this anthology. He was looking for the best. It’s safe to say he largely succeeded. To do so, many of the authors Lou…

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Changes

Posted: April 27, 2010 by Steven in Books We Like Meta: Jim Butcher, Urban Fantasy
Changes

…collection. It was a sad day. Luckily that anger faded, and we decided that we should read Butcher’s latest Dresden Files novel, CHANGES . When we found out the title…