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Published: October 4, 2016 Publisher: Regan Arts Genre: Fantasy Pages: 304 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: M is a drifter with a sharp tongue, few scruples, and limited magical ability, who would prefer drinking artisanal beer to involving himself in the politics of the city. Alas, in the infinite nexus of the universe which... Continue Reading →
Published: December 1, 2015 Publisher: Riyria Enterprises, LLC Genre: Fantasy Pages: 448 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary Hadrian and the cynical ex-assassin Royce joined forces... Continue Reading →
Published: September 26, 2006 Publisher: Knopf Genre: Science Fiction/ Fiction Pages: 241 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The... Continue Reading →
Published: March 14, 2014 Publisher: Farrar, Strous and Giroux Genre: YA, Fantasy Pages: 355 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Winning what you want may cost you everything you love. As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the... Continue Reading →
Published: April 2, 2013 Publisher: Roc Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction Pages: 656 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: In his critically acclaimed novel Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay told a vivid and powerful story inspired by China’s Tang Dynasty. Now, the international bestselling and multiple award-winning author revisits that invented setting four centuries later with... Continue Reading →
Published: February 24, 2015 Publisher: Scholastic Press Genre: YA, Fantasy Pages: 312 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: I am the perfect weapon. I kill with a single touch. Twylla is blessed. The Gods have chosen her to marry a prince and rule the kingdom. But the favour of the Gods has its price. A... Continue Reading →
Published: September 6, 2016 Publisher: Tor Genre: Fantasy, Historical Pages: 384 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.5/5.0 Synopsis: An alternate history / historical fantasy / steampunk novel set in the Belgian Congo, from noted short story writer Nisi Shawl. Everfair is a wonderful Neo-Victorian alternate history novel that explores the question of what might have... Continue Reading →
Published: July 5, 2016 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Genre: YA, Fantasy Pages: 427 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: There’s no such thing as safe. Kate Harker wants to be as ruthless as her father. After five years and six boarding schools, she’s finally going home to prove that she can be. August Flynn wants to... Continue Reading →
Published: August 25, 2010 (1st Ed.) Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 661 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. Yet Prisms never last, and Guile knows... Continue Reading →
Published: May 10, 2016 Publisher: NAL Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy Pages: 571 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: The bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels Under Heaven and River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay is back with a new book, set in a world inspired by the conflicts and dramas of Renaissance Europe. Against this tumultuous backdrop... Continue Reading →
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