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Published: April 16, 2013 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 545 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The Age of Kings is dead . . . and I have killed it. It's a bloody business overthrowing a king... Field Marshal Tamas' coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to... Continue Reading →
Published: July 19, 2016 Publisher: Tor.com Genre: Urban Fantasy Pages: 176 (Kindle) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Alex McKenna is the new Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office of the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations—the division tasked with investigating crimes involving shades. Or vampires, as they’re more widely known. Children have been going missing, and... Continue Reading →
Published: June 14, 2016 Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company Genre: Fantasy Pages: 583 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: In this spirited sequel, The Rook returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epic—and slimy—supernatural war. When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the... Continue Reading →
Published: January 27, 2015 Publisher: Ace Genre: Fantasy, Military Pages: 402 (Mass Market) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Gemini Cell takes place in the SHADOW OPS universe, but is a prequel, taking place many years before the events in CONTROL POINT. Myke Cole continues to blow the military fantasy genre wide open with an... Continue Reading →
Published: June 28, 2016 Publisher: Del Rey Genre: Fantasy Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: What does it mean if the gods can be killed? The first novel in an epic new fantasy series for readers of Brent Weeks, Brandon Sanderson, Peter V. Brett, and Scott Lynch. Michael J. Sullivan's trailblazing career... Continue Reading →
Published: June 21, 2016 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 320 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis A high octane science-fiction spy thriller that puts a new spin on the outer space adventure, WAYPOINT KANGAROO kicks off a blockbuster series full of adrenaline and intrigue. Kangaroo isn’t your typical spy. Sure, he... Continue Reading →
Published: October 21, 2014 Publisher: Scholastic Press Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 391 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: There is danger in dreaming. But there is even more danger in waking up. Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she... Continue Reading →
Published: January 22, 2013 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 672 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the Wild. Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in... Continue Reading →
Published: June 2, 2015 Publisher: Harper Voyager Genre: Fantasy Pages: 368 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis The dark, moody, and mystical fantasy begun in Thorn Jack, the first novel in the Night and Nothing series, continues in this bewitching follow up--an intriguing blend of Twilight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alice in Wonderland, and A... Continue Reading →
Published: August 18, 2015 Publisher: Del Rey Genre: Sci Fi Pages: 592 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Published in rapid succession, Jason M. Hough’s first three novels, The Darwin Elevator, The Exodus Towers, and The Plague Forge, earned mountains of praise and comparisons to such authors as James S. A. Corey and John Scalzi. Now... Continue Reading →
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