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Published: May 31, 2016 (US) Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 416 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: For ages warfare has crippled the continent as minor city states, baronies, and principalities fought in an endless round of hostilities. Only the alliance of the rival Tali and Quon cities could field the resources to... Continue Reading →
Published: April 8, 2014 Publisher: Redhook Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 405 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever... Continue Reading →
Published: March 8, 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 448 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Ten years have passed since the events of the Demon Child books that left the god Xaphista dead, the nation Karien without a religion or king and the matriarchal country of Medalon ruled by men. But it is in... Continue Reading →
Published: February 11, 2016 Publisher: Silver Wing Press Genre: Fantasy Pages: 350 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: A woman awoken in air, a soldier forged by fire, a weapon risen from blood. Vhalla Yarl has made it to the warfront in the North. Forged by blood and fire, she has steeled her heart for... Continue Reading →
Published: February 9, 2016 Publisher: Del Rey Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 518 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and... Continue Reading →
Published: February 6, 2014 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Genre: Non-Fiction Pages: 273 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert Tracing one scientist’s journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to... Continue Reading →
Published: October 29, 2013 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Sci-Fi Pages: 512 (Hardcover) ISBN: 9780316218955 My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: A decade in the future, humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease. We owe our good health to a humble parasite - a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the tapeworm... Continue Reading →
Published: November 19, 2015 Publisher: Silver Wing Press ISBN: 9781619849525 Pages: 378 (Paperback) My Rating: 6.0/5.0 Synopsis: Soldier… Sorcerer… Savior… Who is Vhalla Yarl? Vhalla Yarl marches to war as property of the Solaris Empire. The Emperor counts on her to bring victory, the Senate counts on her death, and the only thing Vhalla... Continue Reading →
Published: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Silver Wing Press ISBN: 9781932549935 Pages: 377 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: A library apprentice, a sorcerer prince, and an unbreakable magic bond... The Solaris Empire is one conquest away from uniting the continent, and the rare elemental magic sleeping in seventeen-year-old library apprentice Vhalla Yarl could shift the tides... Continue Reading →
Published: October 6, 2015 Publisher: Tor Books ISBN: 9780765378552 Pages: 383 (Hardcover) Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Shadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a growing cultural force, with four faiths competing for converts. This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society now... Continue Reading →
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