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Published: September 29, 2015 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company ISBN: 9781627792127 Pages: 465 (Hardcover) Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could... 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 →
Wednesdays are the days that I like to try out different kinds of posts. Its a lot of fun for me and breaks up the monotony of only posting reviews AND I get to see what my readers seem to enjoy the most. As I imagine you guessed by the title, I'm going to tell... Continue Reading →
Published: January 14, 2014 Publisher: Tor Books ISBN: 0765336405 Author Info: Blog • Twitter Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Book one in an epic fantasy of intrigue and empire, for fans of George R. R. Martin and Douglas Hulick. The circle is closing. The stakes are high. And old truths will live again . . . The... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, the two thieves return to Medford but receive a very different reception --- Gwen refuses to see them.... Continue Reading →
Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Centuries after the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is on the verge of modernity - railroads, electric street lights, and skyscrapers. Waxillium Ladrian can Push on metals with his Allomancy and use Feruchemy to become lighter or heavier at will. After 20 years in the dusty Roughs, in the city of Elendel, the new... Continue Reading →
First off, let me just express my love for all of Brandon Sanderson's books- they're amazing and he puts so much care into each of them that you can almost feel it. I've just finished up Shadows of Self, which was wonderful and really kind of sad at the same time, but the coolest part... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: At the dawn of the nineteenth century, two very different magicians emerge to change England's history. In the year 1806, with the Napoleonic Wars raging on land and sea, most people believe magic to be long dead in England--until the reclusive Mr Norrell reveals his powers, and becomes a celebrity overnight. Soon,... Continue Reading →
Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: “[Bear and Monette] have boldly created a fascinating world that begs further exploration.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review, on A Companion to Wolves Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear return with the third book in their Iskryne trilogy, An Apprentice to Elves. The trilogy began with A Companion to Wolves, and continued in The Tempering... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: TWO MEN WHO HATE EACH OTHER. ONE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A LEGEND IN THE MAKING. A warrior with nothing to fight for is paired with a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Together they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest... Continue Reading →
