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And this week's reads are.... The Road by Cormac McCarthy This book's so bloody depressing! And the dialogue! It's bland and repetitive for sure, but it also manages to punch you right in the feels. I watched part of the movie years ago and it's sad and dark and unfortunately I also remember the ending,... Continue Reading →
Published: July 12, 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 352 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Ever since Newton witnessed a bubble rising from his bathtub, mankind has sought the stars. When William III of England commissioned Capt. William Kidd to command the first expedition to Mars in the late 1600s, they proved that... Continue Reading →
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab Released: July 5, 2016 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Genre: YA, Fantasy Goodreads: HERE Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine Released: July 5, 2016 Publisher: NAL Genre: YA, Fantasy Goodreads: HERE The Dinosaur Knights by Victor Milan Released: July 5, 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Goodreads: HERE... Continue Reading →
Released: June 28, 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 496 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: A sweeping science-fiction saga of revenge set in a future in which the Roman Empire never fell, by actress Claudia Christian When her mother and brother are murdered, young noblewoman Accala Viridius cries out for... Continue Reading →
Published: April 1, 2014 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 446 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are... Continue Reading →
The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence Release Date: June 7, 2016 Publisher: Ace Genre: Fantasy Synopsis: HERE Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Release Date: June 14, 2016 Publisher: Solaris Books Genre: Science Fiction Synopsis: HERE Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley Release Date: June 14, 2016 Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company... Continue Reading →
Published: May 10, 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Sci-Fi Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.5/5.0 Synopsis: Tor Books is proud to launch the first novel in a new political science fiction series, Too Like The Lightning by debut novelist Ada Palmer. Palmer’s unique vision mixes Enlightenment-era philosophy with traditional science fiction speculation to... Continue Reading →
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: March 15, 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 640 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: The climactic third and final novel in the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne The trilogy that began with The Emperor's Blades and continued in The Providence of Fire reaches its epic conclusion, as war engulfs the Annurian Empire. The... Continue Reading →
Ahhh, good ol' Erikson. This is a re-read since it's been quite awhile since I first read Forge of Darkness and the sequel is at long last coming out this month. Thus far I'm enjoying this more the second time around. This trilogy takes us thousands of years back to Kurald Galain, the realm of... Continue Reading →
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