“You like Christopher Moore,” the bookstore clerk said, pushing a book into my hand. “You’ll like this.” I do like Christopher Moore, and I think S.G. Browne does too, but Fated fell short of the wry Moore-like comedies it tries to emulate.
Fate, who uses the name Fabio, is a world-weary immortal Personification. When the book opens, he is bored with his work and disdainful of the human race. Fabio is only one of many — dozens,
September 18th, 2014. Marion Deeds´s rating: 2.5 | S.G. Browne | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Merchant Emperor by Elizabeth Haydon
The Merchant Emperor is the seventh book in the SYMPHONY OF AGES series by Elizabeth Haydon. This series happens to be one of the first epic fantasy series I ever read, but that was years ago. I was excited about this book, but also reluctant. It’s been a long time since I’ve visited this world, and my memory isn’t what it used to be due to numerous cancer treatments.
According to the publisher, The Merchant Emperor is a good entry point to the series for new readers.
September 18th, 2014. Sarah Chorn´s rating: 3 | Elizabeth Haydon | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
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