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The Field of Swords: Caesar abroad

The Field of Swords by Conn Iggulden Conn Iggulden’s The Field of Swords (2005) follows a Caesar who is no longer young. Though he is still eminently capable and still driven to work day and night in pursuit of glory, he is exhausted rather than energized by his work in Spain. Naturally, the real story […]

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Humans: A love polygon

Humans by Robert J. Sawyer Ponter, the Neanderthal from another dimension, is back on Earth – our Earth. This time, Ponter has brought nearly a dozen of the most celebrated scientists and intellectuals from his world. Though we humans are a difficult bunch to deal with, the Neanderthals seem determined to make contact work. Thank […]

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Undead and Unappreciated: Funny but still shallow

Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson “Blurgh! Death loomed (again), and I was grossed out. It was the worst week ever. Again.” ~Queen Betsy In Undead and Unappreciated, the third book in MaryJanice Davidson’s QUEEN BETSY series, a lot of stuff happens to Betsy — she reads the Book of the Dead and becomes evil […]

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City of Flowers: Rich world, sluggish pace

City of Flowers by Mary Hoffman They Want To Take All My Sons! This, the third book in the Stravaganza series, is almost twice the size of the first installment, City of Masks, and I can’t help but feel that its pacing suffers as a result. Though still rich in detail and description, City of […]

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The Hounds of Avalon: Too much more of the same

The Hounds of Avalon by Mark Chadbourn The Hounds of Avalon is the third book in Mark Chadbourn’s DARK AGE trilogy, which continues the story of England after the Fall described in the author’s earlier AGE OF MISRULE trilogy. A noticeable difference between the two trilogies is that the AGE OF MISRULE follows the same […]

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Darkwitch Rising: Cornelia rising

Darkwitch Rising by Sara Douglass The setting is Restoration London. Cornelia, Brutus, Coel, Genvissa, Asterion, and assorted friends and enemies are walking the earth yet again, as is a mysterious new character who has the potential to throw a wrench in all of their best-laid plans. This is Cornelia’s story more than anyone else’s, as […]

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Water: Transformation: A good read for young fantasy lovers

Transformation by Kara Dalkey Transformation is the final book in Kara Dalkey’s Water trilogy, beginning with Ascension and continuing with Reunion, both of which are essential reads if you want to understand this final book. Previously, young mermyd called Nia from the underwater city of Atlantis came ashore in order to find Gobiath, a squid-like […]

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