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Dragonfly Falling: It’s weird, but it works

Dragonfly Falling by Adrian Tchaikovsky Between introducing the uniquely imaginative concept of ‘Insect-kinden’ and showcasing a well-rounded display of characterization, world-building, story, pacing and prose, Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Empire in Black and Gold was not only an impressive debut, it was also a memorable start to an exciting new fantasy series. A direct continuation of Empire […]

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Clockwork Lies: Iron Wind: A worthy sequel

Clockwork Lies: Iron Wind by Dru Pagliassotti It’s been six years, but Taya, Cristof and Alister are back in Clockwork Lies: Iron Wind, a sequel to Dru Pagliassotti’s Clockwork Heart. You’ll really need to read that previous book to get the most out of Clockwork Lies: Iron Wind and this review will have spoilers for […]

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Hunter’s Prayer: What’s the point?

Hunter’s Prayer by Lilith Saintcrow “I am not a nice person” — Jill Kismet Jill Kismet is a Hunter — she keeps her city safe by tracking and destroying the creatures of the Nightside — those things that come out of hell to prey on humans. The cops call on Jill when there’s a crime […]

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Crusade: Even more exciting than the first book

Crusade by Taylor Anderson The men and two women of the USS Walker are worn out and homesick. They’re resigned to being stuck on a parallel world, but they at least hope to find some more humans. There’s a severe “dame shortage” so, though Commander Matthew Reddy and Nurse Sandra Tucker are in love with […]

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Shadow’s Edge: Significant improvement

Shadow’s Edge by Brent Weeks I read Brent Weeks’s debut novel The Way of Shadows some time ago. It was not a brilliant book but it kept me entertained enough to try the second part in the NIGHT ANGEL trilogy, Shadow’s Edge. On the whole I liked Shadow’s Edge much better than The Way of […]

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The Cold Kiss of Death: Has sold me on Spellcrackers

The Cold Kiss of Death by Suzanne McLeod Sidhe fae Genevieve Taylor is in trouble again. Hannah Ashby, whom Genny met in the last book, has shown up again — this time wielding powerful magic and demanding the priceless Fabergé egg Genny received from the Earl. Genny’s also being haunted by the ghost of a […]

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Consumed: An addictive, spooky tale

Consumed by Kate Cann When I learned that Consumed (Fire and Rayne in the UK) was being released stateside, I was excited. I enjoyed the previous book, Possessed, and was eager to find out what lay in store for Rayne and for Morton’s Keep. Kate Cann has done a great job with this sequel, giving […]

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Trail of Fate: High on action, low on logic

Trail of Fate by Michael P. Spradlin Trail of Fate, the second book in The Youngest Templar trilogy picks up right where the previous book, Keeper of the Grail, left off. Our hero and protagonist Tristan is swept overboard during a storm and washed up on the shores of southern France. In his possession is […]

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Corvus: A tale of war in all of its bloody horror

Corvus by Paul Kearney I was introduced to Paul Kearney’s writing when I read The Ten Thousand, and I instantly loved the way Kearney does his brand of historical fantasy. His focus is on a Greek-like, Bronze Age civilization peopled by the Macht, a war-like civilization of city-states very much like the Greece of ca. […]

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Rise of Empire: Straight-up action/adventure done fantasy style

Editor’s note: Rise of Empire was originally published as Nyphron Rising and The Emerald Storm. Rise of Empire by Michael Sullivan Nyphron Rising: Now that the Imperialists have a puppet for their throne, the war for conquest has begun. Knowing that Melengar cannot stand against the Imperialists’ might, Princess Arista employs Royce and Hadrian to escort her […]

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The Celestial Globe: Solid and rewarding YA

The Celestial Globe by Marie Rutkoski The Celestial Globe is the second book in Marie Rutkoski’s Kronos Chronicles, following last year’s Cabinet of Wonders, which was a wonderful start with strong characterization, a creative mix of 16th century history and folk tales in service of a compelling plot, and a wonderful sense of both light […]

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Hand of Isis: Behind every great woman…

Hand of Isis by Jo Graham I loved Black Ships, and I didn’t know if Jo Graham could top it. The answer, I am happy to report, is a great big YES! Hand of Isis continues the story of some of the characters from Black Ships who have now been reincarnated as players in the […]

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Dayhunter: Great setting, light plot

Dayhunter by Jocelynn Drake I’ve just been to Venice and back, and I’m not even jetlagged… In Nightwalker, Jocelynn Drake transported the reader to Egypt and London, and now, in Dayhunter, we’re headed for the canals. As the book begins, Mira and Danaus are summoned to appear before the vampire council in Venice. I loved […]

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Nine Gates: Worth it for the sake of the hell scenes

Nine Gates by Jane Lindskold The Orphans — at least in their current incarnation — had proven to be a chatty group. Hardly anything, from something as minor as what to have for dinner, to the planning of major expeditions did not get talked over — sometimes, she suspected, to the frustration of their allies […]

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Deep Water: Pamela Freeman’s trilogy is unique

Deep Water by Pamela Freeman Deep Water is the second book in Pamela Freeman’s The Castings trilogy and though it suffers just a tad from middle book syndrome, this is a great continuation from the last book Blood Ties, enriching the world and developing the characters, as well as setting things up nicely for the […]

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Kith: Lacks emotional impact

Kith by Holly Black Kith is the second installment in The Good Neighbors, Holly Black’s series of graphic novels about Rue, a young woman whose life is torn apart when her mother disappears. Kin, the first book in this series, traces Rue’s discovery that her mother is a fairy princess who returns to her own […]

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The Ruling Sea: Different opinions

Editor’s note: This book is tilted The Rats and the Ruling Sea in some markets (UK) and The Ruling Sea in others (US). The Rats and the Ruling Sea by Robert V.S. Redick PLOT SUMMARY: The great ship Chathrand, supposedly launched to bring an end to centuries of war, has all along been a tool […]

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