Author Archives: Thorn

Have Mercy on Us All

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Thorn

Author: Fred Vargas ISBN: 1-84343-154-8 Words: ~101,000 This is a fun mystery book set in Paris – it’s well written, it has good characters (including a modern-day town crier), and it’s really quite funny. The problem? I liked Seeking Whom … Continue reading →

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Seeking Whom He May Devour

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Thorn

Author: Fred Vargas ISBN: 9780743284028 Many of Vargas’ novels involve a myth or legend that comes up in modern times, which seems to be a really effective way of adding to the atmosphere regardless of whether the myth or legend … Continue reading →

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Comments update

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Thorn

The comments problem on Novelish should be fixed now; anyone with thoughts on the new design, Daughter of the Forest or Murkmere – or any other entry – will be able to add them as usual.

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Murkmere

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Thorn

ISBN: 978-0316010429 Author: Patricia Elliotto Estimated words: 87,500 So much of the young adult fiction I’ve seen these days – i.e. Twilight or Eragon, to name two popular examples – is entertaining but so badly written that finding a YA … Continue reading →

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Daughter of the Forest

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Thorn

“The Sevenwaters Trilogy, Book 1″ Author: Juliet Marillier Words: 206,732 I enjoyed Daughter of the Forest, with some reservations. From the back of the paperback edition: Lovely Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters. … Continue reading →

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2008 Site Updates

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Thorn

Novelish has a new look. I tend to get tired of my designs every six months no matter how lovely they seem in the beginning. As this has been up for less than a day, I’m presently thrilled with it … Continue reading →

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I never win anything

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Thorn

…but I just got this really cool art print in the mail, signed by artist Tim Kirk, from a giveaway on the His Dark Materials fansite BridgeToTheStars.net. Which goes to show that it pays to keep trying, I suppose. Lyra … Continue reading →

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Fantasy book news

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Thorn

The third book in the Inheritance Cycle (which began with Eragon) now has a title: Brisingr. The release is set for midnight on September 20th, 2008, though it seems to me that most of Christopher Palioni’s readers will wait for … Continue reading →

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Read in 2007, visual edition

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Thorn

A few days ago I was looking through the list of books that I’ve read this year, and it occured to me that it would be interesting to make a collage of the covers. This image is going to be … Continue reading →

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Inheritance “Cycle” now four books

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Thorn

Fantasy series in general seem to have a habit of mysteriously expanding, I’ve noticed, and this time it’s Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance trilogy – uh, I mean, cycle. It’s going to be four books now. I’ve always been extremely critical of … Continue reading →

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