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The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
Author: Gordon Dahlquist Pages: 768 (hardcover) I’ve been meaning to review this for a long time – and having just finished its sequel, The Dark Volume, it seems like as good a time as any to finally get around to … Continue reading
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Silent in the Grave
Author: Deanna Raybourn ISBN: 978-0778324102 Pages (hardcover): 512 A Victorian mystery set in London. The book opens with the death of protagonist Lady Julia Grey’s husband, though the majority of the action comes a year later when she realizes that … Continue reading
The Cry of the Icemark
Author: Stuart Hill ISBN: 0-439-68626-1 Words: 136,500 Basically, in The Cry of the Icemark the thirteen-year-old princess Thirrin Freer Strong-in-the-Arm Lindenshield has to fight back the forces of the Polypontian Empire to defend her home. And there are a lot … Continue reading
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Eclipse
Author: Stephenie Meyer ISBN: 978-0316160209 Pages (hardcover): 640 Breaking Dawn is due out on August 2nd, so it’s time to finish up my reviews of the series so far. Let’s see. What I said about the writing style in my … Continue reading
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Sabriel
Author: Garth Nix ISBN: 0-06-447183-7 Words: 87,400 I like this book quite a lot. I’ve read it twice, and seeing it sitting on my bookshelf, I’m tempted to read it again, even though there are dozens of unread books next … Continue reading
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Eragon
Author: Christopher Paolini ISBN: 0-375-82668-8 Pages: 544 (hardcover) Well, Brisingr‘s coming out in September so I thought I might as well do a quick review of Eragon. Anyone who’s read some of my previous posts will know that I’m not … Continue reading
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Have Mercy on Us All
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
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
Murkmere
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
Daughter of the Forest
“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