tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56058505219706125002024-03-13T22:47:02.950+01:00Draumr KópaWhenever Reality closes in on me, I escape in FantasyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-76253726825503582682013-07-24T09:26:00.002+02:002013-07-24T09:27:30.039+02:00Draumr Kópa moved to Wordpress!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi there, dear readers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You might be wondering why there haven't been that many posts these last weeks. Or maybe you follow me on Twitter and you already have a clue about what's going on. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The reason is pretty simple: I moved Draumr Kópa to Wordpress! It has been a bit of a struggle to get everything in the right place and there's still lots of work to do, but as I'll be posting all new blogposts over there, I wanted to redirect you guys to the Wordpress blog, so you won't miss a thing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I kept the lay-out simple for now. As soon as I get the hang of it and have some more time on my hands I'll be trying to create a new look for Draumr Kópa. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm really glad I did this switch, because I had some difficulties with blogger lately and as I'm not the most patient person I was ready to throw my laptop out the window out of sheer frustration. Luckily Wordpress doesn't have these problems and working with it has been quite pleasant. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-38987094904496326272013-07-03T19:59:00.000+02:002013-07-03T19:59:33.788+02:00Phoenix Rising - Ryk E. Spoor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kyri </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Vantage’s parents were murdered – by forces unknown but powerful. Her brother Rion was killed five years later, when he seemed on the verge of learning what had happened that night, even though he was an agent of Myrionar, God of Justice and Vengeance. And when Kyri herself discovered the truth, she became the only chance for her family to see justice done – and the last, fragile hope for a dying god.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br />But that was only one of the disasters facing Zarathan, as the world began to be enveloped in treachery and war, and two others took their own paths which would eventually collide with hers: Tobimar Silverun, Seventh Prince of Skysand, exiled on the turn of a card and a prophecy, seeking a homeland lost to evil and time; and Poplock Duckweed, an unlikely hero whose diminuitive size was as much weapon as it was weakness. As rulers are murdered and countries beseiged, three stories converge into a single confrontation which may determine the fate of Zarathan itself.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m really
glad I had the opportunity to read “Phoenix Rising” as it was a highly
enjoyable read. I had never heard of the author or the book before and starting
a book you know next to nothing about is always a bit of a jump in the dark.
The first few chapters, though a good introduction to the rest of the story,
were a bit tough because the customs and magic in this elaborate world the
author created are really complex and detailed. But throughout the book we get
to know the different sorts of magic and religions a bit better and the reading
experience gets a lot more comfortable while the story progresses. It’s
actually quite impressive how imaginative, original en elaborate the author
made his world. Ryk E. Spoor has also created a wide variety of characters that bring
an exotic touch and interesting diversity to the story. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The people
who have been following my blog for a while will know that I love a Fantasy
tale about a quest. I was therefore really excited when I noticed this story
revolved around several quests: definitely my cup of tea! This mixed with an
intriguing magical system, vengeance, ancient creatures, evil and horrifying enemies,
corruption and secrets is definitely a recipe for a wonderful Fantasy story. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
characters were so-so, Kyri and Tobimar were OK, but didn’t pull me in as much
as Poplock did. Poplock Duckweed is one of the most surprising and funny
characters I’ve ever read about. The first chapter where Poplock takes center
stage we don’t immediately know what he is. With all the interesting characters
in this story he could be anything. But I was so surprised when I found out
what he was I actually told my mum about it. He is a most unusual hero, but
very entertaining to read about! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The writing
is very compelling and easy to read. There are just some minor remarks I had:
the names the author chose were sometimes a bit too difficult. I understand
this was a conscious decision on some occasions but I don’t even try to read
those names. It puts a kink in the reading experience and I just skip them
whenever they get too hard. On the other hand, it gives a good example of the
differences between the several populations and their languages and customs, so a
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also, and
this is something I’ve been seeing a lot lately, there are a lot of italics in
this book. Some of them are necessary, like when we’re listening to what some
of the characters are thinking. But if it’s to emphasize certain words I don’t
think that’s always necessary, I like to put my own emphasis on words while
reading and being forced to do it really irritates me sometimes. Luckily it
wasn’t that big of a problem here, just sporadically it could have been a bit
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enjoyed “Phoenix Rising”, it was an entertaining, elaborate and complex story
with a strong backbone and a lot of action, magic and cultural diversity. I’d
recommend it to any Young Adult or Adult with a love for Sword and Sorcery and
quests.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #444444; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-74505153853807991472013-06-21T09:02:00.002+02:002013-06-21T09:47:18.637+02:00Ravenscliff is back! <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi everyone! I'm back! Exams are finished and I now have some free time to do whatever I want to do. Off course, there'll be a lot of reading going on in those free moments (especially since it's raining outside), but I have to tell you right away that in two weeks time there'll be another 10 days of silence here. Why is that? America, baby! I'm exploring the East Coast for 10 days and I leave the 4th of July. This is my first trip to the USA and I'm really excited about it. But for now, let's catch up on some blogging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In my last blogpost I already mentioned a YA Fantasy/Horror series I absolutely adored when I was younger. <b>"Ravenscliff"</b> has always had a special place on my bookshelf, but I'm sorry to say that the fact that I loved reading it as a teenager isn't the only reason for this. There are currently 3 books in the Ravenscliff series and I devoured every single one of them. I'm actually surprised they aren't falling apart yet, because I must have read them numerous times. The thing that's been bugging me all this time (I read the last book in 2006) is the fact that the story isn't finished. The last book "Blood Moon" ends on a HUGE cliffhanger. The years after I read "Blood Moon" I eagerly awaited the 4th book. I was a regular customer in the little bookshop here in town and I kept asking them if they knew anything more about the 4th Ravenscliff book by Geoffrey Huntington. I got the same answer every time I asked. "No, no word on a 4th book, I'm sorry". </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I searched the internet but couldn't find anything to indicate a follow-up for "Blood Moon". I actually found out that the English readers hadn't even had the chance to read the third book, as it was only published in Dutch and French. I guess there are some advantages to speaking Dutch after all. After a few more years I sent a rather angry e-mail to the author and gave up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But the e-mail contained some news, some great news about the Ravenscliff series. The first three books will be relaunced by <b>Diversion Books</b> as e-books and if this goes well, there is the prospect of <b>another 7 books</b> in the series! I actually let out a little shout when I read this. Finally, after all those year, I'll know who's standing in the doorway at the end of "Blood Moon".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would love it if kids today would rediscover the tale about Devon, not only because if the sales for the revamped versions goes well, there'll be more books, but also because it's just a great story.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Enough ranting! Below you can find descriptions of the books and links to buy them and more info about the books. Buy them! Enjoy them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can buy the first book <b>"Sorcerers of the Nightwing" </b><a href="http://www.diversionbooks.com/ebooks/sorcerers-nightwing-ravenscliff-series-1" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>! (It"s a bargain and really worth it!).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you loved the first one and you can't wait to start on the second one, <b>"Demon Witch"</b>, you can buy it <a href="http://www.diversionbooks.com/ebooks/demon-witch-ravenscliff-series-2" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's <a href="http://www.geoffreyhuntingtonauthor.com/" target="_blank"><b>the website</b></a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And here's <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/4350445-after-nearly-ten-years" target="_blank">a blogpost from the author on Goodreads</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Every kid fears the monsters in the closet -- but for Devon March, the monsters are all too real. Horrible things come slithering out across his floor, determined to drag him with them back down their Hellhole. But Devon is no ordinary young man. He can move objects with his mind, summon incredible strength, disappear at will -- and that's only what he has discovered he's capable of so far. Yet his powers -- and the demons in his closet -- remain for him unexplained mysteries. At fourteen, Devon is sent to live at Ravenscliff, a dark seaside mansion, where he learns the first part of the secret of his powers: he is a sorcerer of the Order of the Nightwing, a three-thousand-year-old tradition of mysticism and magic that fascinates Devon with its fabled history. But Devon's new family, the Muirs, forbids him from discovering any more about his heritage, inexplicably terrified of what that knowledge might bring.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">At Ravenscliff, Devon must contend not only with the demons but with a strange, precocious eight-year-old boy who may prove to be the link to the most fearful demon of all: the Madman, who wants to unleash the creatures of the Hellhole for his own malevolent gain. Ravenscliff is built over one of the largest Hellholes in the world, and the uninitiated Devon must fight off the demons with the help of his new friends from Misery Point High -- including the dazzling Cecily Crandall, raised at Ravenscliff and the holder of a few secrets herself.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">"Sorcerers of the Nightwing" marks the debut of a compelling new fantasy-horror series, evoking a richly detailed and fully realized world of sorcerers and mystics, haunted houses and shadowed terrors, and the ever-present threat ofthe ancient creatures of the Hellhole.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Devon March matches wits and wizardry against a five-hundred-year-old evil in Demon Witch, the spine-tingling sequel to Sorcerers of the Nightwing. Long before the days of Madman Jackson Muir, a witch named Isobel the Apostate waged war upon her fellow sorcerers, the noble order of the Nightwing. Burned at the stake for her crimes, Isobel vowed to return and conquer the world. Now that she is back, the only person who can prevent hell on earth is fourteen-year-old Devon March. In a battle that takes him from modern-day Ravenscliff to Tudor England and back, Devon must unleash the Nightwing power within himself and call upon friendships in the strangest places to stand against an evil that has waited five centuries for revenge. For at Ravenscliff, friends come in all shapes and sizes -- and enemies are everywhere.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Book 3 will be released on Halloween this year in English! I'm thrilled for all my fellow fans that didn't get the chance to read this part of the story. Now they'll finally be able to read what I did all those years ago. </span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-41276409961085848042013-06-10T09:06:00.000+02:002013-06-12T06:59:15.257+02:00Where have you been? What are you doing?<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know it's been extremely quiet over here, but I have a good explanation: I'm studying. Yup, you heard it, I'm in the middle of my Uni exams and I'm spending my days cramming microbial metabolism and the sorts in my head. I'd rather be making blogposts for you guys, but as my education is a bit more important than that, studying wins. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm halfway through my exams now, only 1 week and a halve to go, so I wanted to give you a little update on what I'm doing (besides the studying) and what I'm planning for the blog in the near future.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you know, I finished "The Name of The Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss last month and I started right away in "The Wise Man's Fear", the sequel. I have to say that I don't think this one is as good as the first book, but it's still awesomely well written. I'm nearly finished (as you can see), so you can expect a review of this one at the end of the month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the other genres I love reading is Historical Fiction. Having this blog though, has kept me from reading more books in this genre because I wanted to read Fantasy books so I could make good posts for you guys. I've decided that it's time to stop focussing on Fantasy so much and dig in to some Historical Fiction books again. First one I'm reading is "The White Queen" by Philippa Gregory because they're filming the BBC(?) series based on this book in my birth town, Bruges. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's ok so far, I did expect more from it. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Next on the list is Ken Follett's "World Without End", because I LOVED "Pillars of the Earth".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'd also like to say something about "Ravenscliff", a YA Fantasy/Horror series I absolutely adored when I was younger. The author stopped after the third book, which ended on a huge cliffhanger. I've been quite frustrated about this for many years now, but earlier this week I got some great news in my mailbox! More about this very soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That was it for now, I hope you're all enjoying the nice weather (if it's nice where you are, it's been sunny and warm these last few days in Belgium!) and I'll see you all very soon!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-63097729981421829582013-05-28T08:04:00.000+02:002013-05-28T08:04:47.158+02:00Cover Artist: Julie Dillon<div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi! My name is Julie Dillon, and I'm a freelance illustrator living and working in Northern California.<br /><br />I received my BFA in Fine Arts from Sacramento State University in 2005, with continued education at the Academy of Arts University in San Francisco and Watts Atelier.<br /><br /><u>Awards:</u></span><br />
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<li>2011 Chesley Award Winner for <a href="http://www.juliedillonart.com/picture/dalahorse_colorsm.jpg?pictureId=12407090&asGalleryImage=true">"The Dala Horse</a>" in Best Interior Illustration Art.</li>
<li>Winner of Best Color Work, Best Artist, and Best in Show at ArmadilloCon Art Show.</li>
<li>2010 Chesley Award Winner for “<a href="http://www.juliedillonart.com/picture/planetary_alignment1.jpg?pictureId=6456483&asGalleryImage=true">Planetary Alignment</a>” in Best Unpublished Color, and 2010 Chesley Nominee for “<a href="http://www.juliedillonart.com/picture/honeycomb5.jpg?pictureId=6467822&asGalleryImage=true">Honeycomb</a>” in Best Magazine Art.</li>
<li>Included in Spectrum 17, 18, 19 and 20.</li>
<li>“<a href="http://www.juliedillonart.com/picture/jdillon_artificialdream.jpg?pictureId=6456490&asGalleryImage=true">Artificial Dreams</a>” featured as the cover art for Corel Painter 12’s 20th Anniversary Can</li>
<li>Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show Best Cover Illustration in 2010 for “<a href="http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com/cgi-bin/mag.cgi?do=issue&vol=i20&article=_001">The Never Never Wizard of </a><a href="http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com/cgi-bin/mag.cgi?do=issue&vol=i20&article=_001">Apalachicola</a>”</li>
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</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-31990647578965462652013-05-26T10:30:00.000+02:002013-05-26T10:30:38.127+02:00The Fictional Man - Al Ewing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Hollywood: Niles Golan is writing a remake of a camp-classic spy movie. The studio has plans for a franchise, so rather than hiring an actor, the protagonist will be 'translated' into a cloned human body.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">It's common practice - Niles' therapist is a Fictional. So is his best friend. So, maybe, is the woman in the bar he can't stop staring at. Fictionals are a part of daily life now, especially in LA.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">In fact, it's getting hard to tell who's a Fictional and who's not...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Funny, clever, profound and moving, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">The Fictional Man</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> is set to be Al Ewing's break-through novel.</span></i></span><br />
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when I started this book it would be well outside my comfort zone. I mostly
read (and enjoy) High/Epic Fantasy and the occasional SciFi or Horror book. I
sensed “The Fictional Man” would be something I couldn’t stash in one
particular genre and that it would be different than what I’d normally read.
However, I was intrigued by the idea of ‘Fictionals’ walking among ordinary
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Al Ewing
takes us to an alternative LA where most movies don’t have a star actor
anymore, but a Fictional, a person specifically written out and made to fit a
certain role. Imagine Sherlock Holmes dashing around or Katniss from the Hunger
Games buying groceries in the store around the corner. And I’m not talking
about someone portraying these characters, no, I’m talking about the actual
characters, taken from the pages and brought to life in a cloned human body. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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character is Niles Golan, an author with a huge ego and whose life is a
complete train wreck. He’s tasked with rewriting a spy movie and although he’d
love to see his own books adapted for the big screen (and have his character
made as a fictional), he takes this opportunity with both hands. His best
friend is a Fictional, so is his ‘therapist’ and he wants to create a
fictional. You’d think he’s a big Fictional-loving man. But he’s not. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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really interesting to see this story develop. The story itself (and especially
the rewrite of the movie) isn’t that important. This book makes you think about
the ethics of cloning people, about how the reaction to these persons may be.
It confronts you with the prejudices of the common people towards the
Fictionals. It introduces you to how certain Fictionals might feel and how
diverse even that is. Throughout the story we can see a change in Niles. At the
end of the book he’s not the same Niles we got to know in the first part of the
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little things that hint at these changes. For instance, Niles has some sort of
inner voice that makes up scenarios as he goes through life. Obviously, Niles
is always the hero, the stronger man, the bad-ass in these made up stories and
obviously it never works out that way. But the more the book continuous, the
more the tone of this narrative, inner voice begins to change. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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said in the beginning, this book was not really in my comfort zone and it’s not
a book I’ll probably reread some years from now, but it was very interesting to
read nonetheless. It has a very ethical-debate, psychological tone going on and
I like to read these sort of books occasionally.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><em style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">When serpent crept into their hall:<br />Danger waits for all who board,<br />Trying to steal that hidden tone.<br />Painted Lady saves the lord;<br />Tower’s master’s not alone.</em><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">In a fertile valley undisrupted by the aether-shattering death of the old Aian Empire, the Tower and its Guardians have entertained generations of wealthy mirror-scrying mages while adventurers from around the world risk their lives for fortune and fame. But on the one day the Tower stood unguarded, an intruder tried to seize the magic powering the vast structure. Now, locked out of the Tower’s innermost chambers, Kerric Vo Mos must brave the deadly traps keeping trespassers at bay in order to reclaim control.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Unfortunately, Kerric wields a pen far better than a sword, and the way into the Tower’s sanctum is treacherous. Only the help of an experienced player like Myal the Mendhite can get him to where he must go. But mutual respect will not be enough. Passion must also be employed, along with armor and weapons, as they embark on a perilous quest past monsters, riddles, and other dangers that even the Tower’s most dedicated viewers have never seen before.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Thanks to its unique combination of human and vampire residents, Morganville, Texas, is a small college town with big-time problems. When student Claire Danvers gets the chance to experience life on the outside, she takes it. But Morganville isn’t the only town with vampire trouble...</strong><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Claire never thought she’d leave Morganville, but when she gets accepted into the graduate program at MIT, she can’t pass up the opportunity. Saying good-bye to her friends is bittersweet, especially since things are still raw and unsettled between Claire and her boyfriend, Shane. </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Her new life at MIT is scary and exciting, but Morganville is never really far from Claire’s mind. Enrolled in a special advanced study program with Professor Irene Anderson, a former Morganville native, Claire is able to work on her machine, which is designed to cancel the mental abilities of vampires. </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">But when she begins testing her machine on live subjects, things quickly spiral out of control, and Claire starts to wonder whether leaving Morganville was the last mistake she’ll ever make...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Following the events of </span><em style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">The Last Colony</em><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity of the human race.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">The people of Earth now know that the human Colonial Union has kept them ignorant of the dangerous universe around them. For generations the CU had defended humanity against hostile aliens, deliberately keeping Earth an ignorant backwater and a source of military recruits. Now the CU’s secrets are known to all. Other alien races have come on the scene and formed a new alliance—an alliance against the Colonial Union. And they’ve invited the people of Earth to join them. For a shaken and betrayed Earth, the choice isn't obvious or easy.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Against such possibilities, managing the survival of the Colonial Union won’t be easy, either. It will take diplomatic finesse, political cunning…and a brilliant “B Team,” centered on the resourceful Lieutenant Harry Wilson, that can be deployed to deal with the unpredictable and unexpected things the universe throws at you when you’re struggling to preserve the unity of the human race.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Being published online from January to April 2013 as a three-month digital serial, </span><em style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">The Human Division</em><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> will appear as a full-length novel of the Old Man’s War universe, plus—for the first time in print—the first tale of Lieutenant Harry Wilson, and a coda that wasn’t part of the digital serialization.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master in a mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity’s only defense against the Wild Chalklings — merciless creatures that leave mangled corpses in their wake. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students study the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Then students start disappearing — kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving trails of blood. Assigned to help the professor who is investigating the crimes, Joel and his friend Melody find themselves on the trail of an unexpected discovery — one that will change Rithmatics — and their world — forever.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings his unique brand of epic storytelling to the teen audience with an engrossing tale of danger and suspense—the first of a series. With his trademark skills in world-building, Sanderson has created a magic system that is so inventive and detailed that that readers who appreciate games of strategy and tactics just may want to bring Rithmatics to life in our world.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-59493640798223030592013-05-21T16:27:00.000+02:002013-05-21T16:27:07.289+02:00The Name of the Wind - The Kingkiller Chronicle #1 - Patrick Rothfuss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><strong style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">Release Date:</strong><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #6b6b6b;"> </span><span style="color: #444444;">First published: </span><span style="color: #444444;">March 27th, 2007</span></span></span><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">Pages: </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">662</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /><strong style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">Format:</strong><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"> Paperback</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen. The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature. A high-action story written with a poet's hand, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">The Name of the Wind</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lots and
lots of people have reviewed this book before me. It’s not a new book, it was
actually first published in 2007. It has 105.784 ratings on Goodreads with an
average score of 4,56 and 9.930 people reviewed it there. Pfieuw. I don’t
really know if I can add something new to that pile of reviews and the many opinions
about this book that are already out there. But I want to add my voice to the
others, I want to tell you all about this
book. Why? Because it was so damn good. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I won’t analyze
the novel in great detail, I just want to find the words to express how much I
enjoyed reading it and what I especially liked about it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
story is told from a very unique perspective: it’s a story within a story.
Kvothe, the main characters decides to document his life and tells his story to
a scribe. This way we get a whole story in the past and this is interspersed
with a few chapters in the present, getting some comments from Kvothe, his
student and the scribe, as well as some action-packed scenes where we get a
glimpse of the supernatural part of this book. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
first person perspective really takes you deep into the story, making it very
personal and intimate. I’ve heard it’s not always easy to write from a first
person perspective, because of the reasons I mentioned above, but Rothfuss does
a splendid job. This was maybe one of the best books with this perspective I’ve
read so far. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another
thing that was so wonderful about this book is the details. There are so many
tiny things Rotfuss describes, so many things others wouldn’t think about, but
he just goes ahead and describes the food, the clothes, everything. Don’t get
me wrong, it wasn’t too much, not at all. It was just right. Just right to give
this already beautiful story and extra lift. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
story itself is awesome (I really don’t have another word for it), but I won’t
go deeper into that, I want you to find out for yourselves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I
especially loved the part where Kvothe attends the University though, maybe
because I’m a Uni student myself or it reminded me of a more adult version of
Harry Potter, I don’t know, but that vibe that Rothfuss creates at the
university… It felt like I was a student there myself, like I walked the
courtyards and could see the many students all around me. After finishing the
book this left me with some kind of a hole inside, I really was so fully submerged
in this story it was a bit hard for me to return to reality and attend a
University where there’s no magic but just massive books about bacteria, plants
and diseases. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This brings
me to the magic system. I’ve heard arguments about whether or not a magic
system should be explained or not. I’ve read both and I have enjoyed both. But
Rothfuss created such a clever system, with so much detail, I was astounded by
it. I’m always baffled that such things can sprout from a single mind. That, my
friend, is the true magic in this world. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The book was so beautifully written it released
a tidal wave of emotions in me. People watching me read this book (my parents
and the people who are working on our garden) will have seen me laugh several
times and they may have even seen me sniffling and trying to hide some tears.
This story doesn’t just suck you in from the very first page, it envelops you,
it takes you in its embrace and refuses to let go. It will stay with you long
after you’ve finished the last pages. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’ve read dozens of memorable quotes in “The
Name of The Wind” and each of them I wanted to feature in this review, but it
just were too many and I can’t choose one of them. They’re all so wonderful, so
breathtaking. So I’ll let you discover them on your own and hope you’ll feel
the same way as I did reading this masterpiece. Mesmerized, full of emotions
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Vampire master Michelle, and her slave, Aaron Pilan, flee to Paris, leaving behind the slaughter in Las Vegas. Aaron made the costly mistake of taking a bloodslave, and then married her. The tragedy of his wife's death has driven a rift between them and Michelle is desperate to heal the breach.<br /><br />Struggling with his predatory alter ego, Aaron is fractious, rebelling against his master. He desires another bloodslave, and that Michelle cannot allow. She opens her heart and soul to Aaron and he relives, through her memories, her dark, gritty tale of survival in the savagery of WWII Paris under the German occupation. Michelle's staggering revelations are deeply disturbing. The confrontation of master versus slave comes full circle as the couple faces death and separation.<br /><br />And they are not alone in Paris. An investigator has followed them from Vegas seeking the unique gifts of Michelle’s blood. He’s watching and waiting for the opportunity to make his move against them.<br /><br />Find out what happens in the third novel of the Nightlife Series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Magical twins, mystery and danger, unexplained events, and an Evil that refuses to be contained ... Twins Jack and Jaide are troubletwisters and in this book they must use their elusive Gifts to search Rourke Castle for the mysterious Golden Card of Translocation.<br /><br />Can twins Jack and Jaide find the mysterious Golden Card of Translocation and make it out of Rourke Castle alive?<br />When eccentric Young Master Rourke dies in suspicious circumstances, troubletwisters Jack and Jaide are sent on a mission by their father to retrieve a lost Golden Card from somewhere within the vast Rourke estate. But secret agents for The Evil are also in pursuit of the card, and the troubletwister twins know that whoever finds it first will gain access to a Gift more powerful or terrible than any other. Together they negotiate secret passages, talking parrots and animated suits of armour, while trying to control their own fledgling Gifts. It rapidly becomes impossible to know who to trust and who might be an agent - even among those closest to them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">At last, S. M. Stirling, the <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author of the Novels of the Change, presents the stunning climax to his Shadowspawn trilogy—the ultimate confrontation, in which the fate of all humanity hangs in the balance....<br /></strong><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">She’s back....</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Near-purebred home nocturnus Adrian Brézé and his human mate, Ellen, thought they had dealt with his twin sister, Adrienne. In fact, they thought she was dead.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">But she survived and now leads a faction of the Shadowspawn—the ancient, shape-shifting, blood-drinking breed who secretly control the world—that wants to leave just enough of the human race alive to satisfy their hunger and serve their needs. She has nothing but hatred and contempt for her brother, who remains on the side of humanity, fighting with the Brotherhood against the Shadowspawn.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">To defeat him, she has suborned his mentor—the greatest warrior of the Brotherhood. The man thinks he’s bringing a weapon to the Council of Shadows that will wipe out the Shadowspawn’s leaders. In truth, his actions will make Adrienne demon-goddess of the world...unless Adrian and Ellen can turn him back in time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">National bestselling author Barb Hendee presents a dark, fascinating new series set in the world of the Noble Dead Saga... the story of two sisters who will discover they have far more power than they ever envisioned...</strong><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">In a small village in the nation of Droevinka, orphaned sisters Céline and Amelie Fawe scrape out a living selling herbal medicines in their apothecary shop. Céline earns additional money by posing as a seer and pretending to read people’s futures.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">But they exist in a land of great noble houses, all vying for power, and when the sisters refuse the orders of a warlord prince, they must flee and are forced to depend on the warlord prince’s brother, Anton, for a temporary haven.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">A series of bizarre deaths of pretty young girls are plaguing the village surrounding Prince Anton’s castle. He offers Céline and Amelie permanent protection if they can use their "skills" to find the killer.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">With little choice, the sisters enter a world unknown to them — of fine gowns and banquets and advances from powerful men. Their survival depends on catching a murderer who appears to walk through walls and vanish without a trace — and the danger around them seems to grow with each passing night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Beaumaris of York has many secrets. No human can know that he’s an immortal Darkyn assigned to Knight’s Realm, the Kyn stronghold disguised as a medieval theme park. And none of his brethren can discover that he’s a half-breed, rescued from slavery as a child. Lately Beau has been yearning for action—and he’s about to find it with his new mission.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Brilliant archaeologist Dr. Alys Stuart is infamous for her extraordinary theories—especially those concerning the mysterious Knights Templar—and she is unaware that her research is funded by the Kyn coffers. When the Kyn sends a vexingly good-looking man to assist—and protect—her, she doesn’t expect the surge of attraction she feels for him.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">When a powerful Templar artifact surfaces, Alys and Beau must trust each other enough to stop mankind’s greed for immortality from sparking a war between mortals and Kyn that will destroy the world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stephen has been invisible for practically his whole life — because of a curse his grandfather, a powerful cursecaster, bestowed on Stephen’s mother before Stephen was born. So when Elizabeth moves to Stephen’s NYC apartment building from Minnesota, no one is more surprised than he is that she can see him. A budding romance ensues, and when Stephen confides in Elizabeth about his predicament, the two of them decide to dive headfirst into the secret world of cursecasters and spellseekers to figure out a way to break the curse. But things don’t go as planned, especially when Stephen’s grandfather arrives in town, taking his anger out on everyone he sees. In the end, Elizabeth and Stephen must decide how big of a sacrifice they’re willing to make for Stephen to become visible — because the answer could mean the difference between life and death. At least for Elizabeth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">The force of nature that is Chuck Wendig returns with an original urban fantasy novel, creating a brand new series for Abaddon Books.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Five years ago, it all went wrong for Cason Cole. He lost his wife and son, lost everything, and was bound into service to a man who chews up human lives and spits them out, a predator who holds nothing dear and respects no law. Now, as the man he both loves and hates lies dying at his feet, the sounds of the explosion still ringing in his ears, Cason is finally free. The gods and goddesses are real. A polytheistic pantheon—a tangle of divine hierarchies—once kept the world at an arm’s length, warring with one another for mankind’s belief and devotion. It was a grim and bloody balance, but a balance just the same. When one god triumphed, driving all other gods out of Heaven, it was back to the bad old days: cults and sycophants, and the terrible retribution the gods visit on those who spite them. None of which is going to stop Cason from getting back what’s his...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Although "The Emperor's Knife" and me didn't really get along, I really enjoyed "Knife Sworn", the second book in the trilogy and I'm eager to read this last part of the series. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The author has sent me a description of the book that made me even more curious about the rest of Sarmin's story. I'm also very interested in Govnan's viewpoint, because he's one of the characters I particularly like. Counting down to November...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Months have passed since Sarmin sealed the emptiness in his brother Beyon’s tomb, but the Mogyrk god had wounds elsewhere, and they are spreading. The closest, centred upriver, threatens to breach Cerana’s walls within the year and Sarmin, no longer able to perceive pattern-magic, fears he is powerless to stop it. High Mage Govnan works hard to find a way to stay the nothingness, even passing into the realm of fire to broker a new deal with the efreet; but Sarmin sees a crack in the mage-tower and considers it a symbol of the end. When he hears that Yrkmir marches towards Nooria, he orders the evacuation of the palace though his baby brother Daveed has not yet been found. Mesema and Nessaket refuse to leave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The search for Daveed is extensive as is the search for Austere Adam, the priest who escaped their dungeon with the help of rebellious slaves. As the city fills with refugees it is difficult to tell friend from foe, Mogyrk from Cerani, citizen from escaped slave. Pockets of fighting break out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Into this chaos Banreh, Windreader chief and Felting traitor, approaches the city and surrenders himself upon Sarmin’s mercy. He offers an alliance between Cerana and a faction of Frythian Mogyrks who have been pressed into the desert by Yrkmir. Intrigued by the schism in the Mogyrk church, Sarmin imprisons Banreh while he considers his offer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Govnan’s tower is cracked and his students few and scattered, so the initiation of a new mage is of great importance. Farid shows an aptitude for interpreting Yrkmen patterns, which Govnan has long attempted and failed to understand. While the Yrkmen army approaches, Sarmin must make some difficult decisions. With no magic of his own, and the fate of his brother in the balance, Sarmin turns to Govnan and the Tower, asking them to risk all to save Nooria.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-91468920534187768132013-05-09T16:48:00.001+02:002013-05-09T16:48:13.642+02:00Working on my Bachelor's paper!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just want to let everyone know that I'm currently working on my Bachelor's paper for Uni, so there won't be that many posts this week and next week. I have a presentation and an examination in front of a jury next week, so I'm insanely busy preparing for all this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">PS: I'm reading 'The Name of the Wind' by Patrick Rothfuss at the moment and just let me tell you this: WOW. It's been a long time since I've read SUCH a good book. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-66921388415475012122013-05-06T16:23:00.000+02:002013-05-06T16:23:38.076+02:00The Children and The Blood - The Children and The Blood #1 - Megan Joel Peterson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">A forgotten life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">A secret war.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Eight years ago, an exploding gas main killed Ashley’s family and left her with a childhood she can’t remember. Eight years later, the forgotten past is behind her and life on her isolated farm is all she knows.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Until that past comes looking for her.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Until men with superhuman powers hunt her down in the night, determined to take everything she loves away from her again.</span></i></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Self-published
books are always a bit of a mystery to begin with. I have read good ones and I
have read really awful ones. I almost always accept a self-published novel if
an author requests a review, because I am convinced there are still a lot of
undiscovered gems out there. Books that deserve as much attention and praise as
a published novel that gets a lot of publicity through the publisher. So that’s
one of the main reasons I accept self-published books (a lot of bloggers don’t
accept them), because I want to find those really good ones living in the
shadow of all the popular books.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had
read a sample of “The Children and The Blood” before accepting and the first
two chapters instantly caught my attention. They were well written and I was
interested in how the story would continue. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Those
first two chapters were a good representative for the rest of the book.
Fast-paced, action-packed and imaginative are just a few words I can use to
describe “The Children and The Blood”. I thoroughly enjoyed it and read it in
almost one sitting. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The vibe
I’m getting from this book has a bit of “I am number four” in it. The fire, the
battles, the chasing and running and hiding. It gave me the same sensation as
Pittacus Lore’s story, though I didn’t enjoy “I am number four” quite as much
as I did “The Children and The Blood”. The pacing is solid, there is never a
dull or slow moment, the storyline keeps moving forward throwing us from scenes
full of action to more strategic discussions or bits of information about the
different supernatural groups inhabiting Peterson’s version of the USA. This
all makes this book a fast read and one that will keep your attention on every
single page. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
story itself isn’t new but it has a lot of unique elements and original
perspectives that transform this Fantasy novel to a really interesting read.
The different groups of wizards and who can sense/see who, along with who’s on
who’s side, make this a complex, but still understandable story with a lot of
variation and tension.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As I
said before, it never gets dull. There’s always a surprise (not always a
pleasant one, mind you) around the next corner and the characters face
difficult situations and choices that keep you flipping the pages.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The main
characters are well developed and a great contribution to the story. Peterson
divided her book in chapters of different characters. There’s Ashley, Cole and
a police inspector investigating the murder of Ashley’s father. They all go
their separate ways and show different sides of the story, giving the reader a
more diverse and widespread story to read. The most important thing is that I
started caring for the characters and what happened to them. I started rooting
for them, hoping they wouldn’t get hurt and that they could reach some safety
somehow. If an author can accomplish that, he/she has scored a point on my checklist.
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
secondary characters are fleshed out just enough to make you care about them
too, certainly because most of them mean a lot to the main characters. We don’t
know their whole story yet and we only get to see their personality gradually
along the way, but that didn’t bother me at all. The things we did get to know
about them were a good addition to the story, and that’s all I need.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Conclusion:
very good! I enjoyed reading every chapter, every page and the writing was,
aside from some minor repetitiveness in phrases, really well done. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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all the lovey-dovey YA novels? Want something full of action and with an
imaginative story? Do you like a good “on-the-run” story? Then you should
definitely give “The Children and the Blood” a try! </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Becoming a winter queen will make Ilyenna as cold and cruel and deadly as winter itself, but it might be the only way to save her people from a war they have no hope of winning.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Mortally wounded during a raid, seventeen-year-old Ilyenna is healed by winter fairies who present her with a seductive offer: become one of them and share their power over winter. But that power comes with a price. If she accepts, she will become a force of nature, lose her humanity, and abandon her family.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Unwilling to pay such a high price, Ilyenna is enslaved by one of the invaders, Darrien. While in captivity, she learns the attack wasn’t just a simple raid but part of a larger plot to overthrow her entire nation. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">With the enemy stealing over the mountains and Darrien coming to take her to his bed, Ilyenna must decide whether to resurrect the power the fairies left behind. Doing so will allow her to defeat Darrien and the other invaders, but if she embraces winter, she will lose herself to that destroying power—forever.</span></i></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I loved
Amber’s previous two books ‘Witch Song’ and ‘Witch Born’, so I was fairly sure
I’d love ‘Winter Queen’ as well. I was right. ‘Winter Queen’ is a well-balanced,
action packed, fluently written Young-Adult fantasy novel that will please
readers of all ages. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was a
bit scared I wouldn’t like the fairy aspect of the story, because my previous
encounters with fairy books weren’t always good ones. It seems to me, getting
it just right where fairies are involved is a tough one, but Amber nailed it.
The fairies were an important part of the story, but didn’t take center stage
the whole time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Why did
I like ‘Winter Queen’ that much, you ask? I loved it for lots of reasons. One
of them being that I really like a world based on clans and the feeling that
comes with that. I love how protective clan people are of each other, how
everything is back to basic and there is some sort of coherence between the
people of a certain clan. Of every Fantasy book I’ve read so far, those with
that clan feeling in it (Seven Realms!) always end up as one of my favorites. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another
reason: the main character. Ilyenna is so easy to love, her storyline so easy
to read. I was never once annoyed by anything she did or the choices she made.
Everything felt just right with Ilyenna. She’s a person people love to read
about, a character people will care about. And that’s the most important thing
about a main character in my opinion, good or bad, if you can’t help but to
care, the author has succeeded. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One
thing I also loved about ‘Witch Song’ and ‘Witch Born’ is that the author isn’t
afraid of letting her characters suffer. Ilyenna went through so much during
this book, my heart ached for her. This is a huge contribution to the story, it
feels so much more realistic this way then when the character always escapes harm
(or gets a minor cut or whatever). Ilyenna’s story is that of a girl with an
iron will who will go through hell to protect the people she loves. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On to
reason number 4: Amber’s writing style. All of her books read so fluently. It’s
so easy to emerge yourself in the story and read the whole book in one sitting.
I can’t pinpoint what it is that makes this such a joy to read, but believe me,
the writing is good!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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number 5! The romance. So. Good. It felt so real and genuine, so sweet and with
the heart wrenching mistakes we all make when in love. Sigh. It was just
perfect. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can’t
understand why books like Julie Kagawa’s (no offence) get such a fan base and have
created such a hype and Amber’s books are more in the shadows. I couldn’t even
finish the second ‘Blood of Eden’ book, because I just wasn’t interested in the
proceedings of the story. I could never say the same about this book.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I guess
it’s all about taste and yet again this is proof that there are a lot of different
people who like different things on this planet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Queen’ and if you like a really good YA book, filled with action and all kinds
of different emotioins, you should give this book a try. You won’t be disappointed.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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going to cut to the case: this book was my very first DNF (did not finish), so
this is going to be a short review. I read ‘The Immortal Rules’ last month and
thought it was OK, I had more of a “meh” feeling about it. I’ve read every
Kagawa book (I bought the whole Iron Fey series, I should have read one first
before doing that, but well, I was enthusiastic). Having read all of them I can
honestly say I’m not that big a fan of Kagawa’s books. But this one was just…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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understand what all the fuss is about. Everybody is showering this book (and
all of Kagawa’s other books for that matter) with praise and I just can’t see
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never pulled me in, not once. The characters were shallow and typical
Young-Adult, nothing new there, nothing I didn’t expect, nothing to throw me
off and mess with my head (which I like in a book). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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romance was awful. I didn’t believe a second of it and the “passionate” scenes
were painful to read. There was just nothing passionate about it, the setting
was all wrong, the feelings didn’t reach me. I want to read a passionate scene
with a good placing in the story where the sparks fly of the pages and make me
blush. There was absolutely no fire here, no sparks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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story itself should have been action packed and riveting, but it all seemed
rather dull to me. The action scenes all seemed a bit thrown together.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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no. 70% in, I gave up. I have no motivation at all to read on and I won’t be
doing it either. I’m just not interested. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Sixteen-year-old Ren is a daredevil mobile racer who will risk everything to survive in the Ward, what remains of a water-logged Manhattan. To save her sister, who is suffering from a deadly illness thought to be caused by years of pollution, Ren accepts a secret mission from the government: to search for a freshwater source in the Ward, with the hope of it leading to a cure.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">However, she never expects that her search will lead to dangerous encounters with a passionate young scientist; a web of deceit and lies; and an earth-shattering mystery that’s lurking deep beneath the water’s rippling surface.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Jordana Frankel’s ambitious debut novel and the first in a two-book series, The Ward is arresting, cinematic, and thrilling—perfect for fans of Scott Westerfeld or Ann Aguirre.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-25940803502269904682013-04-24T16:21:00.002+02:002013-04-24T16:21:39.479+02:00Hera, Queen of Gods - Goddess Unbound #1 - T.D. Thomas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">Pages: </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">536</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /><strong style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">Format:</strong><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"> e-book</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Hera couldn't care less what the other gods think, even when it's about her. And it often is. Frankly, Hera couldn't care less about anything, except doing her duty as queen - protecting order and defending the mortal world against any threats. But when the Fates go missing, Hera and a handful of other gods must temporarily become mortal to search the human world for the missing goddesses.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Hera finds that mortality begins to change her. It's not just the loss of her divine powers. She expected that. It's deeper somehow. It's affecting how she thinks, how she feels, what's important to her. And it gets much worse after she meets Justin, who defies every prejudice she once had</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">about mortals. At the worst possible time, and despite all her efforts, Hera's black-and-white world starts to unravel.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Torn between who she's becoming and who she needs to be in order to fulfill her duty, Hera must survive a horde of murderous creatures sent to exploit her new weakness. In the end, only Hera can stop a traitorous plot conceived by a secret alliance of ancient and new enemies, a plot that threatens to destroy not only the order Hera is sworn to protect, but all of existence itself.</span></i></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mythology,
and especially Greek mythology has always been one of my interests. As a kid I
loved reading books about the gods and the customs of old Greece. I went on a
vacation there 2 years ago and visited the ruins of Knossos. You could say I’m
a bit of a history-of-Greece-geek. So
when I got a request to read a YA book about Greek gods, I said yes, although
YA hasn’t been my thing for a while now. This is a self-published book and my
encounters with self-pub books haven’t always been that great, but this one was
largely ok. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
story reminds me of Percy Jackson and his Greek mythology adventures. Although
I haven’t read the books, I’ve seen the movie and it had the same feeling in my
opinion. Obviously, the story is different and the point of view is different
between the books, in this book being from the point of view of the gods
themselves. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was a bit afraid the different gods wouldn't be
represented as well as I'd like. Although there were some kinks here and there,
the overall portrayment of the gods was fairly well done.<br />
Despite the Percy Jackson feel, T.D.
Knows how to separate his story from this popular series and give it a spirit
of its own.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US">“Hera, Queen of Gods” is an ok YA book. As you know
I've a bit outgrown this sort of YA, but I think a lot of younger people could
really enjoy this. I really liked the ending, really well executed, with an
open ending to get you interested in the second book.<br />
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have a few points of critique though:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hera's constant struggle with her feelings for zeus
and how he's treated her are a bit repetitive and though I understand why it
had to be repeated in certain situation, it was still a bit too much.<br />
This is a common trait in YA however, even in what young adults consider the
better books (I mostly don't agree with them) so I guess most YA readers won't
mind.<br />
The characters are worked out in a rather special way. Hera was fleshed out the
best, but that's logical since she's our main character. Justin had a lot of
"fog" hanging around his character, I couldn't really place him most
of the time. But that cleared up a bit while the story evolved. Demeter and
Athena were two examples of characters that had a distinct personality from the
very beginning, but Apollo and Artemis needed a little more time to show some
of their personalities and in the end they were a lot less fleshed out then the
previously named characters.<br />
Also, this is the first book I've ever read that doesn't use italics, but
underlining to emphasize words in a sentence. This can get a bit too much
sometimes, but this got better nearing the end.<br />
Overall, the story was just too long in my opinion. Nearly 600 pages for a
rather simple story is just too much and was filled mostly with fighting scene
after fighting scene, which were very well written, but got too repetitive. It
seemed like every time the characters got anywhere they were attacked, again
and again and again. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This made the climax of the story a bit of a disappointment.
With all that build up, you expect something explosive to top it off, but I
couldn’t find that here.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;">Conclusion: for a younger audience this is a really
ok book, I think lots of younger people will enjoy it. I enjoyed it too, but it
was too long, a bit to repetitive and too simple to wow me. It was definitely
too much YA for me, but again, that doesn’t mean teens won’t like it. I’ve read far worse, even published and
extremely popular titles, but I’ve also read far better YA books. This one’s
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<span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Welcome to Steelhaven... Under the reign of King Cael the Uniter, this vast cityport on the southern coast has for years been a symbol of strength, maintaining an uneasy peace throughout the Free States. But now a long shadow hangs over the city, in the form of the dread Elharim warlord, Amon Tugha. When his herald infiltrates the city, looking to exploit its dangerous criminal underworld, and a terrible dark magick that has long been buried once again begins to rise, it could be the beginning of the end.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From the moment she rises the following morning, her every step seems dogged by a malign presence which lives within Gaudlin's walls. Eliza realises that if she and the children are to survive its violent attentions, she must first uncover the hall's long-buried secrets and confront the demons of its past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">12 May 1940. Westminster, London, England: the early days of World War II. </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Again. </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Raybould Marsh, one of “our” Britain’s best spies, has travelled to another Earth in a desperate attempt to save at least one timeline from the Cthulhu-like monsters who have been observing our species from space and have already destroyed Marsh’s timeline. In order to accomplish this, he must remove all traces of the supermen that were created by the Nazi war machine and caused the specters from outer space to notice our planet in the first place. </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">His biggest challenge is the mad seer Greta, one of the most powerful of the Nazi creations, who has sent a version of herself to this timeline to thwart Marsh. Why would she stand in his way? Because she has seen that in all the timelines she dies and she is determined to stop that from happening, even if it means destroying most of humanity in the process. And Marsh is the only man who can stop her.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Necessary Evil is the stunning conclusion to Ian Tregillis’s Milkweed series.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now on to today's post:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yesterday, the cover for one of my most anticipated YA books for this year has been revealed! I'm obviously talking about "The Enchanter Heir", the 4th book in Cinda Williams Chima's Heir Chronicles, of which I devoured the first 3 books last year. I'm a big, big fan of Cinda and I can't wait to get my hands on this book!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you haven't started The Heir Chronicles yet (or The Seven Realms, Cinda's High Fantasy series), you should! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">They called it the Thorn Hill Massacre—the brutal attack on a once-thriving Weir community. Though Jonah Kinlock lived through it, he did not emerge unscathed: like the other survivors, Jonah possesses unique magical gifts that set him apart from members of the mainline guilds. At seventeen, Jonah has become the deadliest assassin in Nightshade, a global network that hunts the undead. He is being groomed to succeed Gabriel Mandrake, the sorcerer, philanthropist, and ruthless music promoter who established the Thorn Hill Foundation, the public face of Nightshade. More and more, Jonah’s at odds with Gabriel’s tactics and choice of targets. Desperate to help his dying brother Kenzie, Jonah opens doors that Gabriel prefers to keep closed.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Emma Claire Greenwood grew up worlds away, raised by a grandfather who taught her music rather than magic. An unschooled wild child, she runs the streets until the night she finds her grandfather dying, gripping a note warning Emma that she might be in danger. The clue he leaves behind leads Emma into Jonah’s life—and a shared legacy of secrets and lingering questions.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Was Thorn Hill really a peaceful commune? Or was it, as the Wizard Guild claims, a hotbed of underguild terrorists? The Wizards’ suspicions grow when members of the mainline guilds start turning up dead. They blame Madison Moss and the Interguild Council, threatening the fragile peace brokered at Trinity.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Racing against time, Jonah and Emma work to uncover the truth about Thorn Hill, amid growing suspicion that whoever planned the Thorn Hill Massacre might strike again.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-25119793927254726982013-04-18T20:03:00.004+02:002013-04-23T13:08:28.467+02:00Soulless - Parasol Protectorate #1 - Gail Carriger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire - and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart?</span></i></span><br />
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much fun reading this book. It’s one of the best comical fantasy/paranormal
books I’ve read and I would even dare to say it’s the best paranormal book I’ve
ever read, period. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Carriger creates a world set in Victorian England, populating it with
supernaturals and preternaturals (although they are on the down low). The
system she creates for these supernatural beings is one of the best I’ve
encountered. Vampires follow some sort of bee system, they belong to a certain
hive and the queen is the only one who can create new vampires. We also get werewolves and ghosts, all of
them living out in the open among the other people. They are even a part of the
politics! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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fascinating of all was Carrigers use of the soul as a measurement of how likely
it is someone will survive a transition to the supernatural. Only those with a
lot of soul can survive, so most of the supernatural are artists and the sort. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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character, Alexia Tarabotti, is a phenomenon on its own. She’s extraordinary.
In every single way possible. She is preternatural, has no soul, is half Italian
and doesn’t mind saying what’s on her mind without thinking about the
consequences or how a real lady should behave. She’s also funny as hell. I
loved following her story through every page. It’s a delight to read the witty
responses she comes up with and how she deals with the troubling situations she
encounters. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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book is also damn naughty! The tension between Lord Maccon and Alexia was so
vividly described and when the two of them get it on… oh my, the heat! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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London is definitely my time in history (well, at least one of my favorites)
and I was really delighted by how Carriger described the clothing in so much
detail. I could imagine every aspect of how the characters looked most vividly
by these descriptions, which made the book a very colorful read. Another thing,
something that’s quite difficult, or so I’ve noticed while reading books set in
Victorian England, is that the feeling was just right in “Soulless”. That
Victorian feel was there, it took me right back to that period in history. Job
well done. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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conclusion: I loved it! I had lots of entertaining hours with this book and I
chuckled my way through it (which has almost never happened to me with a book
before). “Soulless” is brilliantly written and deserves the full 5 dragons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">The climactic concluding novel in the spellbinding magical contemporary fantasy Aetherial Tales trilogy</strong><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">A painting, depicting haunting scenes of a ruined palace and a scarlet-haired goddess in front of a fiery city, arrives unheralded in an art gallery with a cryptic note saying, “The world needs to see this.” The painting begins to change the lives of the woman who is the gallery's curator and that of an ancient man of the fey Aetherial folk who has mysteriously risen from the depths of the ocean. Neither human nor fairy knows how they are connected, but when the painting is stolen, both are compelled to discover the meaning behind the painting and the key it holds to their future.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">In </span><em style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Grail of the Summer Stars</em><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">, a haunting, powerful tale of two worlds and those caught between, Freda Warrington weaves an exciting story of suspense, adventure and danger that fulfills the promise of the Aetherial Tales as only she can.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">“You wish to meet your God?” the gunslinger asked, cocking his revolver, “well now... that’s easy to arrange.”</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> Every one hundred years a town appears. From a small village in the peaks of Tibet to a gathering of mud huts in the jungles of South American, it can take many forms. It exists for twenty-four hours then vanishes once more, but for that single day it contains the greatest miracle a man could imagine: a doorway to Heaven.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">It is due to appear on the 21st September 1889 as a ghost town in the American Midwest. When it does there are many who hope to be there: traveling preacher </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Obeisance Hicks</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> and his simple messiah, </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">a brain-damaged Civil War veteran</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">; </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Henry</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> and </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Harmonium Jones</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> and their </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">freak show pack of outlaws</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">; the </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Brothers of Ruth</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> and their sponsor </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Lord Forset</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> (inventor of the Forset Thunderpack and other incendiary modes of personal transport); finally, an </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">aging gunslinger</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">who lost his wings at the very beginning of creation and wants nothing more than to settle old scores.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">A weird western, a gun-toting, cigarrillo-chewing fantasy built from hangman’s rope and spent bullets. The West has never been wilder.</span></i></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m
still not sure if I should give this book 3 dragons or 4, and I’m pretty sure I
still won’t have made up my mind when I finish writing this review. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
Good, The Bad and The Infernal is the second weird Western/Steampunk/SF (hard
to put a label on these books) I’ve read
this year, the first one being “The Six Gun Tarot” which I really liked because
it was something I had never read before. Unfortunately, GBI (let’s call it
that from now on) doesn’t have that advantage, but it still was a very pleasant
read.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">GBI is a
book that hinges mainly on its strong characterbuilding and weird situations. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the first few pages Adams introduces us to an
eccentric cast of characters whose roll in the whole picture is still unclear.
I’m always a bit confused by such introductions. A lot of books with an
extensive cast of characters use this approach to give us a first glimpse of
every person who’ll play a part in the story. This is both a positive and a
negative approach in my opinion. It’s good to have a first short introduction,
but it’s also very confusing for the reader.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The rest
of the book was split in 4 different parts, making it a lot easier to get to
know the different characters and keep them apart. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All the
characters are rather colourful and though they are all from different layers
of society, with different professions, secrets, lives, they have one thing in
common: Wormwood. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really
have to applaud the characterbuilding which was very well done and made for
very pleasant reading. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The book
kicks off, after the prologue, with a chapter of Elwyn, a character who wasn’t
introduces before and the predicament he gets himself into in a little town he’s
traveling through. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
second part takes us along on the journey to Wormwood with an adventurer, an
inventor and his daughter and a group of monks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
third part is all about a band of misfits, former Freakshow performers, a fake
preacher, a warhero with brain damage and the girl who’s in love with him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All of
them take a different route and meet different challenges along the road to
Wormwood. As you may have guessed, reaching Wormwood isn’t going to be easy.
The road is full of supernatural dangers trying to stop them from reaching
their destination. Only the strong can survive and reach the mythical Wormwood.
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
story is told with a certain sort of dry humor that really suited me. This is
my kind of humor and it gave an extra touch to the book that I really
appreciated. The writing was very sharp and clean, easy to read and taking the
story to a higher level. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sigh, I
still don’t know how to rate this book. I really enjoyed reading it and it’s a
fast read, it’s certainly a strong new player in the weird Western/Steampunk/SF genre, but I feel like I’ll have to wait for the second book to form a
conclusion about this one. GBI has an open ending and the great mystery the
author has been working towards will only be described in further detail in the second book.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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build-up to the second book, this was definitely a good one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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say 4 dragons, because I’m in a good mood and I had a few cosy, weird evenings
reading The Good, The Bad and The Infernal.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">A new killer is stalking the streets of London’s East End. Though newspapers have dubbed him ‘the Torso Killer’, this murderer’s work is overshadowed by the hysteria surrounding Jack the Ripper’s Whitechapel crimes.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">The victims are women too, but their dismembered bodies, wrapped in rags and tied up with string, are pulled out of the Thames – and the heads are missing. The murderer likes to keep them.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Mayhem is a masterwork of narrative suspense: a supernatural thriller set in a shadowy, gaslit London, where monsters stalk the cobbled streets and hide in plain sight.</span></i></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When Jo
Fletcher tweeted she had 5 copies of “Mayhem” to give away to bloggers, I
immediately sent a “I RAISE MY HAND” tweet in reply. I had briefly checked it
out and was instantly drawn in by the cover. This is my kind of cover:
beautiful, eye-catching, hinting at what will happen when I open the book. I
was thrilled when I was selected as one of the five to receive a copy. This
time I actually read what this book was all about on Goodreads. It’s definitely
different from what I’ve been reading lately, so I thought it would be a
welcome change and a chance to broaden the genres I'm reading. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After
finishing “Mayhem” I can safely say the cover didn’t fool me and the book
delivered in every </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">possible</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> way. What a read!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So what’s
it all about? London is in the grip of a grim, dark period that has an effect
on everyone living in the area. We’re talking about the time of Jack the Ripper,
the notorious serial killer. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pinborough
paints a vivid images of the effect this has on the residents of London,
showing how lots of people and the press have morbid fascination with the
murders. But this story isn’t about the Ripper murders, though it illustrates
perfectly how a certain evil has London in its grip. Jack the Ripper is just a
creation of this stifling mood, an example of how it can push people over the
edge.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The main
focus is on the simultaneously occurring, but lesser known Thames torso killer.
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
novel is dotted with newspaper clippings, which gave me the feeling I was
actually living the story, making the whole reading experience that more
intense. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On to
the characters, where Pinborough made some interesting and really good choices.
Our main character is Dr. Bond, the coroner examining the remains of all the
murder victims. His chapters are written in the first person POV, the only
chapter written from this perspective (if you don’t include the diary entries
of a certain other character), making him the person we follow most intimately
throughout the book. The dark mood hanging over London has a more severe effect
on him than on most of the other citizens, keeping him up at night and
ultimately driving him to the opium dens to find some sort of relief. He
immediately senses that the Thames Killer is somehow more gruesome and
different, worse than the Ripper. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Others
too get a few chapters, one of them Inspector Moore, who has the almost
impossible task of solving the murders. We get to see the difficulties the
police had to face from his perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Aaron
Kosminski is another important character. A sickly man plagued by nightmares
and visions that give him some insight in what exactly is going on in London. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In
between are chapters from the viewpoint of the victims of the Thames Killer
just before they die. These give a whole other level of experiences to the
reader. Pinborough writes these passages so realistically you can almost feel
the fear, the despair, the sorrow, the what-if’s going around inside these
women’s heads.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then
there’s the man with the waxy coat and the withered arm who shows up at the
Thames Killer crime scenes and in the opium dens. How is he connected to the
horrible murders?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s
soon pretty clear that something supernatural is at work here. Can Dr. Bond, the
scientist, make peace with that? Although he already knows it’s true deep down,
he can’t accept it right away. I’m a scientist too, so I could relate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pinborough
has a writing style that sucks your right into the story and doesn’t let go
‘till you finish the last page. She can make you feel things, make the book
come alive somehow. I was totally feeling the mood she wanted to create here,
some sort of uneasy darkness that makes you look over your shoulder more than
once when walking on the street all alone. I read “Mayhem” during the cold,
grey early ‘spring’ days this year (a depressing couple of weeks if you ask me)
and that certainly contributed to the vibe of this book. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After
reading “Mayhem”, I went online and did a bit of research on the
Thames Torso Killer and Jack the Ripper. It’s really great to see that a lot of
the names used in “Mayhem” are actual people who worked on these cases or who had
a connection with them. The book piqued my interest and I'm a sucker for unsolved mysteries so you'll probably find me browsing the internet about these subjects in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This has
been a rather long review and to conclude I can only say one thing: read it!
Now! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’ll
definitely be reading more of Sarah Pinborough’s work (and so should you)!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><u>About Winter Queen:</u></b><br />Becoming a winter queen will make Ilyenna as cold and cruel and deadly as winter itself, but it might be the only way to save her people from a war they have no hope of winning.~<br /><br />Mortally wounded during a raid, seventeen-year-old Ilyenna is healed by winter fairies who present her with a seductive offer: become one of them and share their power over winter. But that power comes with a price. If she accepts, she will become a force of nature, lose her humanity, and abandon her family.<br /><br />Unwilling to pay such a high price, Ilyenna is enslaved by one of the invaders, Darrien. While in captivity, she learns the attack wasn’t just a simple raid but part of a larger plot to overthrow her entire nation. <br /><br />With the enemy stealing over the mountains and Darrien coming to take her to his bed, Ilyenna must decide whether to resurrect the power the fairies left behind. Doing so will allow her to defeat Darrien and the other invaders, but if she embraces winter, she will lose herself to that destroying power—forever.</span><div>
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3. Blood and Ashes</u></b><br />Blood seemed to follow Ilyenna everywhere. When she fell into dreams, she drowned in a river of it. Whenever she blinked, crimson light leaked through her closed eyelids. Even now, the predawn sky was stained the color of bloody water. No matter how many times she scrubbed her hands, she couldn’t rinse the hurt from her soul.<br /> <br />With tears stinging her eyes, she lay slumped against the window, blankets wrapped around her. She relished the cold against her aching head as she watched tiny frost flakes fall from the sky. For a moment, she thought they were really winter fairies dancing and spinning on the breeze—fairies who should have long ago given up winter and returned to their homes in the far north.<br /> <br />But that was ridiculous. Even if they were fairies, mere mortals could never see through their glamour. She sniffed and wiped her eyes. The Balance was seriously off when the seasons failed to shift and one clan turned on another. It had been two days since the Argons had arrived. She’d been unable to sleep that night. Sometime in the darkest hours, an idea had formed in her mind. A dangerous one. But after two days of people dying . . .<br /> <br />Bratton moaned and shifted in his bed. After extracting herself from her blankets, Ilyenna went to check on him. He still burned with fever. She leaned over the other bed. Her father was so unnaturally still, no matter how hard she had struggled to wake him, no matter how many medicines and treatments she had tried.<br /> <br />He was worse than ever. They both were. Ilyenna had been healing since she was old enough to thread a needle. She knew how close she was to losing both of them. In the end, that made the choice for her. Before she could change her mind, she tiptoed through the clan house so as not to wake the Argons scattered everywhere.<br /> <br />When she reached the hall where the most severely wounded were kept, she nearly gagged. The air was rank with garlic, whiskey, and a myriad of body odors. Hiking up her skirt, she stepped over a slumbering woman, her arms clutching her child—even in sleep, she was afraid to let go.<br /> <br />Just before Ilyenna reached the door, she caught sight of the old man with the amputated foot. He was dead. All she could feel was relief that there was one less mouth to feed. She covered his face so as not to frighten the children. “So passes a warrior,” she whispered. “So passes an Argon.”<br /> <br />Brushing the death from her hands, she stood. She’d have to remember to call one of the men to haul him out.<br /> <br />She entered the kitchen and fed the fire. Having the refugees in her home left her feeling like she slept under too many blankets. And the dying hadn’t slowed. If anything, it had increased. Already a line of shrouded, frozen bodies waited for the ground to thaw so they could be buried behind the clan house. But Bratton was right. Ilyenna couldn’t worry about burying the dead until the living had the time and strength to dig the graves.<br /> <br />Without waiting for the fire to take off, she wrapped her coat over her dress, braced herself against the cold, and stepped outside. The cold immediately took her breath away.<br /> <br />When Ilyenna was a child, Great-aunt Enrid had told her stories of the constant battle between the queens of winter and summer—two women on opposite sides of the Balance. In winter, the summer queen was always forced to retreat to her personal domain far to the south. A place where summer never faded, where no one ever died of cold and where food was always fresh.<br /> <br />Ilyenna thought if she ever came to such a place, she’d never return to her home in the mountains. She hated winter, hated the<br />sickness, hunger, and death it brought. It had tried to break her once. She’d vowed it would never come so close again.<br /> <br />She trudged through the snow to the slight rise behind the clan house. There, snow-covered mounds dotted the hillside far back into the trees. A graveyard was a link between the living and the dead, and she had to speak with her mother. Twilight or morning was best. The dead were tied to night’s side of the Balance, as the living were tied to the day’s. She stopped at her mother’s grave.<br /> <br />“Mother . . .” She hesitated. It was dangerous to seek the dead’s attention. Dangerous because they might just decide Ilyenna should join them. “I need you to let Father and Bratton stay with me. I know you miss them. I know you long for them. But I–I’m not strong enough to lead the clan by myself. Please. If you hold any sway with death, let it pass them over.”<br /> <br />Wondering if she’d been heard, Ilyenna waited. Nothing happened. It was said that the dead no longer understood the living’s fondness for life. Ilyenna’s mother had died trying to save her. Perhaps it was selfish to ask for more. Perhaps Matka wouldn’t understand why Ilyenna wished her father and brother to remain in a world of cold and cruelty.<br />But she had watched so many die. She couldn’t bear to see her father and brother join them. As she turned to go, a small shadow fell across her. But that was impossible; the sun had yet to rise. She glanced at the sky. Frost was still falling, but one of the flakes was acting strangely, almost as if it was moving of its own will.<br /> <br />Ilyenna stared as it zipped and twisted, moving horizontally instead of downward as falling frost was meant to. But it moved so fast and erratically, Ilyenna kept losing sight of it. She started when she felt a strange pressure at her feet.<br /> <br />In the hollows of the snow, shadows boiled like cauldrons of vapors. Ilyenna’s breath caught in her throat. The shadows surged and spilled over her feet like smoke, then stretched up, reaching for her. She cried out as they crawled up her body, covering her like a second skin.<br /> <br />Ilyenna scrubbed at her arms, trying to remove the shadows, but they clung to her. Her heart thudded painfully in her chest as<br />she stumbled and fell back into the snow. Suddenly the shadows returned to the ground. She pulled her sleeves up, revealing her pale skin, no shadows in sight.<br /> <br />She scrambled to her feet and ran from the graveyard. At the clan house, she hurried past Enrid and went straight upstairs to her father. She knelt beside him, pressing her fingers to his face. He shifted away from her cold touch.<br /> <br />Moving to the other bed, she touched her brother. His fever had broken and his color was better. Relief warred with horror inside Ilyenna. She pressed her hands into her stomach and doubled over. It was never a good idea to attract the attention of the dead. But if she was careful, perhaps they would forget about her.<br /><br />Besides, she’d had no choice.<br /></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Amber Argyle grew up with three brothers on a cattle ranch in the Rocky Mountains. She spent hours riding horses, roaming the mountains, and playing in her family’s creepy barn. This environment fueled her imagination for writing high fantasy. <br /><br />She has worked as a short order cook, janitor, and staff member in a mental institution. All of which has given her great insight into the human condition and has made for some unique characters. <br /><br />She received her bachelor’s degree in English and Physical Education from Utah State University. <br /><br />She currently resides in Utah with her husband and three small children.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605850521970612500.post-70158617504592402262013-04-04T18:22:00.000+02:002013-04-11T09:07:03.898+02:00Blog Tour: Bass Instinct - Banned Underground #4 - Will Macmillan Jones <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">Pages: </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">153</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /><strong style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">Format:</strong><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"> Paperback</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Dai the Drinking Dragon has been kidnapped by the Dark Lord for nefarious purposes, and by his receptionist for even less reputable reasons. Without their bass player, The Banned Underground are now in deep trouble with their record label. They have to produce the recordings for an album, and someone has stolen the tapes from the last gig. Can they make some more recordings, or will Freya, the renegade dwarf bass player, distract the boys whilst the Dark Lord's evil schemes come to fruition?</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m a
big fan of the better comedy on television and though I’ve been an avid reader
for the most part of my life I’d never read a comedy novel, let alone a Fantasy
comedy novel! That’s why I jumped on the opportunity to be part of the blog
tour for Will Macmillan Jones’ 4<sup>th</sup> “Banned Underground” novel, “Bass
Instinct”. I was kindly given the first three books to get to know the
characters and the genre a bit and after reading them I dug in to “Bass
Instinct”, also kindly sent to me from Safkhet Publishing (many thanks!). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Banned Underground is a rather good band of dwarfs and one dragon (and Eddie,
the roadie). In this 4<sup>th</sup> adventure of the band, not all is going well. Actually,
they are in a bit of a predicament. Their record label wants a good recording
of one of their gigs, or otherwise bad things will happen (what bad things
those are, the reader can only guess…). Only problem is, Dai the Drinking Dragon
has disappeared. No one has seen him and the banned (you see that, typo, I
wanted to type “band” but seems like The Banned have gotten under my skin!) has
resorted to drinking bear and eating pizza instead of rehearsing and booking
gigs. Now however they need to find a solution or they’re toast. At exactly the
right moment an attractive young girl steps in to the rehearsal room and
declares she can be their new bass player. Not all of them are happy about
this, but some (cough, Scar, cough) is a bit baffled by her tight leather
catsuit and welcomes her with open arms. But was this the right choice?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meanwhile,
Dai is held captive by The Gray Mage and forced to help him invade the Dwarf
Mansion, but he also finds love on the Dark Side. And he gets cookies. Not all
that bad, huh, being dragon-napped?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Don’t
read this book if you want to read something serious, or you can’t enjoy humor
à la “Home Alone”, where the bad guys aren’t always that smart and nothing goes
according to plan. Don’t expect extensive characterbuilding or worldbuilding,
because you won’t get any of that in this book.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The only
right reason the read this, is to enjoy yourself. Switch of that serious button in your head, sit down and emerge yourself in the world of The Banned
Underground. The stories are short and can be read in a couple of hours. A
couple of hours away from the real world and full of mindless action and
situations you wouldn’t expect to happen in a normal Fantasy novel. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
genre was new to me, but I really enjoyed it, “Bass Instinct” was a light read
and perfect for a break in between all the dark and serious Fantasy novels or
YA drama. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
story is simple and easy to follow, which makes it easy to read the book in
just one sitting. The jokes aren’t always spot on and it’s not like I was
laughing out loud, but I was amused and chuckled once or twice. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Want a break
from all the serious Fantasy and want to read something different? Give “The
Banned Underground” a shot, kick back, relax and enjoy the ride! </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Will Macmillan Jones lives in Wales, a lovely green verdant land with a rich cultural heritage. He does his best to support this heritage by yelling loud encouragement at the TV when Wales plays international rugby. Having been an accountant for much of his working life, he now writes in a desperate attempt to avoid terminal atrophy of his brain. A fifty something lover of blues, rock and jazz, he has achieved a lifetime ambition by extending his bookcases to fill an entire wall of his home office.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092246125841716321noreply@blogger.com2