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Myrren’s Gift by Fiona McIntosh
When I first saw Myrren’s Gift, the first book of The Quickening, in my local bookshop, I did not think it was a fantasy novel. The cover art showing a towering castle in a mountainous […]
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Golem’s Eye by Jonathan Stroud
Two years after foiling Simon Lovelace’s plot to overthrow the government, Nathaniel is now a fast-rising minister in the Department of Internal Affairs. With the Prime Minister himself following his career with a keen and […]
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The Briar King by Greg Keyes
The Briar King is the first volume in The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone series. It is a multi-threaded novel following several groups of characters, each with their own mini-adventures. In most fantasy novels, the […]
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The High Lord by Trudy Canavan
An ending that leaves you wanting more In this final instalment of The Black Magician trilogy, we finally learn all of Akkarin’s secrets and the grave impact they have on the Guild, and indeed the […]
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The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Not just another Harry Potter When The Amulet of Samarkand was first published in 2003, it was described as “the next Harry Potter”. While it’s true that Jonathan Stroud’s book is about a young boy […]
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The Elder Gods by David Eddings
Another version of The Belgariad If The Elder Gods is your first Eddings book, you might possibly enjoy it. It has all the ingredients that made The Belgariad and The Elenium so irresistible: an easy-to-read […]
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Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Inkheart is a book about book lovers written for book lovers. The central characters, Meggie, Mo, and Elinor live and breathe books. Bookworms like me will find themselves in good company and will relate to […]
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Smallville: Smallville Season 1: The Official Companion
If you are a Smallville fan and only watch the TV show, you are getting only half the story. This 160-page authorized companion tells you the other half. The book opens with a foreword by […]
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The Treasured One by David Eddings
Deja vu in more ways than one! The Treasured One, Book 2 of The Dreamers, suffers from the same deficiencies as The Elder Gods, the first volume in the series. The plot is all too […]
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The Novice by Trudi Canavan
The Novice continues The Black Magician Trilogy in the same fluid, fast-paced style that I liked about the opening volume, The Magician’s Guild. In the first book, the action took place mainly in the Guild […]