Lord of the Fire Lands by Dave Duncan continues the story begun in The Gilded Chain and ends with a twist that so surprised me I didn't wait long to pick up the next in the series. Duncan continues to impress!...
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Lord of the Fire Lands by Dave Duncan continues the story begun in The Gilded Chain and ends with a twist that so surprised me I didn't wait long to pick up the next in the series. Duncan continues to impress!...
Read MoreLed me down such a herky-jerky path that the only thing clear to me was that I was not going to continue with the series....
Read MoreA fun adventure full of colorful characters, intrigue, magic, and, of course, the King's Blades....
Read MoreCrystal Rain by Tobias Buckell is a "Caribbean style" science fiction novel with a little bit different style because of that. While I did enjoy the world building, I wasn't initially intrigued enough to jump into the next book in the series. Eventually I did, though, and I loved Buckell's other installments....
Read MoreFarthing has a style that is easy to read and holds the reader's attention fairly well, but ultimately I just didn't find enough going on here to give it a recommendation....
Read MoreDuncan delivers another gripping tale set in the (mostly) historically accurate Venice of yesteryear....
Read MorePratt goes to great length to tell us how much of a bad ass Mason is, yet we never see that reflected in the unfolding story. It's for that reason that I'm reluctant to go ahead with this series....
Read MoreA promising start that fizzled out and ultimately led to me putting this one down....
Read MorePlenty of danger but little suspense means a fairly bland read....
Read MoreTales of the Dying Earth takes place in a future so far advanced that technology has become more akin to magic. This compilation spans four separate tomes and is written in the classic, no nonsense style as befitting a grandmaster of science fiction. The book is entertaining nonetheless, and should be on every serious reader's list....
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