Category: Series review
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Glamourist Histories by Mary Robinette Kowal
Review of Glamourist Histories series by Mary Robinette Kowal. The series is set in a magical regency England. Each book in the series plays of a different genre. Glamourist Histories are by no means books for anybody, but if you like fantasy, historical fiction and want a view into society of the 1810s when this…
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Jane Yellowrock series
Review of Black Arts and Broken Soul by Faith Hunter which are part of the Jane Yellowrock series. A very strong urban fantasy series about Jane Yellowrock a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who works for the vampires of New Orleans taking down rough vampires, who are trying to police them self. The series is action…
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Moon Called & Blood Bound
Review of Moon Called & Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs in the Mercy Thompson Series. The series is solid urban fantasy with great characters.
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The Creative Fire by Brenda Cooper
Review of The Creative Fire by Brenda Cooper and The Diamond Deep, the second book in the Ruby’s Song duology. Creative Fire is a young adult generation ship story about oppression and resistance.
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The Velveteen vs. series by Seanan McGuire
Review of the Velveteen vs. series by Seanan McGuire. A funny and clever look at the superhero genre and how it treach both child and female heros. If you enjoyed The Boys, but wish it was a bit lighter in tone, this is the perfect read.
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Raine Benares & Bewitched and Betrayed
Review of the Raine Benares series by author, including Magic Lost Trouble Found and Bewitched and Betrayed. The series feels like reading a really good tabletop roleplaying adventure.
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Skin Game and The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Review of Skin Game by Jim Butcher and a mini-review of The Dresden Files – they are classic urban fantasy books. If you ask someone to recommend you some good urban fantasy books, The Dresden Files is going to come up. There is also quick reviews of some of the other individual books in the…
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Kate Daniels series & Magic Bleeds
Review of the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews with a focus on book 4 Magic Bleeds. The Kate Daniels books are set in a post-apocalyptic magical future filled with were-shifters.
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The Hollow series & The Undead Pool
Review of The Hollow series by Kim Harrison including Dead Witch Walking & The Undead Pool. The Hollows books are page turners and i read all of them in a very short amount of time. The world building is interesting and so is the magic, which involves dealing with demons.
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Human Strandings and the Role of the Xenobiologist
Review of Human Strandings and the Role of the Xenobiologist by Thoraiya Dyer. The story was originally published in Clark’s world and is free online.