Tag: fantasy
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His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
Review of His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik. What if there had been dragons on both sides of the Napoleonic Wars? What if those dragons had opinions about their role in the war? Captain Will Laurence becomes part of the Aerial Corps as the master of the dragon Temeraire.
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Chicks in Chainmail
Review of the short story anthology Chicks in Chainmail edited by Esther M. Friesner. Do you remember when every computer game, heavy metal album, roleplaying game and cheep fantasy book had a chick in chainmail on the cover? Those were the inspiration for Chicks in Chainmail. The anthology looks a the stereotypes that surrounds the…
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Circle of Magic & Sandry’s Book
Review of Sandry’s Book and the Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce. The Circle of Magic is one of my all time favourite magic school series.
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9 Young Adult Epic Fantasy recommendations
These are my young adult epic fantasy recommendations. It doesn’t matter if you are looking for young adult epic fantasy because you want a recommendation for a younger reader or if you just want a less dark story, than adult epic fantasy tend to be. You might also enjoy the easy to read language or…
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11 Adult Epic Fantasy recommendations
I have found a stack of adult epic fantasy recommendations for you! If you are looking for epic fantasy with main characters who are actual adults or if you want epic fantasy with some edge to it, then you are looking for adult epic fantasy.
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6 Paranormal Romance recommendations for adults
When looking for paranormal romance recommendations, a lot of it is aimed at teenagers and if I have to read another book about teenagers mooning over each other, that book gets to sail through the room. Instead I have found some good paranormal romance recommendations for adults!
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And Their Lips Rang with the Sun
Review of And Their Lips Rang with the Sun by Amal El-Mohtar. And Their Lips Rang with the Sun was first published in Strange Horizons in 2009.
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Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede
Review of Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede. It’s a fantasy novel set in an alternative version of North America during the ‘Go West’ era. It is a frontier fantasy that turns North American into a magical land filled with strange supernatural creatures. The setting is quite problematic, so know this going in.
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The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Review of The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. The Last Unicorn is an young adult fantasy classic that plays with fairytale story structure, metafictional elements and is quite weird and melancholy
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Battle Magic by Tamora Pierce
Review of Battle Magic by Tamora Pierce, The Circle Reforged book 4. In Battle Magic a visit to the empirical palace turns into a gilded cage. Battle Magic is the darkest of Tamora Pierce’s young adult novels.