By superwench83, on March 10th, 2010
Spellwright
by Blake Charlton
Tor Books
Hardcover – $24.99 (discounted at Amazon and elsewhere)
Reviewed by Superwench83
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Not so in Blake Charlton’s world. In his novel Spellwright, not only can words break your bones, but they can chop off your limbs, stab your heart, and create all [...]
By superwench83, on February 18th, 2010
The Swordbearer
by Glen Cook (Wiki)
Night Shade Books
Trade Paperback – $14.95
Genre: High Fantasy
Publisher’s Blurb:
A young man’s dreams of warfare and glory turn into a bitter nightmare when an invading army, led by the Dark Champion Nevenka Nieroda and his twelve Dead Captains, the Toal, besieges his father’s feudal fortress. Nieroda and the Toal demand the surrender [...]
By superwench83, on January 13th, 2010
Reviewed by Superwench83.
Blurb:
The story of Rhi Bran y Hud concludes as Abbot Hugo and the Norman invaders attempt to wipe out King Raven and his flock once and for all. Their merciless attack, the first of many to come, heralds a dark and desperate day for the realm of Elfael. Bran [...]
By superwench83, on January 11th, 2010
By Superwench83
I was one of those who was slow to embrace the concept of an electronic reading device. One who said a book in hand was worth more than a book on screen, that nothing could beat the old-fashioned feel of flipping through those pages. But I began to see the convenience of having my [...]
By superwench83, on November 25th, 2009
The Magicians and Mrs. Quent
By Galen Beckett
Amazon USA – UK – Canada
Random House – Trade Paperback
Reviewed by Superwench83.
The Magicians and Mrs. Quent—a fantasy novel written in the style of Jane Austen, with characteristics of a Bronte book—is a fantastic blend of smart prose, charming characters, and an unusual and wonderful story. “But it’s more than [...]
By superwench83, on November 11th, 2009
Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt
Amazon USA – UK – Canada
First Chapter
Genre: Steampunk
Review by Superwench83
At first running for their lives, Molly Templar and Oliver Brooks soon find themselves at the heart of a revolution, and they don’t know which side they’re on. In a world where the monarchy has long been overthrown, where the [...]
By superwench83, on November 2nd, 2009
The Stepsister Scheme (Amazon USA – UK – Canada)
First Chapter (pdf)
DAW Books
The Mermaid’s Madness (Amazon USA – UK – Canada)
First Chapter (pdf)
DAW Books
by Jim C. Hines
Reviewed by Superwench83.
These are no ordinary princesses.
Jim C. Hines’ latest novel, The Mermaid’s Madness, came out recently, and since I’d not read the first in the Princess series, I bought [...]
By superwench83, on October 21st, 2009
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker (Amazon USA – UK – Canada)
by Leanna Renee Hieber (site includes blog and book trailer)
Leisure Books
Mass Market Paperback
Reviewed by Superwench83
Blurb
What fortune awaited sweet, timid Percy Parker at Athens Academy? Considering how few of Queen Victoria’s Londoners knew of it, the great Romanesque fortress was dreadfully imposing, and [...]
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