High Hallack, Arvon and the Waste are located on a different continent of the Witch World than Norton’s Estcarp Cycle. High Hallack contains the Dales – quite similar but still rather different than Karsten’s Keeps. The Dales are spread out around the land – each one holding a few hundred… Read more »
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Review: Bone Rider by J. Fally *light spoilers*
“A cowboy, an alien, and three hit men walk into a bar…” O.M.G! This was one wild ride and I love every single second of it! This review is almost impossible to write, I just enjoyed it so much that my thoughts are just a jumble of squees, lol. WOW…. Read more »
Review: A Lot Like Love (FBI/US Attorney #2) by Julie James *Light Spoilers*
The Julie James FBI/US Attorney series glomming continues! This one was good. I enjoyed it but not as much as books #1 and #5. It was good. Not great but good. Of course, some of my trepidation maybe related to the fact that I dislike deception in Romance books. I… Read more »
Review: It Happened One Wedding by Julie James (FBI/US Attorney #5)
I decided I wanted to read this book after it received a Recommended Read tag by Dear Author. Once I made that decision, this book and I did a little dance for some weeks. Amazon and Barnes & Noble sell the ebook version for $5.99…but I have a Kobo. Kobo… Read more »
Andre Norton’s Witch World: Estcarp, Escore, and Karsten
Estcarp, Escore, and Karsten Estcarp and Escore are the primary countries where the following books are located. Estcarp and Escore are both rife with magic (witches, warlocks and Adept Sorcerers) while Karsten has very few and mostly hidden magic practitioners. Witchcraft is outlawed in Karsten and is punishable by death…. Read more »
Review: Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) by Steven Erikson
There are no words. I just don’t have the words to describe this enough to get out a review. I don’t have the words to express my relationship with Gardens of the Moon. I am…my mind is BLOWN. It’s genius. It’s intimidating. The sheer scope of what was going on… Read more »
Andre Norton: Biography & Awards
From Wikipedia Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton, February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy (with some works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction) under the pen names Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston. She was the first woman… Read more »
SPA-F: Pale Queen’s Courtyard (Moonlit Cities #1) by Marcin Wrona
Kamvar, a soldier, has lost his way. Leonine, a thief and sorcerer, has forgotten that he had one to lose. When the daughter of a High Priest finds herself exiled and hunted across the entirety of conquered Ekka, both men will remember who they are, and the country’s invaders will… Read more »
Review: Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle #1) by Diana Wynne Jones
I’ve heard of this book (and Diana Wynne Jones) before but I’d never read any of her work. Jones was on Mt. TBR but I pushed Howl’s Moving Castle up because it was picked to be a book club group read. WOW! I really loved this book. It’s a quite… Read more »
An Aficionado’s Guide to the top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time – Part 10
A few things you should know about this list: *It was voted on by a large group of fantasy readers (majority rules) *If a single book is on the list and that book is part of a series, it’s a recommendation for the entire series. *I have read some of… Read more »
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