I recently posted a list of books that are about unusual libraries and it got me thinking about books that take place in unusual bookshops so that is what this list is about. Books that are based around bookshops that are either unusual in and of themselves or bookshops where unusual things happen. Here is…
Resonance Portal Wars by Mike Rawson starts at the beginning of WWII in 1939 with Kammler, a Nazi who is researching the possibilities of Element 115 to create portals. In doing so he opens a portal to Ilyndor, an alternate dimension, where he makes contact with Durgar and Balfur, leaders of a group of Orcs,…
The Midnight Bookshop by Amanda James is definitely one of the more unusual books I have read recently. It starts with an unusual flyer that catches the attention of three individuals and strangers, Adelaide, Jo, and Kye. The flyer is for a nearby store called the Midnight Bookshop. Jo struggles to actually find the store…
Harpist in the Wind is the third and final book in the Riddle-Master trilogy by Patricia A. McKillip and concludes the tale of Morgon and Raederle. It picks up a mere week after the end of the second book with Morgon and Raederle trying to decide what to do next, though they somewhat agree they…
Icefire is book two in the Last Dragon Chronicles by Chris D’lacey and continues the story of David and the Pennykettle dragons. David has a new and rather mysterious geography professor who seems to have an unusual interest in dragons but also an unusual interest in bears and the arctic. As he works on finding…
Eternal OS: Love Never Fails by Rezvan Hatami is about Eliora who has just been hired by Corporatio to help oversee the development of their new android, Eternalus. As Eternalus continues developing and evolving she interacts more and more with Eliora and with Edward, a somewhat reclusive engineer assigned to the project. The more Eliora…
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods is a story about a mysterious bookshop in Dublin and the people involved with it. Martha has recently left her husband and is looking to start over when she lands a job as a live-in maid and housekeeper for an older lady in Dublin. It is there that she…
The Witch’s Daughter is the second book in The Chronicles of Ynis Aielle by R. A. Salvatore and picks up thirty years after the first book. Del and Brielle’s daughter Rhiannon has just turned twenty and wishes to explore the world outside of Avalon. With her mother’s assent and the company of the rangers Belexus…
It is time for me to return to one of the few series that I consider to be a favorite that is not fantasy. Skeleton Key is the third book in the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz and this book sets up an interesting precedent for young Alex. It opens with Alex at school…
Ukraine: Year One is the first book in the Fallout of War series by H. Peter Alesso. It tells the story of Commander James Fairbanks and his wife who are sent to assess and report on the condition of events in Ukraine in 2021 as they prepare for a Russian invasion. James works alongside the…
The Draconic Bibliophile
