Category: fantasy
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The Demon Spirit by R. A. Salvatore is the second book in the Demonwars Saga. It continues the story of Elbryan and Pony after the tragic loss of Avelyn, Bradwarden, and Tuntun at the end of the previous book. Elbryan and Pony are now continuing the general harassment of the enemy forces of powries, goblins,…
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The Hero’s Lot is the second book in The Staff & The Sword series by Patrick W. Carr. It continues the story of Errol Stone, the orphan drunk who has discovered he is an omne, someone who can read anybody else’s cast. As Errol learns to navigate his way around the politics of the King’s…
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This next book is one that I picked up from the local library because I thought it sounded interesting. The Night Tiger is by Yangsze Choo and is based in Malaya, what is now Malaysia, in the 1930’s. It tells the story of Ren, a young boy of about ten who is trying desperately to…
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Today’s book is one that I have been meaning to read for years and finally got around to reading. It is a book that was written by an author that I have long been a fan of and have read several of their other works. Beauty by Robin McKinley is a retelling of the classic…
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When it was time to start this book I was a little sad as it was the last book in the series. The Dragonslayer’s Return is the third and final book in The Spearwielder’s Tale trilogy by R. A. Salvatore. It chronicles the third trip Gary Leger takes to Faerie. The story opens with Gary…
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The Demon Awakens by R. A. Salvatore is the first book in his Demonwars saga. It focuses on three young, soon-to-be, heroes. Elbryan, his close friend Jilseponie, and Avelyn who is unfamiliar to the other two when the story starts. Elbryan and Jilseponie are both from the small village of Dundalis and are barely into…
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Dragons of Spring Dawning is the third and final book in the Dragonlance chronicles by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It chronicles the trials of the adventurers as they work on gearing up for the, hopefully, final thrust against the armies of evil dragons and their draconian allies. Laurana works with the remnants of the…
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Time to go over a new series that I recently found. A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr is the first book in The Staff & The Sword series. It is the story of Errol Stone, a young man who is a drunk that it willing to do just about anything for coin to…
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This next book is a good one but a bit of a weird one. Myrren’s Gift is the first book in The Quickening trilogy by Fiona McIntosh. The book opens on a battlefield where Magnus, King of Morgravia, is fighting alongside close friend Fergys Thirsk, General of the Morgravian Army. Fergys takes a deadly hit…
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This next book is the sequel to another book that I recently reviewed, The Woods Out Back. The Dragon’s Dagger is the second book in The Spearwielder’s Tale by R. A. Salvatore and continues the adventures of Gary, Mickey, Kelsey, And Geno. It opens on Mickey stealing the armor and spear of Cedric Donigarten in…