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Bookshelf: Dandelion Iron
YA literature has been exploding in recent years, but in all its eccentric fecundity, it’s never seen this before: post-apocalyptic all-girl cattle drive. In 2058, the Juniper—that part of North America that used to be Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Michael Ritchey, Cattle Drive, Dandelion Iron, Juniper Wars, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, Wordfire Press, YA
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Bookshelf: The Nymphos of Rocky Flats
The Nymphos of Rocky Flats is the only vampire novel ever de-classified by the Department of Energy. In looking at the Amazon reviews as I write this, I see a few complaints about the title. I’m not sure why — the … Continue reading
Bookshelf: The Feather and the Moon Well
Shean Pao’s debut novel The Feather and the Moon Well is a deeply romantic fairy tale told about and from the points of view of the fairy creatures, that asks the question: can a creature change its nature? The owner … Continue reading
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Tagged David Farland, David Farland Discovery, Fairy Tales, Ireland, Shean Pao, The Feather in the Moon Well, Wordfire Press
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Bookshelf: The Dragons of Dorcastle
Alain is a Mage; his power, like that of all his Guild, comes from the key insight that the world and everything in it are unimportant illusion, easily manipulated. When the caravan he is guarding comes under attack from suspiciously over-armed … Continue reading
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Tagged Jack Campbell, The Dragons of Dorcastle, The Pillars of Reality, Young Adult
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Bookshelf: A Cloak of Frost
One day the North Wind delivers a baby to a baker and his wife. They love the child without giving her a name, and mostly the village of Snelling-on-the-Oak accepts her… mostly. But the child is magical. She builds homes for … Continue reading
Bookshelf: Unforgettable
Nat Morgan is unrememberable. Literally. If you leave his presence, in sixty seconds you’ve forgotten him entirely. He’s been this way since birth; the only reason he survived infancy was his mother’s recognition of the problem, and her determined writing … Continue reading
Bookshelf: Second Paradigm
Second Paradigm‘s title refers to a new paradigm for thinking about time, time travel, and paradox, and its story is an exploration of that paradigm. The challenge in trying to tell you about a book as intricately plotted as this … Continue reading
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Tagged Peter J. Wacks, Second Paradigm, Time Travel, Wordfire Press
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Bookshelf: Lincoln’s Wizard
Braxton Wright is no war hero, no matter what the newspapers say. He’s just the engineer who was aboard the Union battle walker Monitor at the Battle of Parkersburg, and who drove the Monitor across enemy lines, disrupting their formations … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, Dan Willis, Dragons of the Confederacy, Jeff Brimley, Lincoln's Wizard, Steampunk, Tracy Hickman
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Bookshelf: The Dandy Boys Mysteries
The Dandy Boys Mysteries are the cast of Downton Abbey trying to prove that Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a figment of Mina Harker’s imagination. This gothic mystery tale styles itself a publication of excerpts out of the journals of Friedrich … Continue reading
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Tagged Downton Abbey, Dracula, J.R. Boyett, Peter J. Wacks, The Dandy Boys Mysteries, Wordfire Press
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Bookshelf: Monster Hunter Alpha
Monster Hunter Alpha continues Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter series with all its trademarks: white-knuckle action, gritty gun details, wild swaggering characters on both the heroes’ and the villains’ side, and comic wisecracking in the best tradition of Hollywood action films. … Continue reading
