The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera It seems almost pointless for me to review a book so original, so outside of the norms I know, as this. The awards are numerous, major, and utterly deserved. People are speaking of The Saint of Bright…
Continue reading...The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the first book in the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy, a "portal fantasy" about five Toronto University students taken to a magical fantasy realm. There they are sweet up in a war…
Continue reading...Shadow Magic by Patricia C. Wrede My rating: 3 of 5 stars Shadow Magic is about as traditional a fantasy as you can get. Dark beings, thought vanquished long ago, reawaken and the kingdoms of men, Shee (ahem…), Wyrds, and more must find ancient artifacts…
Continue reading...Unsouled by Will Wight My rating: 4 of 5 stars Unsouled by Will Wight In this fantasy, a vaguely East Asian-based society is rules by people who can use a natural force called "madra" to fight, create, and manipulate the works arrive them. Everyone is…
Continue reading...The Dragon's Banker by Scott Warren My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Dragon's Banker by Scott Warren For merchant banker Sailor Kelstern, money is everything. He's a walking embodiment of the Month Python Money Song. He has had a minor business setback with a…
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