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This is the third and final part of the Draykon trilogy. I very much enjoyed the first two parts, ‘Draykon’ and ‘Lokant’, and this continues in the same vein, a wonderfully eccentric mixture of unique world-building, believable characters and an … Continue reading
Part 13 of The Complete Discworld Reread I. ‘ SMALL GODS’ IS THE STORY OF BRUTHA, LAST OF THE PROPHETS TO THE GREAT GOD OM. IT IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE BEST BOOK BY PRATCHETT FOR GOOD REASON. … Continue reading
Pauline’s Review (5/23/13) This is the third volume of the Dagger and Coin Quintet, the difficult middle book – the one that drags the weight of two books’ worth of previous history, that also has to begin arranging all the … Continue reading
There is an old story that this reviewer is much too lazy to do any research that would verify or debunk. The story says that a man who went by Dr. Suess wrote Green Eggs and Ham on a dare … Continue reading
I recently read ‘The Burning Sky’, the author’s debut book, and while I loved the original setting and found the story a fast-paced steampunk adventure, the characters never quite came alive for me. The author had a truly wonderful response … Continue reading
So there I was, struggling to get invested in a book with a fairly lack-lustre main character, a difficult alternate history setting and an opening stuffed with explosions and other dramas that I really don’t care about. And then along … Continue reading
Book Abandoned Stopping Point: 25% Reason for abandonment: The book flat out wasn’t working for me. Aliens in name only; despite describing how different they all looked the aliens were completely human, right down to using English acronyms like SOB … Continue reading
Ah Eli Monpress series, your time is ending way too soon. I know I should be happy. After all, I get a satisfying conclusion to a series that has avoided turning into a repetitive serial. A series that has avoided … Continue reading
This is the third in the ‘Deed of Paksenarrion’ trilogy. The first described how Paks left her home to become a mercenary in Duke Phelan’s company, and was a very down-to-earth story of a soldier’s training and campaigns. The second … Continue reading
When I reviewed ‘Between Two Thorns’ I mentioned I would probably read its sequel once it came out. Well, I did. The first book of the Split Worlds series was enjoyable, easy to read and introduced a strong heroine in … Continue reading