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Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh

October 2, 2011 Reviews 0

C. J. Cherryh is a U.S. author who has written more than 60 science fiction and fantasy novels. Her works may be divided into the Alliance-Union novels, The Chanur novels, novels set in the Foreigner universe and her fantasy novels. The Alliance-Union novels include the Hugo Award winning novels Downbelow Station (1981) and Cyteen (1988).

The saga of two young friends trapped in an endless nightmare of suspicion and surveillance, of cyber-programmed servants (azi) and a ruling class with century long lives - and the enigmatic woman who dominates them all …

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Fallen by Lauren Kate

September 22, 2011 Reviews 0

Lauren Kate is an American young adult fiction writer whose books have been translated into over thirty languages. She is the author of the Fallen series and The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove. She is currently working on the final book of the Fallen series: Rapture. Luce Price is drawn to…

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Tankborn by Karen Sandler

September 14, 2011 Reviews 1

Karen Sandler is an American author who has previously published many romance books. After earning a BA in math and an MS in computer science, she worked as a software engineer for fifteen years. She sold her first romance novel in 1997, and is now writing young adult novels. Her first…

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Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

September 12, 2011 Reviews 0 ★★★★

Reading Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy spurred me to read his earlier works. Elantris is his debut novel (released in 2005), and I found it to be every bit as engaging and wonderful as I expected. High Priest Hrathen of Shu Derethi, the militaristic religion underlying the power of Fjorden, is…

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The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater

September 10, 2011 Reviews 0

Maggie Steifvater is a New York Times bestselling author living in Virginia. Her works include the Books of Faerie novels, the Wolves of Mercy Falls series and the upcoming novel The Scorpio Races. Maggie is an award winning artist, plays several instruments, and has sold the rights to her novel,…

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The Broken Well Trilogy by Sam Bowring

August 30, 2011 Reviews 1 ★★★★½

Sam Bowring is a writer and comedian living in Sydney, Australia. He published his first book, Sir Joshua and the Unprofessional Dragon, at 19, and since then he has written several other books and stage plays. He has also written for television shows such as Rove (Ten Network) and The…

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The Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn

August 25, 2011 Reviews 0

In this series Lian Hearn follows the life of Takeo – the young man adopted by a Lord of the Otori clan to be his heir. The books are set in a fictional feudal Japan and depict an enormous power struggle between the many clan lords who rule the…

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The Mortal Instruments (Books 1 – 3) by Cassandra Clare

August 9, 2011 Reviews 0

The Mortal Instruments is the first trilogy set in the world of the Shadowhunters. Cassandra Clare is currently writing two more Shadowhunter trilogies in tandem: a prequel trilogy and one immediately following this one. Clary Fray has always been hidden from the darkness which hunts her. But after she witnesses three…

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The Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

July 28, 2011 Reviews 0 ★★★★★

What if the Dark Lord won? The Mistborn is a trilogy written by Brandon Sanderson, the first in a trilogy of trilogies set in the same world. The books in the series are: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension and The Hero of Ages. It explores what would happen if the good…

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The Septimus Heap Series by Angie Sage

July 24, 2011 Reviews 0

I am currently re-reading the Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage to celebrate the release of the 6th book Darke. The first book in the series is Magyk, followed by Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren and Darke. Jenna Heap is a young girl of eleven who lives with her adoptive family:…

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