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Shield of Thunder review
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An excellent followup to Lord of the Silver Bow. Shield of Thunder starts off a little weirdly, since it doesn't follow the main POV characters from the first book until about a third of the way through, but I ended up liking Banokles, Piria, and Kalliades anyway, so no harm there.
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Trumps of Doom review
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I've put off reading the second series of Amber books for a long time because I heard they just aren't as good as the originals. After reading the first book, that seems true to me, but Zelazny is a master and Trumps of Doom is still a great, quick read.
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Ship of Magic review
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It's been a long time since I've read a Robin Hobb book, and I didn't remember much about her style. One thing I did remember is that she likes to torture her characters, and that's definitely true in this book too.
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Berserk: Vol 1 review
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I've been interested in Berserk for a while, it's one of the classic manga and a huge inspiration to a ton of the grimdark authors that I enjoy. I've watched about 10 episodes of the 1997 anime adaptation before I fell off; figuring I'd enjoy it better if I had read the manga first. I've finally...
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The Blacktongue Thief review
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The Blacktongue Thief is a book that's been on my radar for quite a while, after having read and really enjoying Between Two Fires by the same author, but I've been putting it off because the blurb on Goodreads is rather generic. Especially when compared to the uniqueness of Between Two Fires, I...
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Damiano review
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Damiano is an enchanting, charming novel that has a lot of the features I like in my fantasy novels. It's set in an alternate medieval Italy, one of my favorite settings, and the magic is wild and unexplained - something I really enjoy among the recent trend of explaining everything like it's a...
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