Results of tag "books"
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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The Winged Histories review
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The Winged Histories is a difficult book to review. Much like A Stranger in Olondria, it's full of gorgeous, dense prose. Prose that can often be too dense, and often led to me losing interest and nodding off.
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Dragon Eaters review
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Dragon Eaters is a short story collection about dragons and those who hunt them.
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A Wind in Cairo review
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A Wind in Cairo is a well-researched historical fantasy set in the tumultuous period of the early Crusades. Egypt lies under Saladin's hand, and the story is told entirely from the point of view of Muslim characters, something rare at least in English literature, especially for 1989.
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The Crystal Cave review
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An excellent take on the Arthurian saga that I wish I had read earlier. The old wizard Merlin serves as our narrator, and this first entry tells the story of Merlin's birth as a bastard Welsh prince, up through his childhood and the conception of the future king Arthur. It paints a vivid picture of...
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The Liberation review
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A conclusion that, while well-written, leaves too many plot threads unfinished and mysteries unexplained to be truly great. The Liberation feels rushed, and I came away with more questions than answers.
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