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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin

December 21, 2018 by David McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

Fire & Blood, by George R R Martin, provides the background history for the Game of Thrones series. Purportedly, the narrative is the piecing together of the various histories of the Targaryen royal family’s uniting of the seven kingdoms and rule of Westeros, so as to present the most accurate …

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Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

November 3, 2018 by David McCan | Fantasy, Romance | No Comments

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi is a pretty amazing book. It is a story that takes place in a dystonian future and is about Juliette, who has survived alone in prison without seeing another person. This isn’t a story of someone wrongly accused. Juliette is in for murder and she believes she …

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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

October 19, 2018 by David McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater is a young adult paranormal story about Blue, her family, and some boys from a nearby private school. Everyone in Blue’s family is psychic … except for her. Blue does have a gift, she acts as an amplifier for other psychics. Blue has had …

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A Dance of Cloaks by David Dalglish

August 25, 2018 by David McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

A Dance of Cloaks is a story with a very large cast of characters. At it’s heart there is Thren Felhorn, master of the Spider Guild, and his son Aaron. There are several other thieves guilds with their leaders and lieutenants. There is the king and his main adviser. There are …

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Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

August 18, 2018 by David McCan | Fantasy, Historical Fiction | No Comments

Sky in the Deep is an amazing, well written book based on Viking lore. It is an incredibly rich well told story about a young Aska warrior, Eelyn. The story begins on the battlefield where once again the Aska face off against their traditional enemy, the Riki. Five years previously, Eelyn …

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Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

August 17, 2018 by David McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

Daughter of the Pirate King is a fun story. Like many pirate tales, there is a good mix of action, adventure, and romance. A difference is that the main character, Alosa, is female. She is the daughter of the pirate king and captain of a ship in his fleet. The …

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Carry On by Rainbow Rowell – Or Harry Potter in the Fun House Mirror

August 10, 2018 by David McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

First off, let me say that Carry On by Rainbow Rowell is not Harry Potter fan fiction. There are a ton of parallels. Simon, the main character, is the “Chosen One.” He was an orphan. He is attending a school for magicians in England. His roommate Baz, and the start …

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A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab

July 31, 2018 by David McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

I love creative fantasies with rich, unique world building. In A Darker Shade of Magic V. E. Schwab brings that to the table. In the story, there are parallel worlds which are each very different, but have one thing in common: they each have a London. There are four Londons: White, Grey, …

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Blood of the Four by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon

June 3, 2018 by David McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

In many ways, Blood of the Four is an amazing story. There are Four gods buried below the city. The priesthood protects and grows powerful from their magic. The monarchy is descended from the Four and the blood of the gods flows in their veins. A mad queen wants all …

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Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine – Of Books and Libraries

December 31, 2017 by David McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

Have you noticed the tendency of authors to focus on books and reading? Take The Reader by Traci Chee as an example of this self-reflective preoccupation. This is not surprising given that writing and books, and readers and reading, are at the center of an author’s life. However, there are …

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The Queen’s Poisoner by Jeff Wheeler

August 25, 2017 by David McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

I listened to the audiobook version of The Queen’s Poisoner by Jeff Wheeler, read by Kate Rudd. The story opens with the Duke of Kiskaddon returning home from battle. His side was victorious, but there was a small problem, or rather a major problem. At a crucial point in the battle, …

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Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, and Deborah Biancotti

June 14, 2017 by David McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

I’m a big Scott Westerfeld fan and was pretty psyched to start reading Zeroes. It is the story about 6 teenagers who each have a unique, special power. I wouldn’t call them “super powers,” though they were pretty cool: Flicker is blind but can see through other people’s eyes. Crash …

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The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi

April 2, 2017 by David McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

The Star-Touched Queen takes place in the milieu of Hindu mythology: the worlds of gods, goddesses, demons, illusion, and reincarnation. The story is about Maya, a young princess in a kingdom that has long been at war with the many surrounding kingdoms. In a bid to bring peace, her father …

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The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

February 21, 2017 by Cindy McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

The Fifth Season is a compelling and multifaceted story set on a geologically unstable and volatile “Earth”. Earthquakes and volcanoes are a constant threat and if severe enough can cause a fifth season, or extended winter, due to the amount of dust and ash sent up into the atmosphere. Tsunamis …

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The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

February 19, 2017 by Cindy McCan | Fantasy | No Comments

I just finished listening to The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman. The narrator, Fiona Hardingham, an accomplished actress and reader, picked me up, transported me to Regency London and set me down among the aristocracy. It is 1812 and Lady Helen Wrexhall is 18 and ready to go out …

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