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S.P. Somtow
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C.T. Bryce
Between Shadow and Flame by C.T. BryceMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I started this novel thinking, well, it's another retelling of one of the oldest tropes: boy who doesn't know who he really is searches for his real father and finds his true self in a distant fantasy kingdom. And it is, but C.T. Bryce has found new things to say and this book is a brilliantly reimagined take on the theme. In fact, i Read more of this blog post »
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Moon Dance
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| This is graphically a feast in every way, with stunning, detailed and convincing artwork. There are a few cavils with layout, though. For example, the speech balloons are often poorly placed, blocking important parts of the picture; better to move th ...more | |
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| Within these fragile documents, written in legalese, completely devoid of emotion, are human stories of suffering and heartbreak. The author presents a series of bills of sale, in the original handwritten copies, a transciption, and a gloss in modern ...more | |
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| This story had a slow start, but the action sequences are rewarding. In the first section, there are too many back-and-forth Graphics of just conversation and individual dialogue lines. These could be tightened tremendously. On the whole, this is a d ...more | |
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| There are some problems with this author's narrative techniques that often undermine what could be a thrilling adventure story. One problem for instance is that there's no consistency of tense. Using the historic present is a fine way to add a sense ...more | |
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| A delightful adventure about a little goat in search of a farmer's pie. On the way the goat goes to a hairstylist and checks out a farmer's market. It's a sweet little story without any heavy-handed moral. Just a fun little ride, with cute illustrat ...more | |
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"“The highest Heaven’s foundations rest in the depths of Hell. You can’t touch the stars unless your feet are firmly planted on the earth.”
So this is how it ends… I knew it was coming, but that doesn’t make it any easier. “Memoriae” is the story of th" Read more of this review » |
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“Ideas themselves were sensual things to him.”
― Dragon's Fin Soup and Other Modern Siamese Fables
― Dragon's Fin Soup and Other Modern Siamese Fables
“You are a king," she whispered from behind her veils, "but you are also a man. Men burn but women smolder; always we are the stronger, and your subjugation of us is an illusion.”
― The Shattered Horse
― The Shattered Horse
“The word bara has no gender,” I said. “And the world elohim might be plural. What if the real meaning was, ‘In the beginning, she created the gods?”
― Other Edens: Novellas of the Fall
― Other Edens: Novellas of the Fall
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| SciFi and Fantasy...: Sci-fi from Asia and South America | 2 | 40 | Mar 29, 2011 01:43PM | |
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| Urban Fantasy: Looking for Recommendations: Vampire Books for Adults | 48 | 611 | Aug 13, 2011 08:07PM | |
| The Sword and Laser: International authors Sci-fi/Fantasy Books | 17 | 84 | Sep 01, 2011 06:34AM | |
| The Sword and Laser: A good Young Adult Laser suggestion | 23 | 139 | Feb 06, 2013 11:58AM | |
| Around the World ...: Now Accepting Nominations for July Books of the Month (Thailand and US State of South Carolina) | 17 | 84 | Apr 26, 2013 05:58AM | |
| The Sword and Laser: Women & Minorities in Science Fiction | 49 | 606 | Aug 30, 2017 09:12AM |
“You are a king," she whispered from behind her veils, "but you are also a man. Men burn but women smolder; always we are the stronger, and your subjugation of us is an illusion.”
― The Shattered Horse
― The Shattered Horse
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