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The Hallowed Hunt – Lois McMaster Bujold

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Read for the Once Upon a Time VIII Reading Challenge. This story takes place in the same world as The Curse of Chalion, and Paladin of Souls, two books I adored.     While those books are about one family – the royal family of the kingdom of Chalion, this book is set in another country, which […]

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Thomas the Rhymer – Ellen Kushner

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Read for the Once Upon a Time VIII Reading Challenge. Thomas the Rhymer is an old tale, based on a real man in medieval Scotland.      In the old ballads, Thomas meets the Queen of Elfland, and is taken away by her to her realm, where he lives for seven years.    After that, he returns to

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The Invisible Ring – Anne Bishop

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Jared is a pleasure slave, one who turned on his owner, and killed her.    So he’s now at the slave market, sure he’ll be sent to the Salt Mines, when what he at first thinks is an even worse fate finds him. The Grey Lady, Queen of the neighboring land of Dena Nehele, has come

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The Scorpio Races – Maggie Stiefvater

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After my slight disappointment with Shiver, I’ll admit I was a little leery of picking up another Maggie Stiefvater book, but I’ve heard such great things about her (hi, Jenn!), I gave her another go when The Scorpio Races came up as an Amazon Kindle special.     I’m definitely glad I did – I liked this

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Newt’s Emerald – Garth Nix

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Lady Truthful Newington is turning eighteen, and her father has decided to mark the occasion with a viewing of the Newington Emerald.    The Emerald has been in the family for centuries, and is a powerful magical tool for the women of the family.    It’ll be Truthful’s when she’s twenty one. The viewing happens during  a

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The Burning Sky – Sherry Thomas

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In a world where Atlantis exists, but isn’t seen by the non-magical realms, Prince Titus is the titular head of the one of the Domains conquered by Atlantis.    He’s a puppet, with the representative of the Bane of Atlantis being the real power in the realm.      What the Bane doesn’t know is that Titus’ mother

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Eye of the Tempest – Nicole Peeler

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In the further adventures of Jane True, Jane’s back in Rockabill, where she and her friends are promptly attacked by regular humans with guns.     Jane manages to pull enough power to save herself and her friends, but it puts her in a coma for a month. By the time she wakes up, it’s clear that

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Blameless – Gail Carriger

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Alexia Maccon is back living with her mother and sisters after her husband has kicked her out of their house.    There’s the small matter of her being pregnant, which shouldn’t be possible, since Lord Maccon is a werewolf.    Alexia knows that he’s the father, but has to figure out how to convince him (and he

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If I Pay Thee not in Gold – Piers Anthony and Mercedes Lackey

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Xylina is a Manzonite, but not a very good one.    While her skills at magic are strong, she’s not much of a warrior, unlike her famous mother, who sadly passed away, leaving Xylina destitute. She’s reached the end of the time where she has to do the Challenge that will either confirm her as a

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Lady Friday – Garth Nix

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In this latest book of The Keys to the Kingdom, Arthur is going after the fifth piece of the Will in Lady Friday’s realm in the Middle House.    It’s basically anything having to do with printing, including a river of words where everyone has to wear clothes made of paper with moveable text to protect

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