A couple of days ago I got a copy of Bone Crossed, the fourth book in the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs, as a late Christmas present. Since I already bought it the day it came out and just read and reviewed it, I’m going to give it away here. (This is the new paperback edition, not the hardcover.) Contest Rules and Information To enter, send an email with the subject line ‘Bone Crossed’ to fantasycafe @ novomancy dot […]

Since I just reviewed Bone Crossed, it seems like a good time to post the link to the first chapter of Silver Borne. I saw this the other day thanks to a post on Angieville, which also mentioned this would be Samuel’s book. I don’t normally read chapters online, but I did read this one (partially because I was hoping it would help me decide about my dilemma about whether or not to wait for paperback – no, still undecided). […]

Bone Crossedby Patricia Briggs304pp (Paperback)My Rating: 8/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.22/5Goodreads Rating: 4.26/5 Bone Crossed is the fourth book in the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. The first three books in this popular urban fantasy series are Moon Called, Blood Bound and Iron Kissed, respectively. Silver Borne, the fifth book, will be released in hardcover in March 2010. Briggs is also writing a related series featuring different main protagonists called Alpha and Omega, which currently consists of two novels […]

Just finished a rough draft of a review of Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs – getting closer to caught up on reviews all the time. Or maybe it would feel that way if I hadn’t finished The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms over the weekend and read most of Sea Dragon Heir yesterday, but at least it is a lot easier to review books that have been read more recently. (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms was excellent – my favorite book I’ve read […]

Miles Errantby Lois McMaster Bujold752pp (Trade Paperback)My Rating: 8/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.38/5Goodreads Rating: 4.3/5 Miles Errant is an omnibus containing the novella “The Borders of Infinity” and the novels Brothers in Arms and Mirror Dance in the Miles Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold. Mirror Dance won the Hugo Award in 1995. There are currently 13 novels in this space opera series (including the ones that are loosely related since one takes place 200 years before, two are prequels […]