An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire 368pp (Paperback) My Rating: 8/10 Amazon Rating: 4.5/5 LibraryThing Rating: 4.45/5 Goodreads Rating: 4.35/5 An Artificial Night is the third book in the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire, this year’s John W. Campbell Award winner for Best New Writer. The first two books in this urban fantasy series about faerie are Rosemary and Rue and A Local Habitation, respectively. There has been a very short wait in between books, and both the fourth […]
Review of Lord of the White Hell: Book Two
Lord of the White Hell: Book Oneby Ginn Hale346pp (Trade Paperback)My Rating: 9/10Amazon Rating: 5/5LibraryThing Rating: N/AGoodreads Rating: 4.7/5 Lord of the White Hell: Book Two completes the Lord of the White Hell duology by Ginn Hale. Book One came out in the middle of August and Book Two was just released today. Since the second book picks up right after the first one and this is one book split into two parts, I would strongly recommend starting with Lord […]
Killboxby Ann Aguirre368pp (Paperback)My Rating: 8/10Amazon Rating: 5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.33/5Goodreads Rating: 4.72/5 Killbox, the fourth book in the Sirantha Jax series by Ann Aguirre, was released on August 31. The other books in this space opera series are Grimspace, Wanderlust and Doubleblind, in that order. There will be six books total in the series with Aftermath scheduled for September 2011 and Endgame for September 2012. Please note that since this is the fourth book in a series, there will be […]
Review of Shadow Magic
Shadow Magicby Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett464pp (Paperback)My Rating: 8/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.88/5Goodreads Rating: 3.88/5 Shadow Magic is a loose sequel to Havemercy, the debut novel for Danielle Bennett and Jaida Jones. In June a third book, Dragon Soul, was released in hardcover. Dragon Soul continues the story of Thom and Rook from Havemercy, and also introduces two new characters. Even though Shadow Magic takes place after Havemercy, it could work as a stand alone book. It does give […]
The Last Stormlordby Glenda Larke704pp (Paperback)My Rating: 5.5/10Amazon Rating: 4/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.03/5Goodreads Rating: 3.83/5 The Last Stormlord is the first book in the Stormlord trilogy, also known as the Watergivers trilogy, by Glenda Larke. The second book, Stormlord Rising, recently came out in the US. It was already available in Australia, and it will be released in the UK in November. Stormlord’s Exile, the third book, is supposed to be released sometime next year although there is not yet a […]
Naamah’s Curseby Jacqueline Carey576pp (Hardcover)My Rating: 7.5/10Amazon Rating: 3.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.54/5Goodreads Rating: 3.98/5 Naamah’s Curse is the second book in Jacqueline Carey’s latest trilogy following Naamah’s Kiss. Although this new series is set in the same world as the earlier Kushiel’s Legacy books, it takes place a few generations after the end of the second trilogy. The final book, Naamah’s Blessing, does not yet have a publication date, but Jacqueline Carey did mention in her August update on the home […]
