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The Mirror Chronicles: The Bell Between Worlds

Posted on May 10, 2013 by celticf1

The Mirror Chronicles: The Bell Between Worlds Ian Johnstone HarperCollins UK Sylas Tate lives with his uncle in a crooked old building called Gabblety Row. The occupants of the Row seem as odd as the building, but it is what … Continue reading →

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The Moon Child

Posted on March 24, 2013 by celticf1

The Moon Child Mark Lucek Matador The Moon Child  is a story that takes place at the intersection between hunter gatherer culture and agrarian culture in the north of what would become Poland. Iwa is a young girl who is … Continue reading →

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Blood’s Pride

Posted on March 2, 2013 by celticf1

Blood’s Pride: Shattered Kingdom’s Book 1 Evie Manieri Tor Books Evie Manieri does a fantastic job of creating a fascinating world for the action of Blood’s Pride. In a series, the world becomes a character in the story and is … Continue reading →

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Trickster

Posted on March 2, 2013 by celticf1

Trickster Jeff Sommer Pocket Books Trickster by Jeff Sommer is a gritty urban fantasy about a world in which magic is real, but all spells are powered by blood. The more blood one has to do magic the bigger the … Continue reading →

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A Cast of Stones

Posted on February 10, 2013 by celticf1

A Cast of Stones Patrick W. Carr Bethany House A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr, introduces us to Errol who, though still a teenager, is on his way to being the town drunk. A church messenger reluctantly hires … Continue reading →

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The Archived (Sneak Peek)

Posted on November 28, 2012 by celticf1

The Archived (Sneak Peek) Victoria Schwab Disney-Hyperion I only got to read a little bit of this book. It creates a fascinating world in which the dead go to the Archive where they can be read like books by the … Continue reading →

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Hero in Hiding

Posted on December 22, 2011 by celticf1

Hero in Hiding Mitchell Bonds Marcher Lord Press Hero in Hiding is the follow up book to Hero, Second-Class by Mitchell Bonds. If you haven’t read the first book of the pair, I would highly recommend it. Even so, Hero … Continue reading →

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To Darkness Fled

Posted on April 1, 2011 by celticf1

To Darkness Fled Jill Williamson Marcher Lord Press To Darkness Fled by Jill Williamson is the second in the Blood of Kings trilogy. Picking up where By Darkness Hid left off this book follows Achan and Vrell along with their … Continue reading →

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By Darkness Hid

Posted on March 23, 2011 by celticf1

By Darkness Hid Jill Williamson Marcher Lord Press By Darkness Hid is a fantasy novel by Jill Williamson. In its opening pages we meet Achan who is a stray. A stray in this world is a person who was abandoned … Continue reading →

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Hero: Second Class

Posted on March 7, 2011 by celticf1

Hero, Second Class -  The Hero Complex Book 1 Mitchell Bonds Marcher Lord Press Hero, Second Class is one of the first novels released by the Christian publishing house Marcher Lord Press. It is penned by Mitchell Bonds. If the … Continue reading →

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