- December 13th, 2009
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Bright of the Sky is the first installment in Kay Kenyon's Entire and the Rose universe. Check out my review of Bright of the Sky and let those entries fly!Giveaway RulesWant a copy of Bright of the S…
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- December 12th, 2009
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Hello and welcome to issue #50 of my Weekly Roundup. As Alec posted we are coming back. Slowly but surely.... I still work on my Top Ten Reads 2009. Last week I wrote 2010 but that was a mistake. Chri…
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- December 10th, 2009
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Upon recommendation and review from my friend and fellow blogger Michael, I stepped into the world of Eddie Lacross in the Sword-Edged Blonde [US][UK] (2008), by Alex Bledsoe. Fast, loose, and fun, M…
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- December 8th, 2009
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bloggeratf has posted a new entry on: Only the Best SciFi/Fantasy
Do you know this overwhelming feeling that you need to read ten books within the next two hours? That is what I felt after I had to pause reading for several days due to my inflamed tooth. But now eve…
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- December 7th, 2009
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bloggeratf has posted a new entry on: Only the Best SciFi/Fantasy
If you have been following Michael's Weekly Roundups, and noticing the empty space between them, then you know the blog has been in something of a slump. Props to Michael, once again, for keeping the…
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- December 5th, 2009
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Hello and welcome to issue #49 of my Weekly Roundup. I feel a lot better compared to last week. But I still need more sleep as usual and I have to work a lot more than I expected. That is sad because…
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- November 28th, 2009
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Hello and welcome to issue #48 of my Weekly Roundup. Do you know these weeks where things happen which don't need? From Tuesday to Thursday I have been on a business trip to UK. On those trips I have…
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- November 22nd, 2009
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Congratulations to Bryce (aka Seak on SFFWorld) from Laramie WY! Bryce, I have added a couple goodies in the package that were given out at the signing. You will now be the proud owner of two very coo…
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- November 21st, 2009
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Hello and welcome to issue #47 of my Weekly Roundup which is the last but one in November. Next week I will be on a business trip to UK from Tuesday to Thursday. That means on one hand limited interne…
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- November 20th, 2009
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bloggeratf has posted a new entry on: Only the Best SciFi/Fantasy
From 1998 to 2009 ..... that is more than a decade and it is the timespan I needed to discover and read Colours in the Steel (1998) [US][UK], by K. J. Parker. It is the first book of the Fencer trilo…
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- November 18th, 2009
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Dear Readers,a post from me in the middle of the week is somewhat unusual. And a title like "Desire and Reality" means all or nothing.You may have noticed that we did not post as regularly as you may…
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- November 15th, 2009
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I was fortunate enough to win a place as a Storm Leader for the New York signing of The Gathering Storm, and it was truly wondrous. You can read the recap of the actual signing and our dinner with Tea…
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- November 14th, 2009
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Hello and welcome to issue #46 of my Weekly Roundup. This week again no real movie trailers. But I look forward to next week. Then I will watch 2012 in cinema. I will share my impressions in the next…
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- November 13th, 2009
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In July 2009 I read and reviewed Flood by Stephen Baxter. I liked it and I was curious to read the second book of the duology. Would the sequel Ark (2009, 457 p.) [US][UK], by Stephen Baxter, work for…
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- November 8th, 2009
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Once, all power in the Vin Lands was held by the prince-mages, who alone could craft spellwines, and selfishly used them to increase their own wealth and influence. But their abuse of power caused a d…
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- November 7th, 2009
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Hello and welcome to issue #45 of my Weekly Roundup. Last Roundup contained a lot of videos. But as I know from our log stats people liked it. I did something similar in summer and failed. That means…
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- November 6th, 2009
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Servant of a Dark God (2009) [US][UK] is John Brown’s debut, which straddles both the Epic and Gritty subgenres. It is a dark, complex, and ambitious fantasy novel filled with bigotry, ancient magic…
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- November 5th, 2009
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When I look at our Butcher's Bill for the last couple of months I get, the distinct impression that I don't read many books. After finishing the last Weekly Roundup I thought to myself that the time h…
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- November 3rd, 2009
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This was suggested to me by a friend, and after watching the trailer I have no idea why I have not watched it yet, as it seems remarkably similar to Army of Darkness -- undoubtedly my favorite indie h…
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- November 1st, 2009
- October 31st, 2009
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bloggeratf has posted a new entry on: Only the Best SciFi/Fantasy
Hello and welcome to issue #44 of my Weekly Roundup. As promised I don't talk about time. But maybe you have been a bit surprised that we didn't post every day. The reason for that is simple: Alec was…
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- October 30th, 2009
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bloggeratf has posted a new entry on: Only the Best SciFi/Fantasy
In my review of The Gathering Storm I told you that I felt like an addict finally getting a fix, but without all the negative connotations… reading is good for you, right? Anyway, seeing as how this…
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- October 29th, 2009
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"Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no ma…
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- October 27th, 2009
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bloggeratf has posted a new entry on: Only the Best SciFi/Fantasy
(thank you Boing Boing)There is just something so brilliant about rebooting one of your childhood cartoons as a post-apocalyptic zombie thriller. Almost as good as my Gathering Storm review... kinda.…
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bloggeratf has posted a new entry on: Only the Best SciFi/Fantasy
This review of The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson is aimed at readers who have followed The Wheel of Time but who are by no means experts on the series, or theory junkies for t…
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- October 26th, 2009
- October 24th, 2009
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bloggeratf has posted a new entry on: Only the Best SciFi/Fantasy
Hello and welcome to issue #43 of my Weekly Roundup. As promised I don't talk about time. But maybe you have been a bit surprised that we didn't post every day. The reason for that is simple: Alec is…
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- October 23rd, 2009
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Ulysses Quicksilver, the debonair dandy adventurer and freelance agent of the Throne is back with a new challenge: Evolution Expects (2009) [US][UK] by Jonathan Green. This is the fourth adventure of…
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- October 21st, 2009
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bloggeratf has posted a new entry on: Only the Best SciFi/Fantasy
This is the prelude to my steampunk review days. That sounds pretentious because I will present you two reviews related to steampunk within this week.A new voice entered the world of steampunk novels…
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