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|summary=Shannon Parker, broke Oklahoma English teacher, likes a good bargain hunt at an auction. But she gets more than her money'' There's worth when she buys a vase with her likeness painted on itpart of me that wants to keep this just to myself for however long I can. Somehow transported to the magical world This secret magic of Partholonmy own, Shannon finds herself in the shoes of Rhiannonall mine, her mirror doubleat last. I just want to enjoy it for a while. Along with Rhiannon's station as Goddess Incarnate, Shannon finds herself landed with her double's less than enviable reputation and a Centaur husband.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0778303578</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|author=Jon Mayhew|title=Mortlock|rating=4.5|genre=Teens|summary=AbyssiniaWithin a remote mountain pass, 1820. Three Englishment search for far away from the Amarantworld, lies Silverton; a mythical flower with town under the protection of the power over life and deathBriar's, in a strange desert oasisfamily of witches who protect the town and the wider world from the Darklands. On finding the flower surrounded by decaying facesThough she has always wished for magic, they realize that it Ellie Briar is cursedthe first non-witch to be born into her family for generations and as such since she was young, her training as a steward revolved around letters and take a blood oath never to remove itadministration rather than spells and potions. LondonWhen her grandmother suddenly dies, Ellie's cousin Audra becomes the Briar Witch, the town's leader, 1854and Ellie takes her place beside her. 13 year old knife thrower Josie performs with As challenges come her guardian the Great Cardamomway left, an especially gifted magician who we quickly learn is Chrimesright and centre, Ellie uncovers the coward of rare ability to communicate with the original three Englishmen. Their relatively peaceful existence is shattered when three macabre Aunts (note dead, putting her at the capital letter, never heart of a good sign…) descend on themmaelstrom of chaos. Reeling from one family secret to another, Ellie must decide who to trust and Cardamom instructs Josie, with his dying breath, determine what to find do as the twin brother heBriar witches'd never told her about and destroy the Amarantlegacy, everything they have sacrificed to survive, is under threat.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408803925</amazonuk>1803364548

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Celine KiernanRachel Greenlaw|title=The Poison Throne (Moorehawke Trilogy)Compass and Blade|rating=3.5

|summary=In ''The Poison Throne'' what had been a benevolent kingdom has become characterised by repression and torture (which I can hear the song of the book graphically describes)sea. The magical aspects call of the kingdom, its talking cats and ghosts, have been suppressed, while Alberondeep, the heir to the throne, has vanishedanswering beat in my heart. Wynter, along with Alberon's half brother Razi and his friend Christopher are increasingly at risk as they attempt to deal with this situation.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841498211</amazonuk>}}'

{{newreview|author=Russell Kirkpatrick|title=Beyond Rosevear, a remote and partially forgotten island, survives on luring ships into the rocks and plundering the Wall wrecks. Mira, like her mother before her, is one of Time (Broken Man)|rating=4|genre=Fantasy|summary=A couple of aspects have summed up Russell Kirkpatrickthe seven who swim out to survey the ruins – rescuing any survivors and any treasure that lies within. But when the Council Watch lays a trap to end the wrecking, they capture the island's leader and Mira''Broken Man'' trilogy for me so fars father. There has been Desperate to save him from death, Mira makes a fascinating story bargain with some wonderful character building that has made it highly enjoyable. There have also been some of the most detailed maps I have ever seen in a fantasy serieswreck survivor who is as charming as he is secretive and with only coordinates to guide her, offering more variation than I've seen she sets off in maps before and actually adding detail to some parts search of a family secret that lies buried deep in the storysea. With only nine days to unearth what might save her father, not merely acting as a guide. I was expecting more her journey takes her from the watched streets of foreign islands to the same from heart of the final partsmuggler's territory, ''Beyond Mira must be determined to stop at nothing to save the Wall future of Time'' her home and very much looking forward to itthe ones she holds most dear.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841496715</amazonuk>0008664730

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Kami Garcia and Margaret StohlT Kingfisher|title=Beautiful CreaturesThornhedge

|summary=Sometimes with authors you just don't know what you've been missing. Other times you do. Jasper Fforde has long been on my catch-up list. Snippets of Thursday Next and reviews and interviews were enough to convince me I You had a right to get to know this workretake your place. ''

My chance finally came with the first T Kingfisher's latest novella is a lovely reimagining of a fairytale that is well known and well beloved. But whilst there is a princess trapped in a completely tower, sleeping under an eternal enchantment, Thornhedge is not her story. Instead, our protagonist is Toadling, who was stolen away by fairies when she was a new series: Shades -born baby and secreted away to the land of Greyfairie where her childhood was spent being taught how to draw magic from her veins and cast spells.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0340963034</amazonuk>1803364238

{{newreview|author=Pamela Freeman|title=Full Circle (Castings Trilogy)|rating=4|genre=Fantasy|summary=Pamela Freeman's ''Castings'' trilogy is written Cast out from Rome, Artemisia Gentileschi arrives in Florence seeking an unusual way for oasis in which her art can find a fantasy novelhome and where her future can thrive rather than stagnate. It tells the story But as some as she enters Florentine society she faces great opposition from the characters' points of viewpowerful Accademia, in a style more common to the chickself-lit novels proclaimed guardians of Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees. This interrupted the flow of healing magics that through paintings have the story quite noticeably in ''Blood Ties'', power to protect the first of the trilogy, but didn't seem quite so much of a distraction in the second part, ''Deep Water''city and its citizens from plagues and curses. The all-male Accademia has hoarded power over art and architecture for centuries and guard it above all else. UnfortunatelyTo them, this time around it works against the storyArtemisia – an ambitious young woman who promises trouble and change – has no place amongst them and their society.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841497037</amazonuk>1803362340

{{newreview|author=Alan Skinner|title=Furnaces of Forge|rating=3.5|genre=Teens|summary=In this [[Blue Fire and Ice (The Land) by Alan Skinner|sequel]]Set in the near-distant future, it's almost as you were, except here in a world on the mysterious powers verge of the blue flame are not being used by some outlander arsonistclimate collapse, but have been usurped by two inept young scientists from the Myrmidots, to fuel their industryBritain is in great peril. We can predict this will prove The British Isles desperately needs a bad thing, but the breadth of the journey hero (or several) to capture save the flame, day and the efforts of all our returning characters to put things right might still be a surpriserescue what little remains.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0955726859</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Malcolm Walker|title=The Stone Crown|rating=4|genre=Teens|summary=Neither Emlyn nor Maxine feel completely at home in Yeaveburgh What no- yet they both have roots there. Emlyn's come back to the town in which he one expected was born because his mother and sister, archaeologists, are working on a dig nearby. His father is in a care home, having suffered a nervous breakdown. Maxine returned to that one of the town to live with her grandmother after her mother died Knights of a heroin overdose. Emlyn is quiet and shy, a bit geeky, and lonely. Maxine is lonely too, but she'd never admit it. She's too spiky and defensive. They both feel like outsiders, and yet they both have a nagging sense that they are where they were meant to bethe Round Table would answer the call. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1406321516</amazonuk>0356518523

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Celia Friedman Amelia Estelle Dellos|title=The Wings of Wrath (The Magister Trilogy)Delilah Recovered

|summary=The first part of Celia Friedman's ''Magister'' trilogy was We meet Dee at a wonderfully dark piece of fantasy. It contained some beasts you wouldnpoint when her life isn't going as planned but things might, just might, be surprised about to come across in a horror novel and stretched the idea look up. Out of magic being a draining power work, about to lose her flat, Dee is up for an interesting place psychologicallyaccountant's job. The second part, But it's not to be. Dee is attacked by two men calling themselves witch hunters. She survives the attack but not unscathed. Witch hunters? What on earth has that to do with Dee? She'Wings of Wrath'' is more s just an ordinary woman, living an ordinary life. Slivers of a straight fantasy novel, lacking some memory of the horror elements things that made are not ordinary at all return to her and things will never be the first part such a draw for me, but it's still a very good readsame....|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841495336</amazonuk>B0BKYFDLLV

 {{newreview|author=Wayne J Harris|title=Sins of the Angel|rating=3.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Dr Gideon Matthews, a shouty hellfire and damnation preacher, has just delivered a sermon all about the evils of women being allowed into the church hierarchy and, on his way home afterwards, he is murdered. The following day however he wakes up in hospital or, actually, an angel called Gabriel finds himself inside Dr Matthews' body, able to recall Dr Matthews' memories and thoughts and feelings but acting now as himself. Gabriel goes a little bit wild, finding himself overwhelmed by the new feelings and desires he experiences in this body, sinning left, right and centre and causing scandal at his every move. He is also wondering for what purpose he has been brought into this body and finds that he is dreaming about a demon, someone who is persuading an unknown monk to commit murders in God's name and who seems to be getting closer and closer to Dr Matthews in order to kill him too...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1438994699</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewFrontpage|author=The Harvard LampoonHadeer Elsbai|title=Nightlight: A Parody of Twilight |rating=3.5|genre=Humour|summary=Most people will have heard of the worldwide phenomenon that is [[Twilight by Stephenie Meyer|Twilight]]. The books by Stephenie Meyer and the film have made a legend Daughters of the romance between vampire Edward Mullen (Robert Pattinson plays the movie role) and teenage schoolgirl Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart).|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849013330</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Kate Elliott|title=Traitors' Gate (Crossroads)Izdihar

|summary=Kate ElliottDrawing inspiration from Egypt, 's 'The Daughters of Izdihar'Crossroads'' series has so far come in largeexplores the lives of two women who could not be more different, slightly offyet find themselves fighting for the rights of women and weavers – those with magical abilities -putting chunksin a society pitted against them. They've been decent readsNehal, born into the upper class, by wishes to attend the Weaving Academy to learn to control her abilities and largethen join the military, but instead she is forced into an arranged marriage with Nico. Giorgina on the other hand did not have a huge cast privileged upbringing like Nehal and feels great pressure to provide for her family and maintain their reputation, whilst secretly attending meetings of wonderfully drawn characters, but the sheer size and slow pace Daughters of the action has meant I didnIzdihar – a group campaigning for women't enjoy them as much as I may otherwise have dones rights. ''Traitors' Gate'', the third Giorgina also happens to be in the sequence love with Nico. What follows is different in only one aspect; the character development is still therea story of an unjust society, the huge page count is still therefilled with hypocrisy and cruelty, but the pacing is from which blossoms a lot bettergroup of admirable women fighting for their rights and overcoming their personal obstacles.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841498351</amazonuk>0356520471

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Amanda DownumHeather Fawcett|title=The Drowning City|rating=3.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=In a nutshell, you're reading this because you're wondering whether The Drowning City is good, bad or mediocre. You've probably glanced at the rating and guessed the latter. I'm afraid itEmily Wilde's not quite that simple. This is a debut that provokes decidedly mixed feelings. I started off convinced that I was going to love this book. The cover art is effortlessly cool, the premise intriguing, the characters laden with potential for greatness and the backdrop is certainly evocative.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841498149</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Lisa McMann|title=WakeEncyclopaedia of Faeries

|genre=TeensGeneral Fiction|summary=Janie Emily Wilde is seventeen an expert academic scholar on faerie lore, and she has travelled extensively, and studying hard for college. She's also working lots of hours at a local nursing home researched meticulously, to earn money for college as itwrite her life's unlikely her alcoholic mother is going to provide much in work, the way very first encyclopaedia of resourcesfaeries. College Whilst she is Janie's only chance brilliant at a life better than the one research and speaking to faeries, she's lived is not so good with people. So when she finds herself far and so you can't blame her for being so single-minded , far North in the pursuit small village of her goal. Only one thing stands in her way...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847385036</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Lauren Kate|title=Fallen|rating=4.5|genre=Teens|summary=A 17 year old girl at a new school meets a mysterious and impossibly good-looking boyHrafvsnik, having somehow offended the village matriarch, who she's immediately drawn is not sure what she has done, nor how to. He seems determined to either ignore redeem herself and put her or be outright rude to final investigations for herbook back on the right track. Enter Wendell Bambleby, until he saves her lifedashingly handsome and insufferable rival who arrives unexpectedly, all charm and the two of them end up drawn together. This isn't Stephenie Meyerdelight, much to Emily's ''Twilight'', but it certainly has striking similaritiesfrustration. But why is he here? What does he want? And what exactly is going on with the faerie folk around Hravsnik?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0385738935</amazonuk>0356519120

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Sarah Beth DurstChristopher Golden|title=IceRoad of Bones

|genre=TeensHorror|summary=Cassie lives on an Arctic research station in AlaskaThe Kolyma Highway… the 'Road of Bones'… the R504. Stretching for over a thousand miles across Siberia, it's one of the world's most notorious routes. She loves For months of the year it's a spread of sheet ice and suspended above the wilderness permafrost surrounding it, while its 'spring' sees it turn into a huge blodge of her remote home and sheunremitting, apocalyptic-level mud, which dries into rutted, puddly dust. I don'd definitely prefer to spend her time on tracking polar bears t think google streetview updates it very often. Built because Stalin wanted so much uranium and fending off frostbite rather than on mixing with her peers other Siberian minerals, and enjoying college and home comforts back in Fairbanksbecause he wanted to give too many people a lesson, it legendarily cost a life every metre it covers. However You can easily find documentaries about it online, things aren't all rosy. Cassiebut that's mother died when she was just a baby and she canbit rich, for one of our main characters, Felix 'Teig't help feeling Teigland, is a film-maker, doing a huge hole recce with his cameraman buddy, John Prentiss – who's mostly there to encourage the project to fruition to claw back some of the funds he'd invested in her heartthe pair's prior TV projects. Her scientist father is remote and unloving They pick up their oh-so-chatty local guide, gain the company of a local beauty, and her grandmother left fetch up at the station after an argument with him when Cassie was still very youngguide's childhood village. And that's where things start to go awry…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1847386571</amazonuk>1803361476

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jeanette WintersonAndrew Givler|title=Soul Fraud (The Battle of the Sun|rating=5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=London 1601. Elizabeth I is getting on in years. Her capital city is a busy, bustling place. Boats fill the river and people fill the streets. Jack is happy because it's his birthday and his present is his heart's desire: an excitable black puppy named Max, who's a ''licking and a running and a leaping and a jumping and a tummy in the air and a tail wagging and a barking, racing, braking, spinning energy dog of delight''. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>140880042X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Kristin Cashore|title=Fire|rating=5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Possessed of great beauty, the kind that drives men mad, Fire is used to people trying to kill her. She isn't used to them doing it by accident. When a poacher in the woods outside her home accidentally shoots her, Fire is hard pressed to keep the temperamental Lord Archer from killing him. But as sure as Fire is the man did not mean to cause her harm, she is made unsure by the strange fog that exists in the man's mind.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905200129</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=David Gemmell|title=LegendDebt Collection Book 1)

|summary=Dros Delnoch, ''Matt has a massive fortress with six walls of defence, is in danger of falling to the Nadirterrible life. Seriously—it's awful. With its fall, the Drenai empire It is soon to follow. The Nadir haven't lost yet and as a result, morale among so bad that Dan the defenders Demon is low and desertions are rampant. The men long for shocked when Matt turns down his infernal offer: 10 years of a hero, but the legendary Druss has hidden himself away blissful life in the mountains and become a mythexchange for his soul.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841498580</amazonuk>}}''

{{newreview|author=Terry Brooks |title=A Princess of Landover (Magic Kingdom of Landover)|rating=3Poor Dan! I know, I know, we shouldn't feel sorry for soul-catching demons.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Mistaya has But he really is a lot to deal with in this bookterrible salesman. But then so do her parents, Ben (human) He never hits his targets and Willow (half Dryad), as for much of when he fails to get even Matt to sign on the time they do not know where she is: your basic parental nightmare if you have a fifteen year old daughter whether you are the ruler of a magical kingdom or notdotted line, he's so desperate that he simply forges Matt's signature.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841495808</amazonuk>1958204021

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Kelley ArmstrongOlivie Blake|title=FrostbittenThe Atlas Six

|summary=ItDark, sharp, and highly inquisitive, 's back to the werewolves in this latest volume in Armstrong's immensely popular Women of the Otherworld series, and I must say IThe Atlas Six'm relieved because the werewolves are my favourites. Time's moved on makes its publishing debut after becoming a little since we were with them last. Elena and Clay are now utterly settled in their wolfish marriage and their twins are three years old. Elena has just found out that Jeremy is looking to retire and also to make her the new pack Alpha. Ambitious and competitive, she's the ideal pack member for the job Tik- but how will it affect her relationship with Clay, the pack enforcer? To add to this worry, a contact from the past has churned up some unwanted memoriesTok sensation. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841497762</amazonuk>1529095239

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Mike CareyDaniel Abraham|title=The Naming of the Beasts (Felix Castor)|rating=3.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Felix Castor is a talented exorcist living in London, with zombies, ghosts and succubi for friends, and the odd human. His best friend, Rafi, has been taken over by a demon called Asmodeus, for which Felix feels slightly responsible. As such, he needs to get Rafi back to normal - the problem is that Asmodeus has other ideas - basically to kill everyone who has anything to do with Rafi. Felix himself is probably on the list, but before he worries about himself, he needs to do something about his closest friends - namely Pen, his landlady, Juliet, a succubus (a demonic female spirit) and Sue, Juliet's lover. At the same time, there are horrible things going on in a central London gym, and Castor must do something about it before people start to die. Can he solve all his problems without losing any Age of his loved ones? |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841496553</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Jesse Bullington|title=The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart|rating=4|genre=Fantasy|summary=When Hegel and Manfried are ticked off, you know about it. Returning to a town for vengeance - someone didn't like their scrumping there as children - they leave several dead, and several more corpses behind when a posse is sent off to seek its own justice. They're journeying south, graverobbing their way through mediaeval Europe, and they don't care how many people they have to kill, betray, get vengeance on, or blaspheme, or what they have to eat or drink, until their task is done.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841497835</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Walter Moers |title=The Alchemaster's ApprenticeAsh

|summary=Meet Echo We meet Alys under the Crat. most northerly of Oldgate's four bridges, He is she has a rare example of his species, which is knife in her hand and a cat meeting that can speak every language knownshe dreads. His life among Meanwhile the miserable, permanently ill citizens City of Malaisea Kithamar is not great, which at a point in the turning of years when the worlds are at their thinnest and all things are possible. It is why, when the strange scientist from night between the castle that looms over everyone funeral of a Prince and everything offers him the coronation of his successor. For a month of entertaining gluttony before he kills Echo, as opposed to three days' starving penury on the streets, night the offer Kithamar is acceptedun-ruled.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1846552222</amazonuk>0356515427

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Patricia BriggsAnn Sei Lin|title=Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega)Rebel Skies|rating=4.5|genre=FantasyTeens|summary=Life with Kurara has spent her entire life as a werewolf is servant on the Midori, a question massive dining hall floating in the sky where soldiers of balances. You have the Empire come to swing your new-found status as the motherly, calming, but powerful Omega wolf, with his Alpha-male studly statusdrink and make merry between their conquests. You have to equate his inner Brother Wolf being practically a different entity to his human sideHowever, and know when and how a man named Himura arrives to relate to both. And you have to remember tell her that you might be playfighting in the snow one minuteshe is a Crafter like him, and someone with the next told by your father-in-law to go power to Seattle, and act as figurehead for a revolution in werewolf life - and stand in the face of a very wicked and powerful European werewolf, vampires, and more.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841497959</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Audrey Niffenegger |title=Her Fearful Symmetry|rating=4.5|genre=General Fiction|summary=When Elspeth Noblin dies of Leukemia, form paper into whatever she leaves behind desires – a strange bequest that will have dramatic and tragic consequences. She leaves her London flat and power sought after all across the trappings of Empire. He asks her life to come with him, to leave the 'mirror' twins life of her own twin sister who currently live outside Chicagodreary servitude that is all she has known. This is news to the twins who didnWell, soon Kurara won't even know that they had an aunt. The only condition of her legacy is that the twins, Julia and Valentina, have to live any say in the flatmatter, which because the Midori is adjacent to Highgate Cemetery, for destroyed by a monstrous paper spirit known as a year before they can sell it. It is clear from the outset that Elspeth has secrets about her relationship with her twin sister Edieshikigami, which and she is keen forced to keep hidden from flee out into the twins, but when it turns out that Elspeth hasn't quite left world. She joins Himura aboard the apartment after her deathOrihime, things get a whole lot messier for everyone.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224085611</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Michelle Zink |title=Prophecy of the Sisters|rating=4.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=This book sky-ship whose express purpose is almost four hundred pages longto hunt down shikigami, but I read it so quickly that it might as well have only had one hundred pages! Lia Milthorpe and her twin sister Alice have never really been allies, always slightly at odds with one another. When their father dies and they become orphans, the twins discover that they are enemies in truth, on opposing sides of a prophecy that could destroy the whole world. With the help of her new friends Sonia and Luisa, Lia must find the Keys before Alice does and prevent demons from taking over the world.adventure awaits her…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1905654480</amazonuk>1406399590

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Patricia Briggs B09Q3P283Y|title=Cry WolfShadebringer|author=Grayson W Hooper

|summary=It is not easy to move in with a werewolfClyde Robbins signs up for the US Army during the Vietnam War. He is two hundred years old or more, and you've been a werewolf for three years. He comes with generations of baggage, a father who is s not really that invested in the capo di capi of werewolves in North America, and a job as his assassin and general fiery dogsbody. You are only just beginning to get to grips with your new status, and his temperament, and how they are expected to mix before you're confirmed as a couple. So when it comes to him clearing up a mess with regards to a lethalfight against Communism, rogue werewolf nearby - making humans take too much notice - the timing could have been better.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841497940</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=K S Turner |title=Before the Gods (Chronicles of Fate and Choice)|rating=5|genre=Fantasy|summary=''Before The Gods'' nor is presented as an enigma, wrapped he particularly interested in a puzzle and shrouded career in mystery. The front is adorned by a beguiling image created by the authormilitary. A glance at the back cover serves only to tantalise rather than reveal what might be in store. If he''This is where it all began. Everything. Love, hate, good, evil, us and them. This is before they were gods.''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0956224202</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Barb and J C Hendee |title=Child of a Dead God|rating=3.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=Margiere, halfs honest -human, half-vampire, which Clyde usually is being drawn south by dreams of an icebound castle. Her quest to discover a mysterious ancient artefact borders on obsession – a dangerous one that threatens the lives of her travelling companions. But little sage, Wynn, will follow her, seeking knowledge for her guild on the long forgotten history of their world, as will Chap and Elven warrior Sgäille, who swore an oath of guardianship to Margiere and Leesil.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841497312</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Markus Heitz |title=The Dwarves|rating=4|genre=Fantasy|summary=The charismatic dwarf, Tungdil, abandoned with himself at birth, and brought up in the land of ''longleast -uns'' (humans), was raised and apprenticed to a magus. He finds that his peaceful life is about to change dramatically. Plucked from obscurity and anonymity, he is sent on a quest to find his fellow dwarves, delivering messages en route: naturally, adventure will follow him, and perhaps he is even the long lost heir to the dwarveshasn' throne - time will tell!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0316049441</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Christopher Moore|title=You Suck|rating=4|genre=Humour|summary=You know that old adage about books t got many choices and covers? Well this is a case in point. The title isn't greatone, but the cover design for the paperback imprint isat least, like, duh!, the pits. It is so uncool…so unrep-resent-ative gets him out of the book. This is not a cocktail thing. Not even a "Bloody Mary" thing.  Well, except for the tiny bit that is, but yourut he'll discover that s in due course.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841498092</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=K E Mills|title=Witches Incorporated (Rogue Agent)|rating=3|genre=Fantasy|summary=He''Witches Incorporated'' is the second book s good in K.E. Mills' rogue agent series, which are about the exploits of wizard Gerald Dunwoody training and his friends. In this book, Gerald has is quickly put onto a new job as a secret agent for the Ottosland governmentnon commissioned officer training course. He's on a deadly mission to hunt down a saboteur, determined to make amends for his past. Meanwhile, his friends have set up an agency (Witches Incorporated) and are themselves heading for danger when they accidentally cross paths chuffed with Gerald's saboteur.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841497282</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Tad Williams|title=The Dragonbone Chair|rating=3.5|genre=Fantasy|summary=To Simon, an orphaned servant at the Hayholt, home of an aged king, it seems that his life will forever be dull and mundane. The King's youthful glory days were long ago and Simon, who dreams of adventure, sees his peaceful but quiet life as a tragedy. When the old King dies his son Elias is crowned, but begins to act strangely. Strange weather strikes the realm, terrifying beasts are attacking from the North, and the King, far from helping his people from these problems, is adding his own heavy taxes. Simon is caught up on a journey that is as full of danger and intrigue as he ever dreamed of, but finds it less than he hoped for. An ancient enemy is stirring, the High King Elias is aiding this enemy and it seems the only hope for the kingdom lies in the knowledge of the mysterious League of the Scroll and the finding of three ancient swords of powerhimself.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841498394</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Kevin J AndersonJennifer Saint|title=The Edge of the WorldElektra

|genre=Fantasy Literary Fiction|summary=Kevin J. Anderson is perhaps better known for his Science Fiction books, such as continuations to the 'Elektra'Dune'' Saga and numerous ''X-Files'' and ''Star Trek'' booksby Jennifer Saint tells the story of three women who live in the heavily male dominated world of Ancient Greece. Having only ever read his ''X-Files'' booksCassandra, Clytemnestra, I was unsure how I would like a fantasy book by someone who was so ingrained and Elektra are all bit players in my mind as a Science Fiction authorthe story of the Trojan War. I needn't Yet Jennifer Saint shows us that often the silent women have worried, his first foray into the fantasy genre is a good startmost compelling stories and the most extreme furies.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841496634</amazonuk>1472273915

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Marie Brennan Dean Koontz|title=In Ashes LieQuicksilver|rating=42.5|genre=Historical Fiction Thrillers|summary=ItMeet Quinn Quicksilver. He's September 1666 and although not had the mortalschance to get to be a mercurial character yet, for he' Civil War s lived in a nun-run orphanage since he was a three-day old foundling, and now is over the war amongst the fae is still raging in London. Therestarting a career on a needless magazine's staff. But when this book starts he IS now ''subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind'', for something – call it unearthly intuition, call it mind-control, call it a greater threat supernatural urge – has demanded of him that he go to a derelict diner, find a gold coin worth a fortune, cash the Onyx Court value of it out of his bank and it could destroy everything when a spark starts a fire which prepare for three days spreads through going on the city devouring everything lam. And all this is just in time for two of those typical Men in its pathBlack types to turn up and suggest he's of interest to them. Can Helped to escape, he finds his flight is interrupted by other instances of him acting without being in control, the mortals discovery that he is not unique in having some kind of burgeoning power – and the fae unite to find a way to defeat a foe which neither can better on their own?whole lot more besides.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841497185</amazonuk>1542019885

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jim Butcher Tasha Suri|title=Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera) |rating=3|genre=Fantasy|summary=The 'Furies' of the title refer to elemental spirits of earth, air, fire, water and metal which bond with humans and grant them magical abilities. Welcome to Alera, where all the citizens have magical powers. All except fifteen year old farm boy Tavi, a native of the Calderon valley who for some reason has been unable to create any bonds with an elemental.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841497444</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Tom Holt |title=May Contain Traces of MagicJasmine Throne

|summary=It's a hard life being a salesmanOn the night of her sacred burning, Princess Malini defies her brother and refuses to step on to the pyre. Chris Popham spends all his time driving between customers trying She is immediately sent to sell them things they don't really want to buy – products be imprisoned on the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once filled with a community of JWW retailpeople who got powers from the mysterious deathless waters. But now the temple is nothing more than an overgrown, magical goodsdecaying ruin. Portable parking spacesOne day, bank holidays on Malini witnesses a girl kill someone with magic. Instead of reporting her for such a CDgruesome crime, Malini claims that the Book of all Human Knowledge, girl saved her from an attacker and begs for the firm's most popular product, DW6, only don't ask what it's for, because no one knowsgirl to become her own personal maidservant.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841495050</amazonuk>0356515648

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Brian Keaney Genevieve Gornichec|title=The Mendini Canticle (Dr Sigmundus Trilogy)Witch's Heart

|summary=Twelve-year-old Charlie Keeper lives A modern and approachable reimagining of the Norse myths that centres around a witch named Angrboda. She hides in a slightly peculiar house with slightly peculiar noises and slightly peculiar visitorsforest at the edge of the nine worlds, remembering nothing of her past life but that fact that she was survived burnt at the stake three times because of Odin's wrath. Her life isn't so great; attempts to live in peace, however, are quickly thwarted when Loki shows up with her literal heart—the one that was cut from her parents disappeared years chest before and she lives with was tied to the stake—and refuses to leave her senile grandmother and under the auspices alone. After an initial period of the wicked family lawyermistrust, Mr Crow. She really does need Angrboda begins to get away. And get away she does. Fleeing one of Mr Crowfall for Loki's particular nastinessescharms, Charlie falls through and the two start an unusual family made of up a gap between worlds and finds herself in Bellaniahalf-dead daughter, home of myth and legenda son that's a wolf, and place of magicanother son that's a snake. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0955891205</amazonuk>1789097061

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Kelley ArmstrongHannah Whitten|title=The Awakening (Darkest Powers 2)|rating=4|genre=Teens|summary=We left poor Chloe Saunders just as she'd been taken captive by For the rather sinister Edison Group. She'd only just escaped their clutches, too. And that was after she'd only just discovered that she's not a disturbed teenager, but an immensely powerful necromancer, capable of summoning ghosts and raising the dead. She's in good company; fellow captives Rae (half-demon) and Tori (witch) also have supernatural powers. Still free are Derek (werewolf) and Simon (sorcerer). |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841497118</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Jaine Fenn|title=Consorts of Heaven|rating=4|genre=Science Fiction|summary=Fantasy and science fiction are genres that mesh well together. Some authors have written successfully across both genres, but not usually in the same story. Jaine Fenn has managed to combine both in one book and it's an interesting read.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0575083239</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Margo Lanagan|title=Tender MorselsWolf

|genre=TeensFantasy|summary=LigaIn Red's upbringing has not been family, the first daughter becomes queen, and the second daughter becomes a happy onesacrifice. Her mother died youngTo Red's misfortune, she is the second daughter. Her father has sexually abused her and forced herbal concoctions Sent alone into the woods with nothing but the cape on her in order back, Red knows what to abort expect: within the resulting pregancies - except woods is a wolf, and he is the last onewho will decide the fate of their kingdom. After his death, If she was gang-raped by village boys and fell pregnant again. In her degradation and despairis not a worthy sacrifice, she resolves the monsters he keeps contained to throw herself the woods will be released, and her baby off a cliffthe fabled kings he keeps hostage will never be returned—or so the stories go. But when Red enters the moon-babby takes pity upon her and spirits her away woods, expecting nothing more than to an alternate reality in which people are kind and everything is safe. Herebe killed within the hour, she brings up her daughters - finds that the pacific Branza and the fiery Urdda - in peace and harmonylegends are lies. It The wolf is, after all, her heartnot a monster—he's desirea man. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0385613237</amazonuk>0356516369

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jim ButcherJohn Gwynne|title=Turn Coat (Dresden Files)The Shadow Of The Gods

|summary=Some time agoThe Shadow Of The Gods is the first installment of the Bloodsworn Saga, I read set in the era of the ninth book from Jim Butcher's ''Dresden Files'' series. [[White Night (Dresden Case Files) by Jim Butcher|White Night]] was a decent enough bookVikings in the shadow of Ragnarok, but did conform to a couple of when the more obvious clichés Gods have battled and this took the edge off it their bones lie scattered for meall to see. But with This story is the eleventh ultimate in High Fantasy, and John Gwynne certainly does justice to the seriesgenre, with mythical creatures, archaic language and battles galore. This is a thick book, Butcher seems with an intricate plot and fascinating characters that are woven together to have been improving as he goes along create a wonderfully realistic and I found ''Turn Coat'' to be far more enjoyablegritty world in which our heroes must do battle.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841496979</amazonuk>0356514218

{{newreview|author=Steve Augarde|title=Winter Wood (The Various)|rating=5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=''We are all one. I am the fly upon my own cheek, and in another life I watch myself through his eye''.  Pegs, an amazing flying horse that speaks in colours, gives Winter Wood's schoolgirl heroine, Midge, his parting words in this splendid fantasy adventure which can be enjoyed by confident readers, teens and adults alike.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>055254969X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=D J MacHale|title=The Rivers of Zadaa (Pendragon)|rating=4|genre=Teens|summary=Don't get me wrong - I never mean to disparage a book when I convert its mood, plot or impression into a two or three word comparison with something else. So if I say there is a lot here that boils down to Eloi vs Morlock, it's to point out I'm quite sure our author has knowledge of The Time Machine, in book or on film, and wanted to do something a little similar. And the key word is 'little' - there's a lot that's Machale's own here in the balance between his two races. One is above ground, one a lot paler for being subterranean, and the battleground between the two - played out on and under the desert capital city Move on Zadaa, in a heated time of drought, is perfect for the big bad, Saint Dane, to get his claws into.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847384854</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=D J MacHale|title=Blackwater (Pendragon)|rating=4.5|genre=Teens|summary=One of the most telling pages in this book was the one with the author's CV on, which declares his prior career in film and TV. It's one of the hallmarks of the best genre TV series that each episode can immerse you in a universe unique to that week's programme, while never losing sight of the grand, major story arc. And to that rule I can begin to add the best of teen fantasy fiction, such as this.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847384846</amazonuk>}}[[Newest For Sharing Reviews]]