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What do readers say about On Stranger Tides?
pirates and voodoo fun swashbuckling adventure intricately researched novel magical, piratical adventuresThe remarkable Tim Powers-who ingeniously married the John Le Carrè spy novel to the otherworldly in his critically acclaimed Declare-brings us pirate adventure with a dazzling difference. On Stranger Tides features Blackbeard, ghosts, voodoo, zombie... More details on On Stranger Tides
Gripping one of the taut vertical ropes and leaning far out over the rail, John Chandagnac waited a moment until the swell lifted the huge, creaking structure of the stern and the poop deck on which h...
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What do readers say about The Lies of Locke Lamora?
crime heist fiction exciting and well-paced double crossing thieves all the plot twists"Remarkable . . . Scott Lynch's first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, exports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining."-The Times (London)
An orphan's lif... More details on The Lies of Locke Lamora
LOCKE LAMORA’S RULE of thumb was this: a good confidence game took three months to plan, three weeks to rehearse, and three seconds to win or lose the victim’s trust forever. This time around, he plan...
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What do readers say about Ship of Magic?
shifting perspective style so epic yet relateble vivid and realistic wonderful intriguing plot"A truly extraordinary saga . . . The characterizations are consistently superb, and [Hobb] animates everything with love for and knowledge of the sea."-Booklist
Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveship... More details on Ship of Magic
Kennit walked the tideline, heedless of the salt waves that washed around his boots as they licked the sandy beach clean of his tracks. He kept his eyes on the straggling line of seaweed, shells and s...
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What do readers say about A Darker Shade of Magic?
intricate and thoughtful fantasy adventure story black/grey/white/red london concept a new seriesA Darker Shade of Magic, from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab
Kell is one of the last Antari-magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.
Kell was raised ... More details on A Darker Shade of Magic
The first thing he did whenever he stepped out of one London and into another was take off the coat and turn it inside out once or twice (or even three times) until he found the side he needed. Not al...
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What do readers say about Assassin's Apprentice?
clear and inviting traditional, old-fashioned fantasy first person narration straightforward and simple"Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb's books are diamonds in a sea of zircons."-George R. R. Martin
Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman. H... More details on Assassin's Apprentice
A history of the Six Duchies is of necessity a history of its ruling family, the Farseers. A complete telling would reach back beyond the founding of the First Duchy, and if such names were remembered...
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What do readers say about A Game of Thrones?
fast moving story dark and depressing tightly crafted prose honor, duty and loveWinter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There his family dwells in pea... More details on A Game of Thrones
The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer. They set forth at daybreak to see a man beheaded, twenty in all, and Bran rode among them, nervous with excite...
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What do readers say about Peter Pan?
fantastical and light hearted rich descriptive writing a children's classic weighty and archaic"All children, except one, grow up."
And so begins the story of one of the most cherished characters in children's literature, Peter Pan. In J.M. Barrie's classic unabridged tale, the lives of Wendy, John, and Michael Darling change forever the night... More details on Peter Pan
ALL CHILDREN, EXCEPT ONE, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flowe...
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What do readers say about The Scar?
dense, tangled plot vivid, memorable writing more satisfying ending challenging and pleasingly unpredictableA mythmaker of the highest order, China Miéville has emblazoned the fantasy novel with fresh language, startling images, and stunning originality. Set in the same sprawling world of Miéville's Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning novel, Perdido Street Stat... More details on The Scar
The boats that make the eastward journey out of New Crobuzon enter a lower landscape. To the south there are huts and rotten little jetties, from where rural laborers fish to supplement monotonous die...
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What do readers say about Retribution Falls?
steampunk adventure novel all the characters steampunkish sf adventure story steampunk flying machinesSky piracy is a bit out of Darian Frey's league. Fate has not been kind to the captain of the airship Ketty Jay-or his motley crew. They are all running from something. Crake is a daemonist in hiding, traveling with an armored golem and burdened by g... More details on Retribution Falls
Grayther Crake didn’t want to imagine anything of the sort. He was trying not to throw up, having already disgraced himself once that morning. He glanced at the man next to him, hoping for some sign t...
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What do readers say about To Kill a Kingdom?
ya fantasy romance first person pov's dark and sarcastic twists and turnsThis action-packed YA debut pits a deadly siren princess and a siren-hunting human prince against each other as they fight to protect their kingdoms.
Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes... More details on To Kill a Kingdom
THERE’S GLITTER AND TREASURE on every speck of every street. Houses with roofs thatched by gold thread and fanciful lanterns with casings brighter than their light. Even the surface of the water has t...
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