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Leo’s Most Anticipated Books for 2013
Last year there were a jillion books I was anticipating. This year, it seems I’m a little out of the game. Oh, I can give you a month-by-month breakdown of which Strange Chemistry title is out when,...
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The Demon’s Lexicon, Sarah Rees Brennan
TITLE: The Demon’s Lexicon AUTHOR: Sarah Rees Brennan PUBLISHER: Simon and Schuster Children’s Books PUBLICATION DATE: June 2009 RATING: ★★★★ I hunted down this book when searching for YA fantasy with...
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Cold Days, by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files #14)
TITLE: Cold Days (The Dresden Files #14) AUTHOR: Jim Butcher PUBLISHER: Orbit (UK) PUBLICATION DATE: 27th November 2012 RATING: ★★★★ (4.5) After only learning about The Dresden Files in August 2011,...
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The Desert Spear, by Peter V. Brett (Demon Cycle #2)
TITLE: The Desert Spear (The Demon Cycle #2) AUTHOR: Peter V. Brett PUBLISHER: Harper Voyager (UK) PUBLICATION DATE: RATING: ★★★★★ After reading The Warded Man I didn’t know whether to expect...
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A Conspiracy of Alchemists, by Liesel Schwarz
TITLE: A Conspiracy of Alchemists (Chronicles of Light and Shadow #1) AUTHOR: Liesel Schwarz PUBLISHER: Del Rey PUBLICATION DATE: 7th Februrary (UK) RATING: ★★★★★ A Conspiracy of Alchemists is my...
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The Daylight War, by Peter V. Brett (Demon Cycle #3)
TITLE: The Daylight War (The Demon Cycle #3) AUTHOR: Peter V. Brett PUBLISHER: Harper Voyager PUBLICATION DATE: 11th February 2013 (UK) RATING: ★★★★★ One of the most highly acclaimed series of SFF,...
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Between Two Thorns, by Emma Newman
TITLE: Between Two Thorns (The Split Worlds #1) AUTHOR: Emma Newman PUBLISHER: Angry Robot Books PUBLICATION DATE: 7th March 2013 (UK) RATING: ★★ Between Two Thorns, the first of The Split Worlds...
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ZENN SCARLETT: Cover Reveal
Despite the fact that Zenn Scarlett did not appear recently on my most anticipated list for 2013, this isn’t so much for the reason that I am not anticipating it, but rather the fact that if I placed...
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Emilie and the Hollow World, Martha Wells
TITLE: Emilie and the Hollow World AUTHOR: Martha Wells PUBLISHER: Strange Chemistry PUBLICATION DATE: 4th April 2013 (UK) RATING: ★★★★★ Emilie and the Hollow World is another example of Strange...
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Identity in Science Fiction and Fantasy – Guest blog post request!
I would like to extend an invitation to genre bloggers, writers or anyone interested in participating to write a guest post on this blog. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about identity and belonging...
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Zenn Scarlett, by Christian Schoon
TITLE: Zenn Scarlett AUTHOR: Christian Schoon PUBLISHER: Strange Chemistry RELEASE DATE: 2nd May 2013 (UK) RATING: ★★★★★ Zenn Scarlett, by Christian Schoon is the Strange Chemistry title for May—and...
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Being Social and Why It’s So Damn Hard
I don’t know what I have: apparently it could be Asperger’s, yet some say it’s social phobia or Social Anxiety Disorder. I’m not sure it even matters. It is what it is and whatever it is, the doctors...
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Drakenfeld cover: Thoughts and General Fanboying
…I forgot the ‘squeeing’, too. The cover is stunning and just makes October seem all the farther away. I’m looking forwards to Drakenfeld, as demonstrated in my Anticipated Reads for 2013 post. I am a...
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GUEST POST: Identity in SFF Series: Gay Identity in SFF
This is the first in a (hopeful) series of guest blog posts about “Identity” – anything and everything that falls under that term is what I want to look at. Identity is a powerful thing and with it...
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Tome of the Undergates, by Sam Sykes [Aeon's Gate #1]
TITLE: Tome of the Undergates (Aeon’s Gate #1) AUTHOR: Sam Sykes PUBLISHER: Gollancz PUBLICATION DATE: January 1st 2010 RATING: ★★★★★ Before I read Tome of the Undergates I had read Sam Sykes. Not his...
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Wards of Faerie, by Terry Brooks [Dark Legacy of Shannara #1]
TITLE: Wards of Faerie (Dark Legacy of Shannara #1) AUTHOR: Terry Brooks PUBLISHER: Orbit PUBLICATION DATE: 1st August 2012 RATING: ★★ Cover shown is the US cover (pub. Del Rey) since the UK one has a...
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The Pirate’s Wish, by Cassandra Rose Clarke [Assassin's Curse #2]
TITLE: The Pirate’s Wish (Assassin’s Curse #2) AUTHOR: Cassandra Rose Clarke PUBLISHER: Strange Chemistry PUBLICATION DATE: 4th June 2013 RATING: ★★★★★ By now you’re probably beginning to wonder...
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Guest Blog: Identity in Fantasy – Gender in Fantasy: Should it really matter?
The second post in this series talks about gender in fantasy and if it should even matter at all. It raises some very interesting questions and definitely provides food for thought, demonstrating that...
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Zenn Scarlett Blog Tour: Guest post – Identity in SFF
As part of the Zenn Scarlett blog tour, I’m genuinely thrilled to have author Christian Schoon talking about Identity in SFF, given just how much I loved Zenn Scarlett and just how big a deal I’m...
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2k to 10k: How to write faster, write better, and write more of what you love
I want to just say that I don’t read writing advice books. I don’t put any stock in being told how to write, or how hard it is, or that the Super New Method of Doom works better than last month’s...
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