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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Author: J.K. RowlingISBN: 0439784549The following review was contributed by: John Walsh & CLICK TO VIEW John Walsh's ReviewsThe annual launch of the new Harry Potter episode is now of major international significance as people around the world are united in a cultural celebration of storytelling and the triumph of hope over despair. It is a time to bring families together as parents and children can enjoy the same book and film. No matter the stylistic limitations or the foolish people...
(No rating) 8-1-2005 Views: 16590

A Mortal Glamour
Author: Chelsea Quinn YarbroISBN: 13: 9780809557943You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon
(No rating) 7-26-2007 Views: 3323

Aidan of Oren: Valley of the Dragons
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Aidan of Oren: Valley of the DragonsAuthor: Alan St. JeanPublisher: Oren Village, LLCISBN: 978-0-9777272-1-6 Aidan of Oren, the third installment of Alan St. Jean’s fantasy series for young readers, continues the saga of young Aidan on the quest to find his father and take down the evil half-dragon, half-man who is his nemesis. We follow Aidan and his small band of youthful followers on a series of adventures that entails encounters with vile creatures,...
(No rating) 1-11-2008 Views: 5020

Azriel The Angel Chronicles
You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Mark D. ChevalierISBN: 978-1-59526-697-2 In a modern day world, an angel sent from God showing up in the middle of Chicago would cause much confusion. Imagine the media and police trying to understand a being with wings falling from the Sears Tower, hitting the ground, and running away unscathed. In Azriel The Angel Chronicles, Mark D. Chevalier writes just that very tale. The story is of a thirty year old man, Scott LeClair, realizing...
(No rating) 7-16-2007 Views: 9883

Dance with Your Heart - Tales and Poems That the Heart Tells
Author: Shirley ChengPublisher: Lulu PressISBN: 1-4116-1858-0The following review was contributed by: S.V. SWAMY & CLICK TO VIEW S.V. Swamy's ReviewsDance with Your Heart is Shirley Cheng's collection of short storiesand poems, some of them written when she was inschool. Some of the stories and poems were publishedin local press and won awards. While I could notappreciate her poems much (because I am not much of apoetry fan), I did enjoy reading her stories, whichshow her very vivid...
(No rating) 8-1-2005 Views: 10963

Elysen
Author: Joe Cooke ISBN: 0-9766291-0-0The following review was contributed by: Theresa Derwin: Click Here To Read More of Theresa's ReviewsNo female child born of a ‘Lord’ should be allowed to survive. So says ‘Thorsen’s Law’. Yet, Elysen (the female daughter born to lord Vollen of the Vyr), stillborn, is revived back to life during the ritual of forebearance, an archaic ceremony akin to a baptism, in which she is initially drowned. From her birth to her revival and throughout her teenage...
(No rating) 1-13-2006 Views: 14636

Even the Stones
Author: Marie Jakober ISBN: 189406318XThe following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsThis historical fantasy is about an ancient land, andits young queen's fight for her crown, her freedom andthe man she loves.Several years previously, Marwen of Kamilan waskidnapped and forced into a marriage with a heartlesslord from the neighboring kingdom of Dravia. With thehelp of Keri, a warrior/minstrel who is part of acaravan passing through Dravia, Marwen...
(No rating) 7-14-2005 Views: 5575

Keaen
Author: Till NoeverISBN: 1894063082The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsThis fantasy story is about the land of Keaen, whosecentral idea or concept is the survival of an ancientCovenant between the ruler and the people. Onemanifestation of that Covenant is that the ruler ofKeaen can not marry or even have a lover. Heirs to thethrone are created by the ruler impregnating any womanin the kingdom that he wishes. If a male child isborn,...
(No rating) 7-16-2005 Views: 5636

Link Detonator
Author: Mary E. RoseISBN: 1413760759John Walsh: CLICK TO VIEW John Walsh's Reviews & BlogTime travel is a reality. The secret has been discovered by two scientists who are struggling to deal with its implications and with controlling who has access to the portals that have been opened. Of course, anyone who travels into the past and meddles with it risks creating paradoxes which could suddenly cancel the existence of who knows how many people and events. Consequently, when one of the...
(No rating) 12-14-2005 Views: 5494

Lords of Terror
Authors: Allan Cole and Nick ISBN: 1-55410-285-5 The cover is suitably alien and frightening, so that unless you are a fan ofmagic, other worlds, aliens etc., you know it is not for you. And if you are afan, jump right in and get a satisfying feast to your imagination. Allan Coleand Nick Perumov take a seemingly simple story (the US-USSR Cold War) and weavea beautiful novel of violence, betrayal, espionage, and of course bravery,heroism.An American civil space liner is blown up by a Russian...
(No rating) 11-2-2006 Views: 6719

Many Faces to Many Places - A Story
Author: Judy Azar LeBlancPublisher: Xulon PressISBN: 1-594678-66-9"Many Faces to Many Places - A Story" by Judy is a highly readable,philosophical / spiritual fantasy. Using allegory and symbolism, Judy tells veryeloquently the problem that all of us face at some time or other in our life.Many Faces is the girl in this story, who escapes from a witch and goes on ajourney to seek fulfillment. She meets many spirits in various shapes, sizes andis guided by them. She goes through a...
(No rating) 8-28-2005 Views: 9118

Mindful of Madness
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Mindful of Madness Author:Ida-Rose MeadISBN-10: 1598001590 Ida-Rose Mead’s humorous fantasy Mindful of Madness (Outskirts Press, Colorado, 2007) has all the idiosyncrasies of a literary work that results from out-of-the-box thinking of a creative writer. In both language and thought, Mead exhibits her highly developed creative imagination. Mindful of Madness is the unusual story of Conrad Buncombe whose continual dream about a sapphire-eyed beauty leads him...
(No rating) 9-24-2007 Views: 4411

NeitherWorld Book Two Ishpiming
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon NeitherWorld Book Two IshpimingAuthor: Scott BakerISBN: 9781434814586Publisher: CreateSpace Publisher Headline: An Epic Imagination: Continued The second volume of Scott Baker’s debut novel, NeitherWorld Book Two Ishpiming, continues the mystery uncovered by the archeological dig team, headed by Dr. Samantha Horner, in northern Minnesota. The team has now been transported to an alien world by Orenda, the ten-year-old Ojibwe child who finds herself with...
(No rating) 3-2-2008 Views: 3283

NiDemon
Author: Shawn P. CormierISBN: 0974015113The following review was contributed by: John Walsh: CLICK TO VIEW John Walsh's ReviewsIn NiDemon, Shawn P. Cormier’s sequel to his lively and enjoyable young adult fantasy Normadin, hero and heroine Ilien and Windy continue their quest to save their world from evil while also trying to determine their own provenance and destiny. Is Ilien the chosen one? Is Windy the chosen one? Could either be the great god reborn? Well, nothing is quite what it seems...
(No rating) 3-31-2006 Views: 6504

Pax
Author: Meg Davis ISBN: 1591134579The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's Reviews These are dark times for the people of the Golden Circle Alliance. The elves,dwarves and humans have been defeated by a nameless enemy from the north,shattering the alliance. Just before the end, King Thine, leader of thealliance, hid his daughter (and heir) so well that many thorough searches havefailed to find her.This might not be so significant, except for the fact...
(No rating) 12-26-2005 Views: 4603

Quondam: An Ancient Mirrors Tale
Click Here To Purchase Quondam: An Ancient Mirrors Tale Author: Jayel GibsonISBN: 978-1-933538-83-9Publisher: Synergy Books This book is part of a series - the last of the four Ancient Mirror Tales to have been written by Jayel Gibson. I’d suggest that maybe you should read the other volumes first so that you know who each character is and their history.
(No rating) 7-2-2008 Views: 5154

Skulduggery Pleasant
You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Derek LandyPublisher: HarperCollinsISBN: 0-06-123115-0 I’ve read many books that are so good I wanted to live in their pages and walk with their characters. But not until page 40 of Derek Landy’s Skulduggery Pleasant have I ever wished a talking skeleton would burst into my living room and start throwing fire at bad guys.This is the tale of a bored and under-challenged p
(No rating) 7-7-2007 Views: 3734

Sky Bounce
Author: Deanna Miller ISBN: 0972542418The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's Reviews In a different plane of existence, Hesper the Alulaand Tristan the Boytaur are secret friends, eventhough their species are supposed to have nothing todo with each other. Late at night, they like to goflying, with Hesper and her wings supplying the wingpower, and holding on to Tristan, a four-leggedcentaur. The leaders of Hesper's people find out, and,as a...
(No rating) 10-22-2005 Views: 4642

Stealing Magic
Author: Tanya Huff ISBN: 1894063340 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsThis book consists of 2 separate sets of fantasy stories, with differentback-to-back covers (reminiscent of the old Ace Doubles).On one side are stories of Terazin, top-notch thief. To join the Thieves' Guild,one does not simply knock on the front door and ask for an application. It isnecessary to break into the building and make it to the inner sanctum deepunderground,...
(No rating) 7-15-2006 Views: 6629

Tato
Author: Kathy GogolewskiISBN: 1-59088-486-8
(No rating) 7-14-2006 Views: 4866

The Burning House
Author: H. David BlalockISBN: 1591134390 The following review has been submitted by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsThis is part two of a six-part fantasy series aboutAndalarn Thran, Jarl (leader) of House Thran, one ofseveral Houses on the island of Adylonis. For severalcenturies, no House has had the power to becomeAscendant (to become "Crown Prince" of Adylonis, underthe Emperor on the mainland). Therefore, the choice ofAndalarn Thran, by the Council at...
(No rating) 7-13-2005 Views: 7796

The Crystals of Vuhran: The Athyrant
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon The Crystals of Vuhran: The Athyrant Author: Ivan Bolanos GameroPublisher: Vuhran EdicionesISBN: 1-4196-3527-1Ivan Bolanos Gamero was born in Lima, Peru. He went on to finish his primary and secondary education at the Augusto Weberbauer German School. He also finished a career of Industrial Engineering at the University
(No rating) 10-9-2007 Views: 2985

The Demon Inside:The Zone War Trilogy, Book 1
Author: Terry CloutierISBN: 1419641441This sizeable fantasy fiction begins in present day Northern Ontario with anadult male named Edward Fox. Similar to a doorway that opens up in his mind, hefinds solitude in another world he created called The Zone. While in his youth,during his horror at the hands of a child molester, his new world becomes hisrefuge. When he is overcome with anxiety or suffering from the inability tocope with the memories of his childhood, he escapes into The...
(No rating) 10-20-2006 Views: 7511

The El-eventh Hour
Author: Lily G. StephenISBN: 0971265917 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsThis story, part 2 of a trilogy, is about Miranda, ayoung woman whose interest in physics leads to moretheoretical subjects like hyperspace and alternateuniverses. A friend of her mother, Willa Carson,agrees to take Miranda on a trip to Peru to visitsites like Macchu Picchu. Her parents aren't exactlythrilled at the idea, but they agree. On the way toPeru, the...
(No rating) 7-24-2005 Views: 5007

The Last Secret
Authors: Lynn Sholes & Joe MoorePublisher: Midnight Ink ISBN: 0-7387-0931-XThe following review was contributed by:
(No rating) 9-12-2006 Views: 8416

The Magus of Nastrand
Author: Slade ChandlerISBN: 141379198The following review was contributed by: John Walsh: CLICK TO VIEW John Walsh's ReviewsIn The Magus of Nastrand, Slade Chandler describes the tale of a man who slips away from the real world and enters, or at least eventually comes to believe he enters, the alternative reality of the gods of Asgard. Befriended by dwarves and elves, beset by monstrous undead and evil gods including Loki and Hel, the man (Hatteris) learns who he really is and what his...
(No rating) 6-19-2006 Views: 5179

The People of the Sea
Author: Scott MarcanoInfinity PublishingISBN: 0-7414-2730-3The following review was contributed by: Tami Brady: CLICK TO VIEW Tami Brady's ReviewsProphecy states that someday the People will once again live on dry land. Forced onto the sea generations ago by savage enemies, the People have built floating island homes that resemble their homeland in every way from the grass and trees that stood on the land to the houses and businesses that once flourished there. Despite their success, the...
(No rating) 12-21-2005 Views: 5358

The Raven
Author: John Lawson ISBN: 1424143802 The Raven is about the internal struggle of a man who is trying to find his way. His strong religious beliefs have unraveled and he is trying to get it back. The outcome of the journey may not be what he expected. The Raven is the sequel to Witch Ember. It gives an account from the other side of another character from the first book. Sir Guiromélans is intr
(No rating) 6-3-2007 Views: 6346

The Road of Silk
Authors: Matt Afsahi and Barbara Dysonwilliams ISBN: 0974764469The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsThis fantasy story is about Queen Yasamin ofGwendomere, who agrees to marry King Amir of Dragonvalin order to save her kingdom. She is to become SecondWife to Amir, because Medusimia, Queen and First Wife,has yet to produce an heir. Medusimia is irate at this"competition," so she conspires with Vulmire, aman-beast who lives in a...
(No rating) 7-16-2005 Views: 6913

The Road of Silk
Author: Matt Afsahi & Barbara Dysonwilliams Publisher: TurnKey PressISBN: 0-9747644-6-9The following review was contributed by: Click Here To Read All Of Theresa's ReviewsA notable historical fantasy, seeped in medieval mentality and cultural undertones, The Road of Silk charts the journey of Queen Yasamin (an ethereal beauty and leader of a small country), to meet her husband-to-be the arrogant and powerful King Amir of Dragonval). Forced into an arranged marriage, she is escorted to...
(No rating) 10-21-2005 Views: 6790

The Shadow Speaker
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon The Shadow SpeakerAuthor: Nnedi Okorafor-MbachuISBN: 1-4231-0033-6Publisher: Disney Book Group Not every author can create a believably unbelievable world, but when it works, it is a memorable story in the making. Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu accomplishes the feat in The Shadow Speaker, crafting one of the most imaginative, compelling, and intricate fantasy settings I have read about in recent memory. This book has wizards and magic, characters that call down...
(No rating) 1-11-2008 Views: 5192

The Stolen Child
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon The Stolen Child Author: Keith Donohue ISBN: 978-4000-9653-4 If you are looking for a fast paced, yet unusual book, The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue may be the book for you. At the age of seven, Henry Day disappears. A short time later he is brought home safe and sound to his father, mother and twin sisters. Or is he? The boy accepted as Henry Day is not the youngster who ran away from home and hid in the hollow. Rather the boy taken into the...
(No rating) 9-28-2007 Views: 5756

The Stoneholding “First Book of the Talamadh”
The Stoneholding “First Book of the Talamadh”Authors: Mark Sebanc & James G AndersonPublisher: Stone Harp PressISBN: 1-897130-00-7The following review was contributed by: Theresa Derwin: Click here to read more of Theresa’
(No rating) 7-19-2005 Views: 16064

The Strangeling
Author: Saskia WalkerISBN: 978-0-8095-5793-6 The setting is Edren a fantasy world created by the author who has a magical imaginative spark in storytelling. The Strangeling is an erotic fantasy novel that revolves around Maerose, a beautiful young woman with magical powers. Maerose is the heroine and Bron is her hero. Bron is an elder and goes on the quest of rescuing Maerose from her captor, Veldor who is a former elder himself. Veldor’s intentions are malicious as he seeks to...
(No rating) 4-14-2007 Views: 4898

The Tower at Moorkai
Author: H. David BlalockISBN: 1591135133The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsHere is the third in a series about the island of Adylonis, and the Houses vyingfor control of the island. After many years of vacancy, Andalarn Thran, leaderof House Thran, is named Ascendant (in effect, Prime Minister of the islandunder the Emperor on the mainland). This is guaranteed to upset a lot of people,starting with House Suum, a military House who makes no...
(No rating) 7-14-2006 Views: 5608

UNDERLAND
Author: Mary Patterson ThornburgISBN: 1-5259-0064-X The following review was contributed by: Emily Shaffer: Click Here To Read Emily's ReviewsAlyssha Dodson’s life will change forever on her twelfth birthday. After a strange dream in which her missing cat returns to tell her to be brave because “the door is opening,” Alyssha wakes up to find two strangers attacking her father in the other room. Left with n
(No rating) 5-17-2006 Views: 4816

Unscarred
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Unscarred Author: R.M. HamiltonISBN: 1-59330-401-3 Following the brutal overthrow of King Jonathan, the Land of Eir is thrust under the thumb of Maurader and the army of the Eternal Flame. Unscarred really begins when Kyle is forced by Maurader to accomplish a task that only he can undertake. Throughout the journey, young Kyle learns far more than he bargained for and is forced into manhood through torture, conflict, revelations of his heritage, his...
(No rating) 9-9-2007 Views: 2683

V: The Second Generation
Click Here To Purchase V: The Second Generation Author: Kenneth JohnsonISBN: 978-0-7653-1906-7A race of staggeringly advanced extraterrestrials (the Visitors) has occupied the earth for over twenty years. The Visitors would have us believe that they ar
(No rating) 4-18-2008 Views: 3497

Witch Ember
Author: John LawsonISBN: 1-59129-038-4Witch Ember seems to be constructed from a folktale but this dark fantasy is more than it seems. The history of the people of the Seven Kingdoms derives from folklore. Apparently a stone of great power shatters when making the world, which enables humankind to carry a piece of it. Now obviously some citizens conceal larger stones than others that allow them to perform magical functions. Unfortunately, these people are labeled as sorcerers or witches...
(No rating) 1-16-2007 Views: 5250

Zollocco: A Novel of Another Universe
Author: Cynthia JoyceISBN: 1594577838 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsThis story is about a woman who, having escaped from adying Earth, lands on a planet governed by sentientforests in the solar system Imenkapur. At first, theforest, called Zollocco, doesn't want her there, butslowly changes its "mind" after realizing that thewoman is at least trying to live in harmony with theforest.She is captured by, and made the...
(No rating) 7-20-2005 Views: 5622

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