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Turing Test – Who Writes Humorous Sci-Fi? I’ve Got The Answer!
Book Review : Turing Test AI Diaries e-book By E. M. Foner Spoiler Alert! Summary Mark Ai goes to work every day as a PC repairman, but fixing computers is just a cover job. Along with his mission managing the … Continue reading
The Dream Thieves – How to Raise the Stakes in a Series!
Book Review : The Dream Thieves The Raven Cycle By Maggie Stiefvater Spoiler Alert! Summary Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling … Continue reading
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The Penderwicks – A Madcap Adventure
Book Review : The Penderwicks A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy By Jeanne Birdsall Spoiler Alert! Summary A National Book Award winner, this modern classic is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward … Continue reading
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“Shadows of Self” – A New Wax and Wayne Novel From The Mistborn World
Book Review: Shadows of Self By Brandon Sanderson Spoiler Alert! Summary Shadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a growing cultural force, with four faiths … Continue reading
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“Alloy of Law” – Does the Fantasy/Science Fiction Genre Blend With the Old West?
Book Review : Alloy of Law By Brandon Sanderson Spoiler Alert! Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, allomancy, Alloy of Law, Brandon Sanderson, compared to great science fiction authors, Elendel, family tragedy, feruchemy, frontier lands, guns, heist, humor, increase in technology in society, isaac asimov, j r r tolkein, jibes, justice, lawless west, Marasi, mistborn series, old west, order, ray bradbury, roughs, science fiction west, trains, Wax, Waxilliam Ladrian
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