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Tag Archives: science fiction
“The Goblin Emperor” – Is It Really Steampunk?
Book Review: The Goblin Emperor By Katherine Addison Spoiler Alert! Summary A vividly imagined fantasy of court intrigue and dark magics in a steampunk-inflected world, by a brilliant young talent. The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived … Continue reading
“Dangerous” – Is It Cliche´ Or Trailblazing?
Book Review : Dangerous By Shannon Hale Spoiler Alert! Maisie Danger Brown just wanted to get away from home for a bit, see something new. She never intended to fall in love. And she never imagined stumbling into a … Continue reading
“The Hero of Ages” – Does the Third Novel In a Trilogy Have To Pull Everything Together?
Book Review: The Hero of Ages; A Mistborn Novel By Brandon Sanderson Spoiler Alert! Who is the Hero of Ages? To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness—the lethal … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, apocalyptic, Brandon Sanderson, complex plot, creative writing, danger, Elend, Elend Venture, fantasy, favorite novels, fiction, Lord Ruler, magic, Mistborn, plot twists, Sazed, science fiction, strong female characters, the Hero of Ages, the mist, Vin, violence, world building
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“The Well of Ascension” – How Can the Plot Grow Once the Empire Was Defeated?
Book Review: The Well of Ascension, A Mistborn Novel By Brandon Sanderson Spoiler Alert! They did the impossible, deposing the godlike being whose brutal rule had lasted a … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Alloy of Law, Brandon Sanderson, building a kingdom, danger, Elend, fantasy, hemalurgy, Kandra, Lord Ruler, magic, Mistborn, romance, Sazed, science fiction, second novels in trilogies, strong female characters, suffering, Vin, violence, Well of Ascension
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“Michael Vey, Battle of the Ampere” – Do the Cliff Hangers Ever End?
Michael Vey, Battle of the Ampere by Richard Paul Evans Spoiler Alert! Michael, Taylor, Ostin and the rest of the Electroclan have destroyed the largest of the Elgen Starxource plants, but now they’re on the run. The Elgen have teamed … Continue reading
“Michael Vey, Rise of the Elgen” – Does the Hero Remain An Average Misfit?
Michael Vey, Rise of the Elgen by Richard Paul Evans Spoiler Alert! Michael was born with special electrical powers—and he’s not the only one. His friend Taylor has them too, and so do other kids around the world. With Michael’s … Continue reading
“Across the Universe” – Does Space Offer a New Frontier For the YA Dystopian Novel?
Book Review : Across the Universe by Beth Revis Spoiler Alert! Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could … Continue reading
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Tagged Across the Universe, Amy, Beth Revis, colonization, death, dictator, drugged, Elder, Eldest, first novels, human mating, Leadership, mating season, murder, romance, sci-fi, science fiction, space, space travel, spaceship, too much sex in ya novels, two POV, world building
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