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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice & Fire, Book 3)

April 29, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: In the wake of the Battle of the Blackwater, the War of the Five Kings rages on. Renly and Balon are dead, Stannis nursing his wounds and striking all kinds of scary deals with his Red Woman, Robb Stark a King without a seat, and the Lannisters threatening to tear themselves apart from within. Meanwhile, Daenerys continues to build a host in the East and a new threat looms in the North… The Review: I’ve been trying to […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: A Song of Ice & Fire, A Storm of Swords, Book #3, Fantasy, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin

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Bloodfire Quest (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Book #2)

March 27, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: The Ellcrys is dying, the Druid Order decimated, the Ohmsford brothers separated by the wall of the Forbidding, and a new Prime Minister of the Federation seems to have some nefarious and murky schemes brewing. Oh and did I mention: seems like half the world is now trying to find Grianne Ohmsford – who we last saw over a hundred years ago when she turned into a tree/air spirit. The Review: Considering how many plots this book […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Bloodfire Quest, Fantasy, Fiction, Shannara, Terry Brooks, The Dark Legacy of Shannara

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The Lost Soul (666 Park Avenue #3)

February 13, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Jane Boyle has uncovered just how evil her former mother-in-law, Lynne Doran, actually is – she’s the newest incarnation of the evil daughter of the First Witch. It’s a race against time to stop Hasina (that spirit) from transferring to a new body – one that’s likely to go on a massive magical killing spree… The Review: I wonder, a little, if these three books could’ve been combined to make one novel in three parts. Because, like […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: 666 Park Avenue, Chick Lit, Fantasy, Fiction, Gabriella Pierce, The Lost Soul

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Cold Days (The Dresden Files, Book 14)

February 2, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Harry Dresden, no longer mostly-dead, has a new job – Winter Knight – and his first day is a pretty bad one. Some pretty catastrophic forces are lining up and all is not right with the Winter Court… but, as usual, saving the world is only one of Harry’s issues at the moment… The Review: Alright, here we go. After the literal strange interlude of the last book and the Major Dramatic Reversal of Changes, we’re back to Sweet […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Cold Days, Fantasy, Fiction, Harry Dresden, Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files

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Wards of Faerie (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Book #1)

January 25, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Science is the order of the day in the Four Lands and magic is on the wane. But after one of the few remaining Druids discovers a clue that might lead to the missing (and possibly mythic) other Elfstones, the Ard Rhys gathers a small company and sets off to find them – in the hopes of saving magic and protecting the legacy of the Four Lands. The Review: It’s been, I think, seven years since Terry Brooks […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, Shannara, Terry Brooks, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Wards of Faerie

The Kindly Ones (The Sandman, Vol. 9)

January 6, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Morpheus, also known as Dream, must face the endgame of things set in motion many, many moons ago. As dark powers conspire against him and his realm, he must make his final decision – one that will change the face of the Dreaming forever. The Review: Hold this specific volume in your hands. Feel the weight of it. Even if you’ve never held another comic or read any of The Sandman stories, you would feel the weight of this […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Literature • Tags: Death Dream, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literature, Morpheus, Neil Gaiman, The Endless, The Kindly Ones, The Sandman, The Sandman Vol. 9

Worlds’ End (The Sandman, Vol. 8)

January 5, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: As a massive reality storm crashes across the multiverse, lost travelers find their way to Worlds’ End – an inn at the end of all worlds. There, they pass the time waiting for the storm to pass in the oldest of literary traditions: swapping stories. The Review: I KNEW IT. I FREAKING KNEW SOMETHING BIG WAS COMING. I’m pretty sure I’m aware, now, of what’s going on – because I missed a particular figure in the […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Literature, Short Stories • Tags: Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literature, Neil Gaiman, Short Stories, The Sandman, The Sandman Vol. 8, Worlds' End

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Brief Lives (The Sandman, Vol. 7)

January 5, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Delirium of The Endless decides to seek out her lost brother, Destruction. After Desire and Despair turn her down, she seeks out the help of her older brother Dream – and they embark on a strange journey through the world and through themselves in order to find their missing sibling. The Review: There’s a panel near the end of this novel that took my breath away, much as the real-life equivalent tends to do the same. On an […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Literature • Tags: Brief Lives, Death, Delirium, Desire, Despair, Destiny, Destruction, Dream, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literature, Mythology, Neil Gaiman, The Endless, The Sandman, The Sandman Vol. 7

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Season of Mists (The Sandman, Vol. 4)

January 3, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Lucifer abdicates his throne in Hell and closes up shop, giving the keys to Morpheus – who is then beset by emissaries from just about every pantheon (except the Greeks), asking to be given control of Hell. Lucifer heads to the beach. The Review: I get the sense that, when Mr. Gaiman came up with all of these plots, he was laughing. Again, not out of any particularly funny thing… but out of enjoyment. Lucifer on the Australian […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Literature • Tags: Death, Dream, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literature, Morpheus, Mythology, Neil Gaiman, Season of Mists, The Endless, The Sandman, The Sandman Vol. 4

The Doll’s House (The Sandman, Vol. 2)

January 2, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: A “dream vortex” has been found in the world and Morpheus must seek it out – but the vortex, Rose Walker, is on a quest of her own: to find her little brother. Shading in bits of backstory while also moving forward into truly original territory, The Doll’s House is where the series really kicks off. The Review: Whoa. Just, whoa. If Preludes and Nocturnes was just that – a prelude – then this is where things really get […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Literature • Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literature, Neil Gaiman, The Doll's House, The Sandman, The Sandman Vol. 2

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Raging Biblio-holism

The overwhelming urge to collect, consume, and consider books

Category Archives: Fantasy

A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice & Fire, Book 3)

Bloodfire Quest (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Book #2)

The Lost Soul (666 Park Avenue #3)

Cold Days (The Dresden Files, Book 14)

Wards of Faerie (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Book #1)

The Kindly Ones (The Sandman, Vol. 9)

Worlds’ End (The Sandman, Vol. 8)

Brief Lives (The Sandman, Vol. 7)

Season of Mists (The Sandman, Vol. 4)

The Doll’s House (The Sandman, Vol. 2)

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