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Of Bone and Thunder (2014) by Chris Evans
The forces of the Kingdom are engaged in war with the nation of Luitox. Their forces are far from home, hemmed in by a dense jungle, and facing unimaginable danger. Meanwhile, their home land is in chaos and the average soldier is just trying to make it home alive. Crossbowmen, dragon pilots, and mages will […]
Genre: Fantasy
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Red Country (2013) by Joe Abercrombie
When Shy South returns from market rip to find her homestead burned and her brother and sister kidnapped, she sets off to rescue them accompanied by her step father Lamb. Her will journey takes her across the Far Country where she and her allies will confront hostile nature, dangerous outlaws, fierce natives, greed, corruption, and […]
Genre: Fantasy
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Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Book 1 of the Southern Reach Trilogy FSG 200 pages. The idea of différance posits that the differences between language and phenomena are not fixed and binary, but rather mutable, shifting, and entangled…an idea that insists upon the principle of difficulty and provision. While this idea resides most often in post-structuralist philosophy and linguistics, it does […]
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Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
As I was reading this book my thoughts kept flipping between two different ideas: “Wow, this would make a really great movie.” “Wow, this would make a really great video game.” The book moves with a good cinematical pace leaping between the perspective of Briar Wilkes and her son Zeke as they manage the hazards […]
Genre: Alternate History, Fantasy, Steampunk
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