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EMILY

CatherineSeptember 17, 2021September 17, 2021Leave a comment

Tween readers will enjoy this engaging read. The cliffhanger ending builds anticipation for the next book. Let’s hope it comes soon! … Read More >EMILY

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FREE – A Dead Djinn in Cairo

CatherineSeptember 15, 2021September 15, 2021Leave a comment

P. Djeli Clark – 2016; Dead Djinn Universe #0.5 BONUS: Although I don’t recommend bypassing Suehyla El-Attar’s perfect narration (and I think the book is only a couple of dollars on Audible, so you don’t have to spend a credit), the publisher (Tor) is offering the entire story FREE to … Continue ReadingFREE – A Dead Djinn in Cairo

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A Master of Djinn

CatherineSeptember 4, 2021September 4, 2021Leave a comment

P. Djèlí Clark 2021 – Dead Djinn Universe #1 Meet Fatma – unapologetically snappy dresser, wearer of bowler hats, djinn-wrangler, human. Fatma el-Sha’arawi is an Agent with the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities in 1912 Cairo – and what a Cairo it is! Visitors encounter humans, djinn as … Continue ReadingA Master of Djinn

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Many Waters

CatherineAugust 31, 2021September 4, 2021Leave a comment

Madeleine L’Engle 1986 – #4 in the Time Quintet In an off-the-charts brilliant family with the ability to travel back and forth in time and space, Murry twins Sandy and Dennys are usually portrayed as cheerfully pragmatic, conventional boys. They go to school, play sports, try to teach their misfit … Continue ReadingMany Waters

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A Swiftly Tilting Planet

CatherineAugust 29, 2021September 4, 2021Leave a comment

Madeleine L’Engle 1978 – #3 in the Time Quintet The Doomsday Clock terrified me as a college student in the 1980s, which is why I consider this somber story to be the most chilling in L’Engle’s Time Quintet. It’s Thanksgiving, and once again the Murrys do some time-wrangling – but … Continue ReadingA Swiftly Tilting Planet

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That Hideous Strength

CatherineAugust 28, 2021August 28, 2021Leave a comment

C.S. Lewis 1945 – Space Trilogy #3 What a gruesome story this is. Unlike Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, it takes place entirely on Planet Earth, which diminishes the reader’s ability to experience the same level of detached novelty and makes the reading that much more grim. I … Continue ReadingThat Hideous Strength

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The Curse of Chalion

CatherineAugust 27, 2021September 4, 2021Leave a comment

Lois McMaster Bujold, 2001 – World of the Five Gods #1(publication order), #9 (chronological order) Winner of the 2002 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Lupe dy Cazaril is tired, and he’s more embarrassed than angered by the physical scars of the abuse he suffered at the hands of the … Continue ReadingThe Curse of Chalion

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A Wizard of Earthsea

CatherineAugust 15, 2021September 4, 20211 Comment

Ursula K. Le Guin, 1968 – First in the Earthsea Cycle Ged is his True name, but don’t wear it out. The young sorceror’s commonly used name is Sparrowhawk, and he only shares his True name with those he trusts implicitly. In Earthsea, knowledge of someone’s True name gives the … Continue ReadingA Wizard of Earthsea

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The Communion of the Saint

CatherineMarch 31, 2021August 23, 2021

A true hidden gem! … Read More >The Communion of the Saint

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Perelandra

CatherineMarch 11, 2021September 5, 2021

Floating islands, friendly seahorses, a green woman, an undead evil entity, and some archangels. Christian fantasy by the author of the Chronicle of Narnia. … Read More >Perelandra

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Good Omens

CatherineMarch 6, 2021September 5, 2021Leave a comment

You can probably safely skim through the jokiness in the first quarter of the book, but try to stay focused for the rest so you don’t miss the more meaningful humor. … Read More >Good Omens

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Out of the Silent Planet (mini-review)

CatherineFebruary 27, 2021September 5, 2021

C.S. Lewis, 1938 Meet Elwin Ransom, an unassuming Englishman who’s hijacked and ends up on a spaceship headed for another planet. His voyage, and the events that take place at his destination, make for very entertaining reading. I can’t resist classic science fiction, especially when it’s written by C.S. Lewis, … Continue ReadingOut of the Silent Planet (mini-review)

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A Wind in the Door

CatherineFebruary 23, 2021September 5, 2021

Madeleine L’Engle 1973 – Time Quintet #2 When a Madeleine L’Engle book opens with a proclamation of the presence of dragons, the experienced L’Engle fan knows there are definitely dragons. Charles Wallace Murry announces the dragons in the very first sentence of this second book in the Time Quintet – … Continue ReadingA Wind in the Door

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January

CatherineFebruary 13, 2021September 5, 2021Leave a comment

Read this book when you are free of distractions; you will want to allow time and space to follow this serpentine but compelling plot. … Read More >The Ten Thousand Doors of January

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Read with Me! The Ten Thousand Doors of January

CatherineJanuary 9, 2021September 5, 2021Leave a comment

Please join me in reading Alix E. Harrow’s critically acclaimed story about stories – fiction with a good dose of magic. I will be hosting virtual book discussions in the first half of February on a few different venues; a couple of them will be for private groups (virtual groups in … Continue ReadingRead with Me! The Ten Thousand Doors of January

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Strange Ride

CatherineDecember 19, 2020August 23, 2021Leave a comment

Anthony St. Clair I reviewed this book for Reedsy Discovery, receiving an Advance Readers Copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. What a fascinating story. There are some missing pieces to the puzzle, but much like Soarsha’s pendant (where did that pendant come from anyway?), once those … Continue ReadingStrange Ride

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