I'm a speculative fiction (fantasy and science fiction) book reviewer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. I created and now run the Bookworm Blues book review blog. You want to talk books? I'm your woman.
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In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, alleyways shimmer with magic and godlings live hidden among mortalkind. Oree Shoth, a blind artist, takes in a strange homeless man on an impulse. This act of kindness engulfs Oree in a nightmarish conspiracy. Someone, somehow, is murdering...
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When a destitute young woman hires two thieves to help save her remote village from nocturnal attacks, they are drawn into the schemes of the wizard Esrahaddon. While Royce struggles to breech the secrets of an ancient elven tower, Hadrian attempts to rally the villagers to defend themselves...
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For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the “Sliver of Infinity,” reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope...
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The world is only half made. What exists has been carved out amidst a war between two rival factions: the Line, paving the world with industry and claiming its residents as slaves; and the Gun, a cult of terror and violence that cripples the population with fear. The only hope at stopping...
Seventh Star Press is garnishing a lot of attention. They have signed a new author, Jackie Gamber and her YA fantasy series called the Leland Dragon Series.
Seventh Star Press also has announced a new author, Steven L. Shrewsbury and his new heroic fantasy novel called Thrall. The book should be available...
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Several hundred years ago, Ship, a sentient starship, settled humans on the planet Home before leaving to colonize other worlds, promising to return one day. Over time, the colony on Home divided into those who live in the original domed buildings of the colony, who maintain the library...
You guys are in for an amazingly long post today (insert evil laughter).
This review will be a little different than my normal ones. The reason why is because I have an author interview, as well. Thus, my review will be a little shorter (which some people say is still long). After the review I’ll post...
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Nicodemus Weal has trained at the stronghold of Starhaven since he was a boy. His mentor, the famous wizard Magister Shannon, taught him how to cast spells made from luminescent magical runes, how to peel written words off a page and make them physically real. Initially, Nicodemus showed...
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In the quiet village of Little Wainesford, Ludwig Von Guggenstein is about to have his unusual existence turned inside out. When he and his father are blamed for a fatal accident during the harvest, a monstrous family secret is revealed. Soon Ludwig will begin to uncover diabolical...
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A simple lad who can neither read nor write, Brutha is content growing melons for the Temple monks. But his lot changes when a tortoise appears in his garden. To Brutha’s dismay, he discovers that he’s become his god’s Chosen One – a difficult position that requires spreading...
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They killed the king. They pinned it on two men. They chose poorly.
Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats to the murder...
As many Wheel of Time fans know, the thirteenth installment in this landmark fantasy series, Towers of Midnight, is about to be released. What you may not know is that, if you live in Utah, Brandon Sanderson is having a midnight release event at the BYU bookstore on November 2nd. Sanderson is going to...
