Monthly Archives: January 2010

Tigana Review

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

Tigana (10th Anniversary Edition) by Guy Gavriel Kay Jakob’s Goodreads Rating: (5) of 5 Stars – “It was Amazing!” Recommended for: Fantasy readers of any type. Book description: A masterful epic of magic, politics, war… and the power of love … Continue reading →

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Dragon Factory Review

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

The Dragon Factory by Jonathan Maberry Jakob’s Goodreads Rating: (4) of 5 Stars – “Really liked it” Recommended for: Action/Thriller Readers Release Date: March 2nd, 2010 – Reviewing Advanced Reader Copy Book description: Joe Ledger and the DMS (Department of … Continue reading →

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Jim and Kelly

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

I have added a couple of more author blogs to the resources page.  Jim C. Hines and Kelly McCullough. Both of these authors are actually new discoveries for me.  I just discovered them in the past year.  Both have had … Continue reading →

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Reading Habits

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

I have been meaning to do a post for a while.  Jeff over at Fantasy Book News & Reviews had a good post discussing and responding to some comments on his reading preferences.  A lot of the responding originates from … Continue reading →

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What you need before you query

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

Janet over had her blog has a good post on what you need before you send an agent for a query. She has it split into three sections: Fiction, Memoir, and Non-Fiction. Of interest to me of course is the … Continue reading →

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The Myriad Review

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

The Myriad (Tour of the Merrimack, #1) by R.M. Meluch Jakob’s Goodreads Rating: (2) of 5 Stars – “It was ok” Recommended for: Military Scifi Readers Book description: The U.S.S. Merrimack was the finest battleship class spaceship in Earth’s fleet, … Continue reading →

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1-18-10 Link roundup

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

Here are a few interesting posts/links I came across over the weekend: Fantasy Book Critic – Cindy’s Anticipated 2010 List. Nice list of books coming out in 2010 that might be of interest Scifi Signal – Scifi Tidbits for 1/17/10 … Continue reading →

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MythOS Review

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

MythOS by Kelly McCullough Jakob’s Goodreads Rating: (4) of 5 Stars – “Really liked it” Recommended for: Fantasy and Geek Readers This is the fourth book in Kelly’s Ravirn series, starting with WebMage, Cybermancy, and Codespell.  Ravirn once again finds himself … Continue reading →

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Codespell Review

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

CodeSpell by Kelly McCullough Jakob’s Goodreads Rating: (4) of 5 Stars – “Really liked it” Recommended for: Fantasy and Geek Readers This is the third book in Kelly’s Ravirn series, starting with WebMage and then Cybermancy.  We again join Ravirn … Continue reading →

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The Mermaid’s Madness Review

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

The Mermaid’s Madness: by Jim C. Hines Jakob’s Goodreads Rating: (4) of 5 Stars – “Really liked it” Recommended for: Fantasy and Fairytale Readers In this sequel to the The Stepsister Scheme we rejoin the princesses Danielle, Talia, and Snow … Continue reading →

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