Tag Archives: Fantasy

Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron

Nice Dragons Finish Last     Rachel Aaron     2014-08-01     in-progress    in-progress 2014-08-15: Not sure when I started this one but it was a while back. 2014-08-22: Still reading it, but it’s on the ipad and I don’t read much there. … Continue reading

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It’s About Squirrels Lynn Abbey

It’s About Squirrels Lynn Abbey 2014-08-18 2014-08-18 **1/2 2014-08-18: Amusing short story.  

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Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology

Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology     Brandon Sanderson, et al     2014-08-15         in-progess     in-progess 2014-08-18: I started listening to Writing Excuses because they were on the Hugo ballot and I’ve quite enjoyed the podcast.  … Continue reading

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Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone

Two Serpents Rise     Max Gladstone     2014-08-08     2014-08-14     *** 2014-08-13: Reading regularly but holy crap this is long. Moon Reader says I still have 13 hours to go. Got my Calibre-server working again. Yay! 2014-08-14: It’s starting … Continue reading

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Fearsome Journeys edited by Jonathan Strahan

Fearsome Journeys: The New Solaris Book of Fantasy by  Jonathan Strahan (editor) Started: 2014-07-03 / Finished: 2014-09-15 Rating:4 2014-07-09: Actual start date wasn’t recorded as I was just looking for something besides the novels I that wasn’t enjoying. Only one story … Continue reading

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The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

The Wheel of Time     Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson     2014-06-30               DNF     DNF 2014-07-08: Burn out and an exhausting weekend road trip so not much reading lately. Read the prologue and half of chapter 1 … Continue reading

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Hard Magic by Larry Correia

Hard Magic     Larry Correia     2014-06-21     2014-06-26     ***1/2 2014-06-26: Slow going as I’m alternating books and I took a reading break for day or two. I like it very much BUT…. with a lot of caveats. First … Continue reading

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Equoid by Charles Stross

Equoid by Charles Stross 2014-06-17: This might actually be a four but I think I’m suffering from overload due to all the Hugo related reading. I enjoyed the story and it’s just the kind of weird & humorous stuff that … Continue reading

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2014 Hugo Awards: Three parts dead by Max Gladstone

Three parts dead by Max Gladstone Started 2014-06-09 / Finished: 2014-06-12 / 4.5 stars 2014-06-10: Really digging this one so far. It’s humorous and offbeat and generally likable. Debating on whether to table it and push on to the next book. 2014-06-12: … Continue reading

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2014 Hugo Awards: A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar

A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar Started on 2014-06-07. 2014-06-09: I’m in chapter 5 and likely to abandon it and move on after this chapter. It’s good, but written in a very florid and verbose style. It suits the … Continue reading

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