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The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 2 Comments

Like so many, a big part of my becoming a devoted reader at a young age was the magical books of fantasy writers like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.  I jumped f...

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The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Never one to pass up free books, I downloaded a Kindle version of The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel for free.  But it was far down the ...

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Monster's Proof by Richard Lewis

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I am not sure I am an “objective” critic of Richard Lewis and his writing.  I have been a fan since his first book The Flame Tree and enjoyed his su...

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The Vanishing Sculptor by Donita K. Paul

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

It must be Christian fiction week here at CM as today we have another example; although very different from the Shack.  The Vanishing Sculptor is not theology t...

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Hoshruba: The World's First Magical Fantasy Epic

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I have long had a fascination with epic myths and multicultural legends.  In fact, a decent slice of my reading touches on myths or fantastic stories in some wa...

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The Circle of Stone: The Darkest Age III by A.J. Lake

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Cover via Amazon When we last left Elspeth and Edmund they were traveling into the mountain to attempt to destroy the trickster god Loki with the crystal sword....

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