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Skellig by David Almond

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

British novelist Almond makes a triumphant debut in the field of children's literature with prose that is at once eerie, magical and poignant.

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Fly Trap by Frances Hardinge

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

I loved Fly By Night so when I saw a sequel had been released I knew I needed to read it right away.   And if you enjoyed the first book I think you will enjoy ...

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Modernism, Liberalism & Tolkien

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 2 Comments

Modern liberalism likes to think that all our problems are epistemological: we are afflicted by never knowing with sufficient clarity what we ought to do. Our f...

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Blood (Mercian Trilogy #1) by K.J. Wignall

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I enjoyed this book, and think it will make for an interesting series, it was hard getting my head around it as it was just so different than his previous works...

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Breath of Angel by Karyn Henley

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

The materials are all there: interesting premise, complex and competing mythologies, battle of good and evil, etc. But a couple of things undermine these ingred...

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The Dragon's Tooth: Ashtown Burials #1 by N.D. Wilson

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

There is always a certain amount of excitement mixed with nervousness when a favorite author starts a new series. What if I don’t like it, or worse, what ...

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