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How to Be a Victorian
Title: How to Be a Victorian Author: Ruth Goodman Genre: Nonfiction, history, everyday history Spring has been a bit hectic and I have not had a lot of excess energy to write reviews. I have been...
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Lock In
Title: Lock In Author: John Scalzi Series: Lock In, book 1 Genre: Near future science fiction thriller Opening sentence: My first day at the job coincided with the first day of the Haden Walkout, and...
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Karen Memory
Title: Karen Memory Author: Elizabeth Bear Genre: Steampunk western Opening sentence: You ain’t gonna like what I have to tell you, but I’m gonna tell you anyway. Short review: I adored this book!...
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Crown Duel
Title: Crown Duel Author: Sherwood Smith Series: Crown & Court, book 1 & 2 Genre: Political fantasy Opening sentence: The broken shutter in the window creaked a warning. After re-reading...
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Of Noble Family
Title: Of Noble Family Author: Mary Robinette Kowal Series: Glamourist Histories, book 5 Genre: Historical fantasy, manner punk, comedy of manners Opening sentence: The presence of an infant in any...
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Mrs. Griffin Prepares to Commit Suicide Tonight
Title: Mrs. Griffin Prepares to Commit Suicide Tonight Author: A Que Genre: Science Fiction This is the part of my 100 Short Stories in 2015 challenge. Opening sentence: When LW31, a domestic model...
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The Grace of Kings
Title: The Grace of Kings Author: Ken Liu Series: The Dandelion Dynasty, book 1 Genre: Fantasy, silkpunk, epic fantasy, low fantasy, slice of life, political fantasy Opening sentence: A white bird...
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Prise De Fer
Title: Prise De Fer Author: Ellen Kushner Genre: Ghost story This is the part of my 100 Short Stories in 2015 challenge. Opening sentence: “You’re not deceiving anyone, you know.” Ellen Kushner writes...
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The Myth of Rain
Title: The Myth of Rain Author: Seanan McGuire Genre: Science Fiction, dystopia This is the part of my 100 Short Stories in 2015 challenge. Opening sentence: Female spotted owls have a call that...
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Uprooted
Title: Uprooted Author: Naomi Novik Genre: fantasy, fairy tale, young adult Opening sentence: Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. The short...
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Range of Ghosts
Title: Range of Ghosts Author: Elizabeth Bear Genre: fantasy, eastern fantasy, political fantasy Opening sentence: Ragged vultures spiraled up a cherry sky. I suggested this book to my newly founded...
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The Drafter
Title: The Drafter Author: Kim Harrison Genre: Science fiction thriller Opening sentence: The room was a featureless eight-by-eight, the monotony relieved by a single chair and the door pad softly...
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The Aeronaut’s Windlass
Title: The Aeronaut’s Windlass Author: Jim Butcher Genre: Steampunk Opening sentence: Gwendolyn Margaret Elizabeth Lancaster,” said Mother in a firm, cross voice, “you will cease this nonsense at...
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Bålmad for moderne vikinger
Title: Bålmad for moderne vikinger Author: Karin Collstrup Genre: Cookbook, historical, vikings It has been forever since i have done a book review here. I have been doing a bit of reading on...
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An Early Meal – a Viking Age Cookbook & Culinary Odyssey
Title: An Early Meal – a Viking Age Cookbook & Culinary Odyssey Author: Daniel Serra & Hanna Tunberg Genre: Historical cookbook, viking I also read this book in the spring so I rely on my...
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The Classical Cookbook
Title: The Classical Cookbook Author: Andrew Dalby &Sally Grainger Genre: Historical cookbook, antiquity Over the last weeks I have finished reading two historical cookbook – this is the first of...
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The Medieval Cookbook
Title: The Medieval Cookbook Author: Maggie Black Genre: Historical cookbook, medieval I am in the process of aranging a medieval feast as a larp event, so I am reading cookbooks. I have not yet tried...
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Renæssancemad
Title: Renæssancemad – opskrifter og køkkenhistorie fra Christian 4.’s tid Author: Bi Skaarup Genre: Historical cookbook, renaissance This is the latest book in my reading on pre-industrial food...
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Crux
I just finished reading the second book in Ramez Naam’s series Nexus, and it has been months since I have read anything that captivated me in the same way. The first book was really excellent, but I...
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12 more urban fantasy books that I recommend
Some of you might have noticed that I like urban fantasy, like a lot. My list 25 Urban Fantasy Books that I recommend is one of my most visited posts, so I thought I would expand on it with the books I...
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