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It's no walk in the bloody park, being a Drood - one of the family who has protected ordinary humanity from the things that go bump in the night for centuries. We're not much liked - even by one another. Now our Matriarch is dead. Murdered. Maybe by one of us. Maybe not. It's been left up to me, Eddie Drood, to figure out whodunit.
That's not going to be easy. You see, opinion is divided evenly between two camps of thought: those who think the killer was Molly, my best girl, and those who think the killer was actually me. And I know for a fact that I didn't do it.
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Showing posts with label action. Show all posts
Saturday, 17 September 2011
Hidden Warrior - Lynn Flewelling
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As the orphaned nephew of the king, trusted companion to his cousin, and second heir to the throne of Skala, Prince Tobin's future is clear. But not as clear as the spring in which a hill witch shows him his true face - and his secret destiny...
Now Tobin carries a burden he cannot share with even his closest friend, Ki, his squire. He is to rule - not as he is but as he was born: a woman. Given the shape of a boy by dark magic, Tobin is the last hope of the people of Illior - those who desperately seek a return to the old ways, when Skala was ruled by a line of warrior queens. They still believe that only a woman can lift the war, famine, and pestilence that have run rampant through the land since the king usurped his half sister's throne. It is these outlaw wizards and witches who protect Tobin - and it is for them that Tobin must accept his fate.
With the unsuspecting yet fiercely loyal Ki at his side, Tobin must turn traitor against the only blood ties he has left. He must lift the masks of Skala's rulers to show their true colors - before he can reveal the power of the woman within himself...
As the orphaned nephew of the king, trusted companion to his cousin, and second heir to the throne of Skala, Prince Tobin's future is clear. But not as clear as the spring in which a hill witch shows him his true face - and his secret destiny...
Now Tobin carries a burden he cannot share with even his closest friend, Ki, his squire. He is to rule - not as he is but as he was born: a woman. Given the shape of a boy by dark magic, Tobin is the last hope of the people of Illior - those who desperately seek a return to the old ways, when Skala was ruled by a line of warrior queens. They still believe that only a woman can lift the war, famine, and pestilence that have run rampant through the land since the king usurped his half sister's throne. It is these outlaw wizards and witches who protect Tobin - and it is for them that Tobin must accept his fate.
With the unsuspecting yet fiercely loyal Ki at his side, Tobin must turn traitor against the only blood ties he has left. He must lift the masks of Skala's rulers to show their true colors - before he can reveal the power of the woman within himself...
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
The Chaos Crystal - Jennifer Fallon
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The Tide Lords have gathered in Jelidia to find out the secret of how to kill an
immortal... Cayal in particular. Before they can do this, however, they must
find the Chaos Crystal that brought them to this world.
They initially head to Glaeba, where Arkady has been captured by Jaxyn. She
escapes and flees to Caelum, where she runs into Warlock and his family and
learns that Elyssa, Warlock's cruel immortal mistress, may know something about
the location of the Crystal.
With every immortal on Amyrantha searching for this artefact, the stakes are very
high...
MY TAKE:
574 pages. Book Four of The Tide Lords
The Tide Lords have gathered in Jelidia to find out the secret of how to kill an
immortal... Cayal in particular. Before they can do this, however, they must
find the Chaos Crystal that brought them to this world.
They initially head to Glaeba, where Arkady has been captured by Jaxyn. She
escapes and flees to Caelum, where she runs into Warlock and his family and
learns that Elyssa, Warlock's cruel immortal mistress, may know something about
the location of the Crystal.
With every immortal on Amyrantha searching for this artefact, the stakes are very
high...
MY TAKE:
574 pages. Book Four of The Tide Lords
Sunday, 21 August 2011
The Black Prism - Brent Weeks
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Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit and charm are all that preserve a fragile peace. Yet Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live: five years to achieve five impossible goals.
But when Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must decide how much he's willing to pay to protect a secret that could tear his world apart.
My take:
Gavin seems the good guy at first but he's keeping a secret that's eating at him from the inside out. The truth is revealed later in the book. I feel that he is a man trying to do his best for the world he lives in under rather... unusual circumstances and ways of showing his affection for his world. He is likeable and dashing. His son, on the other hand, has to battle his own upbringing. He has a weak and whiny(a little) character but when push comes to shove he mans up and does something.
The book is highly absorbing and once I picked it up I couldn't stop till I finished reading. I'm looking forward to the next book! Be warned - the book is almost a tome at 626 pages, hardcover. First in the Lightbringer series.
Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit and charm are all that preserve a fragile peace. Yet Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live: five years to achieve five impossible goals.
But when Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must decide how much he's willing to pay to protect a secret that could tear his world apart.
My take:
Gavin seems the good guy at first but he's keeping a secret that's eating at him from the inside out. The truth is revealed later in the book. I feel that he is a man trying to do his best for the world he lives in under rather... unusual circumstances and ways of showing his affection for his world. He is likeable and dashing. His son, on the other hand, has to battle his own upbringing. He has a weak and whiny(a little) character but when push comes to shove he mans up and does something.
The book is highly absorbing and once I picked it up I couldn't stop till I finished reading. I'm looking forward to the next book! Be warned - the book is almost a tome at 626 pages, hardcover. First in the Lightbringer series.
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Blue Moon Rising - Simon R Green
Blue Moon Rising by Simon R Green
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In those days, there were heroes and villians, and darkness walked the earth. There were dragons to be slain, captured princesses to be saved, and mighty deeds to be accomplished by knights in shining armor. Many tales are told of that time, tales of steadfast bravery and derring-do...
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In those days, there were heroes and villians, and darkness walked the earth. There were dragons to be slain, captured princesses to be saved, and mighty deeds to be accomplished by knights in shining armor. Many tales are told of that time, tales of steadfast bravery and derring-do...
This is not one of them.
Rupert didn't especially want to be a prince. And he certainly never asked to be the second son of a royal line that really didn't need a spare. After all, a kingdom suffering from crippling financial loss couldn't very well afford to have different factions fighting over who was more worthy to rule as the next king. So Rupert was sent out ot slay a dragon and prove himself - a quest straight out of legend.
But Rupert also discovered the kinds of things legends tend to leave out, as well as the usual demons and goblins, a dreaded Night Witch... and even worse terrors hidden in the shadows of Darkwood.
Rupert did find a fiery dragon-and a beautiful princess to rescue too. But the dragon turned out to be a better friend than anyone back at the castle. And with the evil of Darkwood suddenly spreading its roots... and with the blue moon rising and the Wild Magic along with it, Rupert needed all the friends he could get...
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
The Man With the Golden Torc - Simon R. Green
The Man With the Golden Torc by Simon R. Green
Book 1 of the Secret History series
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The name's Bond. Shaman Bond.
Actually, that's just my cover. I'm Eddie Drood. But when your job includes a license to kick supernatural arse on a regular basis, you find your laughs where you can.
For centuries, my family has been the secret guardian of humanity, all that stands between all of you and all of the really nasty things that go bump in the night. As a Drood field agent I wore the golden torc, killed monsters, and I protected the world. I loved my job.
Right up to the point when my own family declared me rogue for no reason, and I was forced to go on the run. Now the only people who can help me prove my innocence are the people I used to consider my enemies.
I'm Shaman Bond, very secret agent. And I'm going to prove to everyone that no one does it better than me.
Book 1 of the Secret History series
BLURB:
The name's Bond. Shaman Bond.
Actually, that's just my cover. I'm Eddie Drood. But when your job includes a license to kick supernatural arse on a regular basis, you find your laughs where you can.
For centuries, my family has been the secret guardian of humanity, all that stands between all of you and all of the really nasty things that go bump in the night. As a Drood field agent I wore the golden torc, killed monsters, and I protected the world. I loved my job.
Right up to the point when my own family declared me rogue for no reason, and I was forced to go on the run. Now the only people who can help me prove my innocence are the people I used to consider my enemies.
I'm Shaman Bond, very secret agent. And I'm going to prove to everyone that no one does it better than me.
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