Fantasy Category

Interview with Django Wexler: Exploring The Forbidden Library

We’ve got a great interview for you today. Please welcome Django Wexler, whose middle grade fantasy novel The Forbidden Library hit the shelves this week! So you’ve already seen my review and heard me sing my praises, and now you want to know more about the author and the book? Look no further, as it […]

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Book Review: The Copper Promise by Jen Williams

The Copper Promise by Jen Williams Genre: Fantasy Series: Stand Alone (Collects 4 parts) Publisher: Headline (February 13, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars The Copper Promise came out earlier this year in its full entirety from Headline Books, but with nary a US release date in sight. Argh, […]

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Book Review: The Lascar’s Dagger by Glenda Larke

The Lascar’s Dagger by Glenda Larke Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Forsaken Lands Publisher: Orbit (March 18, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars  The word “spy” has such heavy undertones, especially when it comes to genres in fiction. When I first picked up The Lascar’s Dagger by Glenda Larke, […]

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Apex Magazine Issue #58

APEX MAGAZINE ISSUE #58 FICTION: Waking by Cat Hellisen, Undone by Mari Ness, To Increase His Wondrous Greatnesse More by Sunny Moraine, The End of the World in Five Dates by Claire Humphrey, Actaeon by Jacqueilne Carey (eBook exclusive), Maze by J.M. McDermott (eBook exclusive novel excerpt) NONFICTION: Invisible Bisexuality in Torchwood by K. Tempest […]

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YA Weekend: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski

The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Winner’s Trilogy Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux (March 4, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I admit it, I read this book for FORBIDDEN LOVE! Turns out though, it was not exactly the kind I had in […]

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Book Review: Irenicon by Aidan Harte

Irenicon by Aidan Harte Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Wave Trilogy Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books (March 29, 2012) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars  The first time I heard about author Aidan Harte was last year when his novel Irenicon was shortlisted for the Gemmell Morningstar award for best debut. […]

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Book Review: The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler

The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Forbidden Library Publisher: Kathy Dawson Books (April 15, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m a big fan of Django Wexler’s work. His adult epic fantasy The Thousand Names blew me away last year, […]

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Book Review: The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan

The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Memoir by Lady TrentPublisher: Tor (March 4, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars As someone who loves the natural sciences and is fascinated with the study of animal behavior, I remember being thrilled to discover the […]

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Book Review: Sunstone by Freya Robertson

Sunstone by Freya Robertson Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: The Elemental Wars #2 Publisher: Angry Robot Books Publication Date: March 2014 Wendy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars As always, Robertson’s world and character building is incredible. Anguis continues to enthrall me with its beauty and its many realms and unique people. The events that occurred in […]

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Book Review: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison Genre: Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor (April 1, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars  On a trip to China a few years ago, I got to visit the Forbidden City in Beijing. Surrounded by such a display of magnificent splendor and so much opulence, […]

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