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Waiting on Wednesday 01/29/14

Posted on January 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Wendy’s Pick It’s 2014 and the countdown continues for Bioware‘s third installment of their Dragon Age video game series, Inquisition. The previous book, Asunder, set the stage for the mage/templar war, which is definitely going […]

Comic Review Bites

Posted on January 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

With thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read advanced copies of these graphic novels, in exchange for honest reviews. Red Sonja vol.1: Queen of Plagues The Red Sonja movie is a guilty pleasure, yet I have never read the comic, perhaps for fear of what the industry would do with a metal bikini-clad heroine. […]

Book Review: Empress of the Sun by Ian McDonald

Posted on January 23, 2014 Leave a Comment

Empress of the Sun by Ian McDonald Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Everness Publication Date: January 2014 (Jo Fletcher) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s no exaggeration when I say these books in the Everness series just seem to get better and better. The […]

Book Review: Red Delicious by Kathleen Tierney/Caitlín R. Kiernan

Posted on January 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

Red Delicious by Kathleen Tierney/Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc) Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Siobhan Quinn Publication Date: February 4, 2014 Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Even before the first page, I was cracking up at the epigraphs. Okay, maybe it’s just the geek in me, but I […]

Book Review: Ex-Purgatory by Peter Clines

Posted on January 15, 2014 2 Comments

Ex-Purgatory by Peter Clines (Broadway Books) Genre: Science Fiction Fantasy Series: Book 4 of Ex-Heroes Publication Date: January 14, 2014 Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars It’s an age of trilogies we live in, so you can’t really blame me when at first I thought Ex-Communication was going to be the end […]

Designing A Kitsune – A Guest Post by M.L. Brennan + IRON NIGHT GIVEAWAY

Posted on January 13, 2014 2 Comments

Join us at this first stop as we kick off the Blog Tour for Iron Night by M.L. Brennan! We here at the BiblioSanctum are thrilled to have M.L. with us today, sharing with us her inspirations and insights. Forget werewolves, gimme KITSUNE! Iron Night is the newly released sequel to the brilliant Generation V and if […]

Book Review: Warrior of the West by M.K. Hume

Posted on January 12, 2014 Leave a Comment

Warrior of the West by M.K. Hume Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of King Arthur Publisher: Atria Date of Publication: January 7, 2014 Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars – “Hume takes her expertise on the legend and history of King Arthur and weaves in her own personal […]

Book Review: The Grendel Affair by Lisa Shearin

Posted on January 9, 2014 2 Comments

The Grendel Affair by Lisa Shearin Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of SPI Files Publisher: Ace Date of Publication: December 31, 2013 Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars – “A solid introduction to a promising new urban fantasy series; features an endearing protagonist and an action-filled story line full […]

Book Review: Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald

Posted on January 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Everness Publisher: Jo Fletcher Date of Publication: June 6, 2013 (ed.) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars – “When it comes to delivering excitement and adventure, Ian McDonald knows his stuff; take everything that […]

Waiting on Wednesday 01/08/14

Posted on January 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick The Silk Map by Chris Willrich: May 6, 2014 (Pyr) I can’t remember the last time I came across a book like The Scroll of Years — action-adventure […]