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REVIEW: Swordspoint – Ellen Kushner

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Ela

(Bantam Books 2003, novel originally published 1987) I don’t recall where I first read about Swordspoint, but it was certainly on Redhead’s blog where I read about the sequel, The Privilege of the Sword. Although for her the sequel didn’t … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: HHhH – Laurent Binet

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Ela

(Vintage 2013, translated by Sam Taylor; originally published by Éditions Grasset et Fasquelle 2009) This is the story of Operation Anthropoid, a daring mission in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, second in command of the SS and hated ‘Protector’ … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The Lions of Al-Rassan – Guy Gavriel Kay

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Ela

In the peninsula which is divided between the three northern kingdoms of the former Esperaña (Jaloña, Valledo and Ruenda) and Al-Rassan in the south, an uneasy truce prevails. The people of the northern kingdoms generally follow the Jaddite religion, whereas … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The Emperor’s Edge – Lindsay Buroker

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Ela

(self-published e-book 2010) This was another recommendation from Erin at Aelia Reads (she recommended Please Ignore Vera Dietz, which I enjoyed), and which I downloaded for my Kindle along with a short story collection and the sequel. The Emperor’s Edge … Continue reading →

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The Sarantine Mosaic – Guy Gavriel Kay

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Ela

(HarperCollins 2011) Sailing to Sarantium (1998) / Lord of Emperors (2000) I’m not sure why I haven’t read more books by Guy Gavriel Kay. Back when I was a student, a friend lent me all three books of the Fionavar … Continue reading →

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