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Tag Archives: loyalty
REVIEW: The Emperor’s Edge – Lindsay Buroker
(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
Posted in 2011 New Reads, Fantasy, Fiction, Read on my Kindle, Reviews
Tagged ambition, assassination, biological warfare, counterfeiting, emperor, leadership, Lindsay Buroker, loyalty, lust for power, magic, politics, steampunk, strong women
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Fables 2: Animal Farm – Bill Willingham et alia
(Vertigo 2003) Note that there are spoilers in this post for events which happen in the first collection, Legends in Exile. After the events of the first Fables collection, wherein Rose Red and her long-time boyfriend, Jack, were found to … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 New Reads, Fantasy, Fiction
Tagged Bill Willingham, Fables, Goldilocks, graphic novel, guns, loyalty, pigs as leaders, revolution, treachery
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Banewreaker & Godslayer – Jacqueline Carey
(Tor Books 2004/2005) Volumes 1 and 2 of The Sundering I first heard about these books on The Literary Omnivore’s blog, and they sounded really interesting – interesting enough for me to buy both, sight unseen, from Amazon. Carey is … Continue reading