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REVIEW: The Last Hero – Leslie Charteris

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Ela

(originally published 1930) Leslie Charteris (the pseudonym of Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin) was born in 1907 and published his first novel in 1927, when at university. He was the author of many books but is most famous for the creation of … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Kushiel’s Avatar – Jacqueline Carey

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Ela

Since this is the third book in the Kushiel’s Legacy trilogy, there’ll be a few spoilers for the first two books. Stop reading now if you haven’t read either… The book starts ten years after the end of Kushiel’s Chosen. … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Whom the Gods Love – Kate Ross

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Ela

(Hodder and Stoughton 1996) Julian Kestrel – Regency dandy, man-about-town and sometime sleuth – begins his third adventure in a churchyard in Hampstead, where Sir Malcolm Faulkland, eminent barrister, has asked for a meeting. Sir Malcolm wants Kestrel to investigate … Continue reading →

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Fables: Legends in Exile – Bill Willingham et alia

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Ela

(Vertigo 2002) (drawn by Lan Medina, inked by Steve Leialoha and Craig Hamilton) Legends in Exile collects the first five issues of the award-winning Fables comic, which form a good introduction to the ‘Fables’ universe and also a coherent story … Continue reading →

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‘Trade Wind’ – M. M. Kaye

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Ela

Unlike Kaye’s other historical novels (The Far Pavilions and Shadow of the Moon, both set in 19th century India), Trade Wind is set in the late 1850s in Zanzibar, off the coast of west Africa. Kaye warns the reader in … Continue reading →

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