Tag Archives: speculative

A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Thistle

Spoilers. Second book in the series, following A Game of Thrones. Well, this book pretty much just continued the first one, with the addition of new characters. It’s all about war and a split up of a unified country. More … Continue reading →

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A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Thistle

Winter is coming. I won’t even try to describe the plot behind the first book in this series by George R.R. Martin. I’m sure by now everyone knows what it is anyway, given that it’s a major television series (which … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Diviners, by Libba Bray

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Thistle

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The School for Good and Evil, by Soman Chainani

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Thistle

First book of the new year! Spoilers. The School for Good and Evil is a long, intricate fairy tale about two girls, Sophie and Agatha, who are kidnapped from their small town of Gavaldon and taken to a school for … Continue reading →

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Protected: Untold, by Sarah Rees Brennan

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Thistle

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Protected: Born of Illusion, by Teri Brown

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Thistle

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City of Lost Dreams, by Magnus Flyte

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Thistle

Spoilers. The adventures continue for Sarah et al, as they search out a cure for Pollina’s illness, and Nico searches out some way to end his immortality. The book takes place mostly in Vienna this time, but with forays into … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Dark Between, by Sonia Gensler

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Thistle

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Kid Cyclone Fights the Devil, by Xavier Garza

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Thistle

This is a collection of folktales and creepy children’s stories out of Mexico (and out of Mexican-American communities in southern Texas). There are 14 stories in the collection, which is a bilingual collection – Spanish one direction for half the … Continue reading →

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Perfect Ruin, by Lauren Destefano

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Thistle

Major spoilers. Young adult fantasy dystopia. Morgan lives on Internment, a floating city in the sky. Everything there is rigidly controlled, but relatively peaceful. The only problem is the Edge, which lures people to it, and often they’ll jump. Jumping … Continue reading →

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