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Smugglers’ Ponderings: On Reader’s Entitlement

By On May 13, 2009 · 31 Comments · In Smugglers Ponderings

If you are a regular reader of this blog you will probably know by now that one of my favourite series is the Tairen Soul series by C.L. Wilson. I consider this to be one of the finest examples of Fantasy Romance. The fourth and final book, Queen of Song and Souls was first set [...]

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Guest Dare: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

By On January 28, 2009 · 13 Comments · In Book Reviews, Guest Dare, The Dare

Last month we had Marg over to review Stephen King’s It. This month’s victim? The unsuspecting Graeme from Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review! After Graeme admitted to us that he had never read Neil Gaiman’s epic Sandman comics, we had to Dare him. (Yes, again. We know this is the third Preludes and Nocturnes [...]

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Smugglers Stash and News

By On November 23, 2008 · 11 Comments · In Smugglers Stash

This week:

We kick-off the week with a three-day Kim Harrison Extravaganza!

On Monday, Thea reviews book 6 in The Hollows series, The Outlaw Demon Wails, in honor of the mass market paperback release of the book.

On Tuesday we will have an INTERVIEW with Kim Harrison (*Thea: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*) including [...]

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Joint Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

By On November 21, 2008 · 12 Comments · In 9 Rated Books, Book of the Month, Book Reviews, Joint Review

Title: The Graveyard Book

Author: Neil Gaiman

Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy

Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel

Why did we read this book: Really? Because, obviously, we love Neil Gaiman. (The question should be why did it take us so freaking long to read this [...]

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Books to look forward to!

By On August 11, 2008 · 11 Comments · In Book Reviews

I was working on my calendar and preparing my schedule for the next few weeks (I am NOT a control freak ok?) when I realized how many highly expected books are coming out between now and September 30th. This is going to be a crazy period. Just check it out:

August 26th

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Gaiman Week – Book of the Month: American Gods

By On July 4, 2008 · 8 Comments · In 10 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Neil Gaiman Week

Title: American Gods

Author: Neil Gaiman

Genre: Dark Fantasy, horror

Summary: (from amazon.com)
Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow than is possible, [...]

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Gaiman Week – Book Review: Coraline

By On July 3, 2008 · 9 Comments · In 9 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Neil Gaiman Week

Title: Coraline

Author: Neil Gaiman

Genre: Young Adult, Horror-Fantasy

Why did I read this book: After having read Neil Gaiman’s adult works, I was excited to see how his writing would translate in young adult format! When I read the blurb for Coraline, I had to have it.

Summary: (from amazon.com)

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Gaiman Week – Children’s Books Double Feature: The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Gold Fish and Odd and The Frost Giants

By On July 2, 2008 · 4 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Neil Gaiman Week

Title: The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish

Author: Written by Neil Gaiman/ Illustrated by David Mckean

Genre: Fantasy/Children Summary: “What if you wanted your best friend’s two goldfish so much that you’d swap anything for them, even your father?
What if your mother came home and [...]

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From the Page to the Screen: Stardust

By On July 2, 2008 · 10 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book to Movie, Neil Gaiman Week

Title: Stardust

Novel by Neil Gaiman

Movie directed by Matthew Vaughn; screenplay by Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn; Starring Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Robert DeNiro

Stardust was my very first Neil Gaiman book. On the recommendation of Ana and a certain Greek who shall remain [...]

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Gaiman Week – Book Review: Smoke and Mirrors

By On July 1, 2008 · 3 Comments · In 9 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Neil Gaiman Week

Title: Smoke and Mirrors

Author: Neil Gaiman

Genre: Fantasy/Horror (short stories)

Stand Alone/Series: Stand Alone

Summary: Harper Collins says In the deft hands of Neil Gaiman, magic is no mere illusion … and anything is possible. In this, Gaiman’s first book of short stories, his imagination and supreme artistry transform a [...]

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