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The Thief
Title: The Thief Author: Megan Whalen Turner Genre: Fantasy Opening sentence: I did not know how long I had been in the king’s prison. This book has been sitting in my to-read list for five years, ever...
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The Curse of Chalion
Title: The Curse of Chalion Author: Lois McMaster Bujold Genre: Fantasy, epic fantasy, political fantasy Opening sentence: Cazaril heard the mounted horsemen on the road before he saw them. I picked...
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Crown Duel
Title: Crown Duel Author: Sherwood Smith Series: Crown & Court, book 1 & 2 Genre: Political fantasy Opening sentence: The broken shutter in the window creaked a warning. After re-reading...
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The Grace of Kings
Title: The Grace of Kings Author: Ken Liu Series: The Dandelion Dynasty, book 1 Genre: Fantasy, silkpunk, epic fantasy, low fantasy, slice of life, political fantasy Opening sentence: A white bird...
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Uprooted
Title: Uprooted Author: Naomi Novik Genre: fantasy, fairy tale, young adult Opening sentence: Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. The short...
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Range of Ghosts
Title: Range of Ghosts Author: Elizabeth Bear Genre: fantasy, eastern fantasy, political fantasy Opening sentence: Ragged vultures spiraled up a cherry sky. I suggested this book to my newly founded...
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A Stranger in Olondria
Title: A Stranger in Olondria Author: Sofia Samatar Genre: Second world fantasy, travel novel Opening sentence: I was a stranger in Olondria, I knew nothing of the splendor of its coasts, nor of Bain,...
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To the Sky Kingdom
I have not abandoned this blog, I have just been busy with other things for a while – and I have read mostly short fiction, which I find hard to review. If you are interested in food, history, fashion...
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Motherhood in The Broken Earth series
As part of my Hugo reading this year, I have been reading the first two books of The Broken Earth series by N. K. Jemisin. As the second one, The Obelisk Gate is nominated for a Hugo this year. They...
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The Fifth Season
As part of my Hugo reading this year, I have been reading the first two books of The Broken Earth series by N. K. Jemisin, as the second one, The Obelisk Gate is nominated for a Hugo this year. It is...
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