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http://booktionary.blogspot.com/ - Book reviews of new, forthcoming, and sometimes old Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Urban Fantasy plus any other book that catches my fancy along with interviews and giveaways.

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RECOMMENDATIONS | Best Books of 2009 (That I've read)
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Year end wrap ups are the most difficult, but with Christmas around the corner and people getting their wishlists all set I thought it was time to put up my favorite releases of the year.  All titles link to my reviews and if I didn't review it I included a short line.  I'm sure I've ... (more) RECOMMENDATIONS | Best Books of 2009 (That I've read)

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Cover Unveiled for The Ragged Man by Tom Lloyd (US)
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Cover Unveiled for The Ragged Man by Tom Lloyd (US)
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Tom Lloyd's fourth Twilight Reign novel again features strong art from Todd Lockwood, which is probably my favorite of the series thus far.  The shading and coloration work well and it makes me itch to see what is behind the door.   The Ragged Man is due from Pyr in August ... (more) Cover Unveiled for The Ragged Man by Tom Lloyd (US)

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RECOMMENDATIONS | Books Read Recently But Not Reviewed
booktionary.blogspot.com - 5 days ago
RECOMMENDATIONS | Books Read Recently But Not Reviewed
— booktionary.blogspot.com — My reading habits are still a bit ravenous, but lately I've cut back on reviews a tad to focus on certain books that I have a bit more to say about.  It doesn't mean the below are not quality reads and in fact that is quite to the contrary as many were ... (more) RECOMMENDATIONS | Books Read Recently But Not Reviewed

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Some Love for the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde
booktionary.blogspot.com - 7 days ago
Some Love for the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde
— booktionary.blogspot.com — A few months back I finished the 4th Thursday Next novel Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde, which finished off the first story arc. Instead of doing a review for book 4 in a series I haven't reviewed on this site before and one that has been out for a few years I thought I'd show some love for ... (more) Some Love for the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde

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Door Stopper Poll Results
booktionary.blogspot.com - 8 days ago
Door Stopper Poll Results
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Well the results are in from my most recent poll and it looks like I'll be reading Mark Chadbourn's Age of Misrule series before the year is out, which won with 30% of the votes narrowly beating out Stross's omnibus edition of the first two Bob Laundry books.  I was a bit surprised ... (more) Door Stopper Poll Results

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Cover Unveiled for Karen Miller's The Reluctant Mage
booktionary.blogspot.com - 9 days ago
Cover Unveiled for Karen Miller's The Reluctant Mage
— booktionary.blogspot.com — The Reluctant Mage is the fourth book sent in the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker world after the recent The Prodigal Mage , which  was a fantastic read overall.  The cover on this one is a bit ho-hum though.  The coloration isn't doing much, but in this case you could wrap ... (more) Cover Unveiled for Karen Miller's The Reluctant Mage

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booktionary.blogspot.com - 10 days ago
REVIEW | The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe (Tor)
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Detective novel meet Swords & Sorcery is a leathal combination in the hands of Bledsoe.  No one has succeed with such a melding so well. Eddie LaCrosse is very tragic guy.  Bledsoe teases well with LaCrosse's backstory, which had me up late and early to get a further into his ... (more) REVIEW | The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe (Tor)

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NEWS | New I, Robot Universe Trilogy
booktionary.blogspot.com - 11 days ago
NEWS | New I, Robot Universe Trilogy
— booktionary.blogspot.com — This is a little late, but the news have been chafing me a bit.  In a surprising move Isaac Asimov's estate has authorized a trilogy of new I, Robot Universe books.  This is shocking because Asimov had plenty of time to add to that Universe if he so desired considering the last ... (more) NEWS | New I, Robot Universe Trilogy

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Cover Unveiled for Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold (Mass Market)
booktionary.blogspot.com - 13 days ago
Cover Unveiled for Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold (Mass Market)
— booktionary.blogspot.com — There was quite some heated debate over Orbit US diverting from the look of the First Law Trilogy so much for Best Served Cold .  Now Orbit has gone back to the well for a entirely new look for the mass market edition.   It is very simple but effective.  The ... (more) Cover Unveiled for Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold ...

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REVIEW | Couch by Benjamin Parzybok (Small Beer)
booktionary.blogspot.com - 13 days ago
REVIEW | Couch by Benjamin Parzybok (Small Beer)
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Magical, memorable, whimsical.  These are just a few of the adjectives that come to mind, but hardly do  Couch  justice. Couch is quite a mundane title for such an outlandish book.   Three guys move a couch, save the world.  That is the tag line and ... (more) REVIEW | Couch by Benjamin Parzybok (Small Beer)

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Cover Unveiled for Paul McAuley's Gardens of the Sun
booktionary.blogspot.com - 14 days ago
Cover Unveiled for Paul McAuley's Gardens of the Sun
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Behold the cover of Gardens of the Sun the sequel to The Quiet War (reviewed here ), which I just snagged from the Pyr 's website.   Gardens is scheduled for a March release and as of right now is my most anticipated Sci-Fi read of 2010.  My interview with Paul helps ... (more) Cover Unveiled for Paul McAuley's Gardens of the Sun

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Cover Unveiled for Brent Weeks's The Black Prism
booktionary.blogspot.com - 15 days ago
Cover Unveiled for Brent Weeks's The Black Prism
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Brent Weeks has become a huge name in Fantasy over the last year with the success of the Night Angel Trilogy.   The Black Prism is set in a different world from Night Angel, where instead magic is based on colors.  The cover art stands up to what was done with The Way of ... (more) Cover Unveiled for Brent Weeks's The Black Prism

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booktionary.blogspot.com - 18 days ago
New Procurements
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Behold my new pile of stuff, which is a mixture of purchases and recently received review copies. This will also serve as a sort of preview of what I expect to review at least partially over the coming months. At the bottom of the stack we have the graphic novel The Five Fists of ... (more) New Procurements

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Cover Unveiled for Christopher Moore's Bite Me
booktionary.blogspot.com - 18 days ago
Cover Unveiled for Christopher Moore's Bite Me
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Moore just released the cover to Bite Me, which definitely falls in line with what his recent covers have done.  Its got the cute silly thing going for it so it seems apt.  As mentioned the other day the first 2 chapters to Bite Me have also been released for your reading ... (more) Cover Unveiled for Christopher Moore's Bite Me

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Cover Unveiled for Joe Hill's Horns Limited Edition
booktionary.blogspot.com - 19 days ago
Cover Unveiled for Joe Hill's Horns Limited Edition
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Joe Hill's second novel Horns following Heart Shaped Box  is due out early next year.  The above is the art for the PS Publishing limited edition done by the great Vincent Chong.  The plot sounds very intriguing so I just may have to check this one out despite the fact I ... (more) Cover Unveiled for Joe Hill's Horns Limited Edition

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booktionary.blogspot.com - 20 days ago
MISHMASH | New Christopher Moore Free Reading and Other Stuff
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Christopher Moore has posted the first two chapters to his third vampire book Bite Me .  Here is a small sample: Being the Journal of Abigail Von Normal Emergency Back-up Mistress of the Greater Bay Area Night The city of San Francisco is being stalked by a huge, shaved ... (more) MISHMASH | New Christopher Moore Free Reading and Other ...

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10 Facts About John Scalzi
— feedproxy.google.com —      1.   Scalzi is really a clockwork automaton who has been programmed to slowly spread angst wherever he goes.      2.   As we all know Wheaton is the Bizarro Scalzi.  If Scalzi ever shook hands with Wil Wheaton the world ... (more) 10 Facts About John Scalzi

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REVIEW | Diving Into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Pyr)
booktionary.blogspot.com - 22 days ago
REVIEW | Diving Into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Pyr)
— booktionary.blogspot.com — Kristine Kathryn Rusch has been writing under various names in multiple genres gaining accolades wherever she has ventured. Rusch was also an editor for  The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction for a number of years winning a Hugo for her work there. Diving Into the ... (more) REVIEW | Diving Into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch ...

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POLL | What Door Stopper Should I Read Next???
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POLL | What Door Stopper Should I Read Next???
— feedproxy.google.com — There is a new poll in the upper left corner.  As usual I have a huge backlog of books, even after my vacation tear along with normally reading at least 2 books a week. Well, to clear a bit of space on my to-read shelves before the end of the year I'm putting up 6 giant sized reads. ... (more) POLL | What Door Stopper Should I Read Next???

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Cover Unveiled for Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic Science-Fiction
booktionary.blogspot.com - 26 days ago
Cover Unveiled for Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic Science-Fiction
— booktionary.blogspot.com — I noticed many of the books I've read recently have had apocalyptic backgrounds or culminations, so I wanted to turn the tide a bit with this one. Also, after the last cover reveal I thought it best to show a cover that is beautifully done. Shine is a collection of short ... (more) Cover Unveiled for Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic ...

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