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Watership Down: A Novel
Richard Adams
Scribner, 2005
More Than a Children's Book
+ Of Rabbits and Tyrants
+ Exciting yet still meaningful enough to be a classic
+ All time favorite book.
+ The best of the hardcover editions
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The Sword of Truth Box Set, Books 4-6: Temple of the Winds; Soul of the Fire; Faith of the Fallen
Terry Goodkind
Tor Books, 2002
magnetic
+ Good quality
+ Terry Goodkind is an excellent author
I could not put this book down, worth reading.
The paperback is so big you will bend the binding, it is just inevitable, but the story is so good. So many twists and turns in the story.
I am honestly a huge fan of the female heroes.
But I love the male hero in this book and there is also ...
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Living Dead in Dallas (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 2)
Charlaine Harris
Ace Books, 2002
Good read--Good series
+ what's a maenad?
+ Introduction of The Fellowship of the Sun
+ Sookie's back
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Before They Are Hanged (The First Law: Book Two)
Joe Abercrombie
Pyr, 2008
Character Enriched
+ very good fantasy novel
+ The best I've read in a looooong time
If you were like me and loved the first book then you will continue to be impressed with this second installment. What's awesome about these books is that they were churned out so quickly, written and released. The book enriches a few more characters in this one but gives it's base characters ...
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White Night (The Dresden Files, Book 9)
Jim Butcher
Roc, 2008
Dresden files
+ Try It, You'll Like It
+ A more complex Harry Dresden.
+ A Mature and Complicated Dresden
+ Another good book in the series
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The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 2001
The Silmarils Now Have a Voice
+ Akallebeth=Atalante=ATLANTIS!
+ Lay of the Silmarillion
+ Tough read but well worth it
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Small Favor (The Dresden Files, Book 10)
Jim Butcher
Roc Hardcover, 2008
The best one yet...and there's more to come
+ Harry Dresden is getting smarter...
+ Worth every penny - as usual.
+ truly great book
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
George R.R. Martin
Spectra, 2002
A Blend of Tolkien and Shakespeare
+ Excellent series!
+ At last, at last!!
+ I HATE FANTASY!!
+ A Winter Is Coming
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The Night Watch (Watch, Book 1)
Sergei Lukyanenko
Miramax, 2006
Excellent spin on the old Light vs. Dark theme
+ A different approach
+ Fantastically Russian
There is a twilight world that exists beside the one we know, populated with magicians, sorcerers, enchantresses, werewolves, and vampires. This is the world of human beings who have discovered they have magical abilities that set them apart as "Others." Upon discovery of their powers, these Others ...
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Captain's Fury (Codex Alera, Book 4)
Jim Butcher
Ace Hardcover, 2007
Book
+ Very Satisfied
+ Butcher Leaps Past Martin/Jordan/Goodkind
+ Where the heck is the map?
+ great reading
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The Blood King (Chronicles of the Necromancer, Book 2)
Gail Martin
Solaris, 2008
Great sequel, unique twist in the fantasy world!
+ Very Enjoyable Sequel
Though sometimes the plot line of character's gets generic (prince and princesses falling in love etc.,) the overall story is dramatically unique. Taking a very different twist on sorcerer/sorceress typical magic, and making the form of a necromancer something that is not inherently evil was a very ...
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The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (King, Stephen) (v. 7)
Stephen King
Donald M. Grant/Scribner, 2004
perfect
+ A Dark Towering Masterpiece from "The Dark Master"
+ Excellent
+ It is What it is
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Harbinger of Doom
Glenn G. Thater
CreateSpace, 2008
An amazing tale of swords, sorcerers, and more!
+ Couldn't put it down
+ what if we've got it backwards?
+ Harbinger of Doom Delivers
+ Glenn Thater's Dark Fantasy Stories
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Phantom: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 2 (Sword of Truth, Book 10)
Terry Goodkind
Tor Fantasy, 2007
title
+ book
+ A Great Read!
+ Sword of Truth
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Wrath of a Mad God (The Darkwar Saga, Book 3)
Raymond E. Feist
Eos, 2008
The Godkiller Strikes
+ wow
+ Kezza
Wrath of a Mad God (2008) is the third fantasy novel of the Darkwar Saga, following Into a Dark Realm. In the previous volume, the necromancer Leso Varen traps Miranda and gives her to the Dasati Deathpriests. The boys are captured by Salmater troops. Pug and his friends travel the Star Bridge to ...
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