Category Archives: Sharon Shinn

Books for April

For some reason, I thought there were more new releases in April that I wanted – anyway, here are the four I’m getting: * Sharon Shinn‘s THE SHAPE OF DESIRE (urban fantasy): I was madly excited when I found out … Continue reading

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Filed under Coming soon, Holly Black, Kelly Hunter, Sharon Shinn, Sherwood Smith

Links Galore

Excerpt up for Sarah Rees Brennan‘s UNSPOKEN.  I adored her Demon’s Lexicon trilogy and cannot wait to see what she delivers in this new series. ************ Andrea Höst contributed to a fantasy round table with some other fantasy authors on the … Continue reading

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Filed under Web news, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Sharon Shinn, Lois McMaster Bujold, Seanan McGuire, Sarah Rees Brennan, Andrea K Höst

Books for October

New month, new releases – here are the ones I’m getting: * ANGELS OF DARKNESS anthology (fantasy): It’s rare when you’ve read all four authors in an anthology; it’s even rarer when you like all four.  But that’s the case … Continue reading

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2010: Recap of My Reading Year Part 3

And the final four months of 2010… September I’m not quite sure what happened in September – no, actually, I do, it was a complete nightmare work-wise – but I ended up only reading six books this month. But they … Continue reading

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Filed under Diana Wynne Jones, Erin McCarthy, Ilona Andrews, Jaclyn Moriarty, Jim Butcher, Jo Beverley, Joan Wolf, Lois McMaster Bujold, Nalini Singh, Seanan McGuire, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Sharon Shinn

Around the Web

Happy New Year all! Two links I came across recently – one made me laugh and the other made me think: Real-life Quidditch (and yes, it involves broomsticks) – I read the article, then watched the video, and oh dear, … Continue reading

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Checking In

I’m indoors watching the tennis World Tour Finals semis being shown on the BBC – an excellent match between Murray and Nadal, as well as being an excellent way to spend a rather freezing winter afternoon.  But I’m feeling vaguely guilty … Continue reading

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I’ve Been Reading…

That blogging urge, it comes and goes.  But why have a blog if I don’t actually blog? So let’s talk books, specifically books I’ve bought and read recently:   Diana Peterfreund’s “Morning Glory”: The first book I’ve bought via my … Continue reading

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Books for October

Yes, I’m aware that sidebar to the right still reads August Books I Want.  How on earth did October sneak up on me? The new releases this month that I’m all excited about:   Lois McMaster Bujold’s “Cryoburn” (SF): I … Continue reading

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Around the Web

Random author linkage: Interview with Diana Gabaldon on the Orion Books (her UK publisher) website – nothing very new, except she does say she has plans to write a couple of contemporary crime novels until the name DJ Gabaldon at … Continue reading

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Filed under Diana Gabaldon, Ilona Andrews, Kristin Cashore, Meljean Brook, Nalini Singh, Sharon Shinn, Web news

2009: Recap of My Reading Year Part II

Continuing my January to June recap, here’s the second half of my 2009 in books:   July I finally got around to reading Megan Whalen Turner’s “The Thief” and yes, kicked myself in the what-took-me-so-long kind of way.  Because this … Continue reading

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Filed under Ellen Emerson White, Eloisa James, Ilona Andrews, Joanne Dobson, Josh Lanyon, Juliet Marillier, Karen Chance, Lisa Kleypas, Lisa Lutz, Mary Kay Andrews, Megan Whalen Turner, Patricia Briggs, Robin McKinley, Sharon Shinn