Book Review: Mercedes Lackey’s Brightly Burning
A stand-alone novel detailing the short life of Lavan Firestorm, a Firestarter and legend in Valdemar, who struggles with his Gift and his family.
Genre: fantasy
Book Review: Michelle Sagara’s Sword and Shadow
Severn Handred is in pursuit of information about his past, his family, and he must undertake a fraught journey to the West March, In danger once he’s outside Imperial law, he and a Barrani friend are up against a community of immortals who will die and kill to keep their secrets.
Book Review: Kelley Armstrong’s Bitten
Tired of a life hiding and protecting, Elena Michaels, the only female werewolf, wants a life as a human. She only returns when the Pack leader calls, because she owes him. Once this is over, she’ll be free. It’s what she wants. Really.
Book Review: Jeaniene Frost’s The Other Half of the Grave
Ever wondered what Bones was thinking and feeling when he and half-vampire Cat Crawfield first met? Or how their story might differ if he were the one telling it? Well, Cat had her say. Now, it’s Bones’ turn.
Book Review: C.E. Murphy’s Heart of Stone
Jogging through Central Park after midnight may not have been the brightest idea, but Margrit Knight never thought she’d encounter a dark new world filled with magical beings—not to mention a dying woman and a mysterious stranger with blood on his hands. Her logical, lawyer instincts told her it couldn’t all be real—but she could hardly deny what she’d seen…and touched.
Book Review: Martin H. Greenberg and Kerrie L. Hughes’ Westward Weird
Thirteen short stories in the paranormal steampunk science fiction genre with a theme of the Old West.
Book Review: Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon’s Owlflight
Rejected by the village he grew up in, Darian Firkin flees when an army attacks and a twist of fate leads to his destiny with the Hawkbrothers.
Book Review: Mercedes Lackey’s The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley
Sharpshooter Annie Oakley and her husband tour Europe with Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show, and they discover untapped powers, which explains so much. Annie’s got her gun, and it’s filled with silver bullets.
Book Review: Mercedes Lackey’s Exile’s Honor
A brilliant young Karsite captain, Alberich has hidden his “witch-power” until caught in the Sunpriests’ trap. Saved by an odd white stallion, Alberich intends to remain true to his own people, retaining his honor while helping to train the direst enemy of Karse.
Book Review: Mercedes Lackey’s Take a Thief
An orphan who would have died from malnutrition and exposure if Skif had never met Deek the pickpocket. By the time he was twelve, Skif was an accomplished cat burglar. But it was stealing the tacked-out white horse, that this young thief discovered that the tables could turn on him — and that he himself could be stolen!