Book Review: Anne McCaffrey’s A Gift of Dragons
An omnibus of four short stories that include bullying in the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series and revolving around the dragons and culture of Pern.
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Book Review: Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne’s Kill the Farm Boy
A hero was born, one who finds more than expected in a snarky goat companion, a cheese-loving Dark Lord, the fearful assassin, the bikini-clad heroine, and the rabbit bard.
Book Review: Kevin Hearne’s Staked
Iron Druid Atticus O’Sullivan has a point to make — and then drive into a vampire’s heart.
Book Review: Kevin Hearne’s Besieged
An anthology of nine short stories with eight of them new in The Iron Druid Chronicles urban fantasy series and revolving around a 2,000-year-old Druid and his (mis)adventures.
Book Review: Naomi Novik’s Blood of Tyrants
From Japan to China, Laurence is tossed from xenophobes to political assassins. Worse, Napoleon has turned on the Russians, and they’re desperate for allies.
Book Review: Naomi Novik’s Crucible of Gold
Desperate to ally with Portugal, the British decide they need Captain Will Laurence and his fighting dragon, Temeraire. A journey fraught with disaster.
Book Review: Naomi Novik’s Tongues of Serpents
Temeraire and Capt. Will Laurence are transported to Australia, despite their heroic aid, only to be dumped into yet more political turmoil between power-hungry politicians.
Book Review: Naomi Novik’s Victory of Eagles
Temeraire is banished to the breeding grounds and Laurence imprisoned. Only invasion can bring them together again, as they rally British dragons and take the fight to the enemy.
Book Review: Naomi Novik’s Empire of Ivory
An epidemic is killing Britain’s dragons. The only fighting dragons left are Temeraire and the ferals, desperate to prevent Napoleon discovering the hole in their defenses.
Book Review: Naomi Novik’s Black Powder War
Receiving new orders, Captain Laurence, Temeraire, and the remaining crew travel the Silk Road to pick up the promised eggs and help the Prussians battle Napoleon.