Review - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews

A new review has been posted on the website for On the Edge by Ilona Andrews. This is the first installment in The Edge series.
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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Review - Queene of Light by Jennifer Armintrout

A new review has been posted on the website for Queene of Light by Jennifer Armintrout. This is the first book in the Lightworld/Darkworld series.
http://darquereviews.com/12612/273033.html

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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Giveaway Winners - The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker

A big thank you goes to Leanna Renee Hieber for for sharing her time here with all of us, to her lovely publicist at Dorchester Pub, and to all of the readers who stopped by for Ms. Hieber's guest post and contest!

The winners of a copy of The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker are:

Daelith

gaby317

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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Promo - Live Chat with Lev Grossman

Lev Grossman, author of the new fantasy novel THE MAGICIANS and book critic at Time magazine, will be doing a live chat this Wednesday from 12:30pm – 1:30pm EST at Penguin’s Water Cooler site.

If you have any questions for Lev, please tune in. THE MAGICIANS just debuted at # 9 on the New York Times bestseller list, so I imagine many of your readers are currently checking it out. Please let them know about this chat if you think they’d be interested.

Also if you haven’t had a chance to check out http://www.themagiciansbook.com/, please do. There you can see all kinds of added features to the book—an official website for Brakebills, Christopher Plover’s author page and a fan site for the Fillory books.

About the Book:
Quentin Coldwater is a brilliant but unhappy young man growing up in Brooklyn, NY. At 17, he remains obsessed with the fantasy novels he read as a child, set in the magical land of Fillory. One day, returning home from a college interview gone awry, he finds himself whisked to Brakebills, an exclusive college for wizards hidden in upstate New York. And so begins THE MAGICIANS, the thrilling and original novel of fantasy and disenchantment by Lev Grossman, author of the international bestseller Codex and book critic for TIME magazine (Viking; On-Sale: August 11, 2009).

At Brakebills, Quentin learns to cast spells. He makes friends and falls in love. He transforms into animals and gains powers of which he never dreamed. Still, magic doesn’t bring Quentin the happiness and adventure he thought it would, and four years later, he finds himself back in Manhattan, living an aimless, hedonistic existence born of apathy, boredom and the ability to conjure endless sums of money out of thin air.

One afternoon, hung over and ruing some particularly foolish behavior, Quentin is surprised by the sudden arrival of his Brakebills friend and rival Penny, who announces that Fillory is real. This news promises to finally fulfill Quentin’s yearning, but their journey turns out to be darker and more dangerous than Quentin could have imagined. His childhood dream is a nightmare with a shocking truth at its heart.

At once psychologically piercing and magnificently absorbing, THE MAGICIANS pays intentional homage to the beloved fantasy novels of C. S. Lewis, T.H. White and J.K. Rowling, but does much more than enlarge the boundaries of conventional fantasy writing. By imagining magic as practiced by real people, with their capricious desires and volatile emotions, Grossman creates an utterly original world in which good and evil aren’t black and white, love and sex aren’t simple or innocent, and power comes at a terrible price.

About the Author:
LEV GROSSMAN is a senior writer and book critic for TIME magazine and author of the international bestselling novel Codex. He is also the creator of the Time blog Nerd World (http://www.nerdworld.blogs.time.com/). Grossman holds degrees in comparative literature from Harvard and Yale. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Review - Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

A new review has been posted on the website for Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire. This is the first installment in the October Daye series.
http://darquereviews.com/12612/249912.html

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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Review - The Prodigal Mage by Karen Miller

A new review has been posted on the website for The Prodigal Mage by Karen Miller. This is the first installment in the Fisherman's Children.
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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Review - The Magicians by Lev Grossman

A new review has been posted on the website for The Magicians by Lev Grossman.
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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Promo - Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert

Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert
ACE
August 4, 2009
ISBN# 978-0-441-01721-8

Book Blurb:
The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. The remnants of the Old Empire have been consumed by the violent matriarchal cult known as the Honored Matres. Only one faction remains a viable threat to their total conquest—the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune’s power.

Under the leadership of Mother Superior Darwi Odrade, the Bene Gesserit have colonized a green world on the planet Chapterhouse, and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. And once they’ve mastered breeding sandworms, the Sisterhood will control the production of the greatest commodity in the known galaxy—the spice Melange. But their true weapon remains a man who has lived countless lifetimes—a man who served under the God Emperor Paul Muad’Dib.

To learn more about Chapterhouse: Dune, please visit the official Dune website: HERE

Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Review - Winter Duty by E. E. Knight

A new review has been posted on the website for Winter Duty by E. E. Knight. This is the eight installment in The Vampire Earth series.
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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Review - Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

A new review has been posted on the website for Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh. This is the sixth book in the Psy-Changelings series.
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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Review - Witches Incorporated by K. E. Mills

A new review has been posted on the website for Witches Incorporated by K. E. Mills. This is the second installment in Rogue Agent.
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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Promo - MythOS by Kelly McCullough

MythOS
Ravirn, Book 4
Kelly McCullough
ACE
June 2, 2009
ISBN# 978-0-441-01724-9

Book Blurb:
In the 21st century, magic has advanced with the times and gone digital. But when Ravirn—a computer savvy sorcerer—is thrown into a parallel world where magic runs on a different operating system, he’ll need mad skills to get out alive.

You can learn more about MythOS by visiting the author’s website: HERE

You can read the first chapter of MythOS: HERE

Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Review - In Over Her Head by Judi Fennell

A new review has been posted on the website for In Over Her Head by Judi Fennell. This is the first release in the Tritone Trilogy.
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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Review - Demon Mistress by Yasmine Galenorn

A new review has been posted on the website for Demon Mistress by Yasmine Galenorn. This is the sixth book in the Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon series.
http://darquereviews.com/12612/166675.html
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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Promo - Orbit Books - Free Novella - Deeds of Men by Marie Brennan

From Orbit Books:

Marie Brennan is offering a free novella, DEEDS OF MEN, in epub (!) , HTML, and PDF.

It’s a story that takes place between MIDNIGHT NEVER COME – and her upcoming novel IN ASHES LIE.



Details here:

http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/05/11/deeds-of-men-a-free-novella/

This is all leading up to the June 10 release of IN ASHES LIE, book two of her Onyx court series, in which the Fae battle the Great Fire of London.

Winner - Starfinder by John Marco

The winner of the signed copy of Starfinder by John Marco is.......comment#6:

Rabid Fox

Congratulations! I just need your mailing info and John will get your signed copy out to you.


Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by to comment, and a big thank you to John Marco for offering the great giveaway!

Book Giveaway - Starfinder by John Marco

We have a new book giveaway from the very talented John Marco. For a chance to win a signed copy of Starfinder, the first book in the Skylords series, just leave a comment here on this blog post. The winner will be announced on release day, May 5th, 2009. The giveaway is open to readers worldwide!

Starfinder book blurb:
Steam trains and electricity are rapidly changing the world. Moth of Calio is obsessed with the airships developed by his friend Fiona’s grandfather Rendor, and dreams of taking to the air one day like his heroes, the Skyknights.But not everyone is happy to see humans reach the skies. For thousands of years, the mysterious and powerful race known as the Skylords have jealously guarded their heavenly domain. But Moth and Fiona are about to breach the magical boundary between the world of humans and the world of the Skylords.

You can visit Mr. Marco’s website and learn more about his work: http://www.johnmarco.com/

You can read my review of Starfinder:
http://darquereviews.com/12612/98712.html

Good luck, and happy reading!

Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Review - Starfinder by John Marco

New review posted for Starfinder by John Marco. This is the first in the young adult series, Skylords.


The review can be read here:

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Please feel free to leave any comments about Starfinder here on the blog post. :)

Happy Reading!

Kimberly

Review - Ghostland by Jory Strong

New Review posted for Ghostland by Jory Strong. This is the first book in the Ghostland series and features Aisling McConaughey, a shamaness.


You can read the full review on the website: HERE


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Happy Reading!

Kimberly

Review - Between a Rock and a Heart Place by Natale Stenzel

Between a Rock and a Heart Place
Natale Stenzel
Love Spell – Dorchester Pub.
February 24, 2009
ISBN# 978-0-505-52783-7

Book blurb:
Daphne Forbes always knew the world was an odd place. Unlike most CPAs, she grew up the daughter of a druid. Unlike her father, she eschewed the supernatural. But magic was coming to trip her up. In the form of an enchanted cornerstone, it was set to knock Daphne's socks off-or at least one of her shoes-and the rest of her clothes were soon to follow.

Magic filled Daphne, empowered her, shifted her shape and raged wild as a summer storm. Enter Tremayne. Whether the tormented newcomer was truly her guardian or something more sinister, one thing he wanted was clear. Daphne wanted him, too. She had spent her whole life with control but little power; this was just the opposite. She was suddenly between a magic stone and . . . someplace harder. And we're not (just) talking about Tremayne's abs.

My thoughts:
Growing up with power-hungry druid parents, Daphne Forbes is less than willing to follow in their footsteps, and she’s eager to start a new life. Her dreams are about to be shattered as she’s left to not only deal with the magic around her, but with the magic swelling inside her as well.

Tremayne is tied to the cornerstone and responsible for the power it holds. When Daphne is accidentally forced into carrying that magic, it becomes his job to see that the magic is contained. He must also ensure that mixing with her untapped druid powers the magic doesn’t drive her insane. Tremayne’s future may ultimately depend on the outcome.

Between a Rock and a Heart Place is a fantasy filled with ancient magic and heartwarming romance. Ms. Stenzel builds a world that’s easily visualized, and creates characters that intrigue and entertain. The chemistry between Tremayne and Daphne will draw readers in and their relationship will leave a lasting impression. I hope to see a return visit to this fascinating world.

To learn more about Between a Rock and a Heart Place, please visit Ms. Stenzel’s website: HERE

Kimberly Swan, Darque Reviews