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The ones you better read!

Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword & Sorcery – Strahan & Anders

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by von Darkmoor

Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword & Sorcery, edited by Jonathan Strahan & Lou Anders TPB 544 pages, Eos Books (June 22, 2010), ISBN 978-0061723810, $15.99 limited hardcover 424 pages, Subterranean Press (July 2010), ISBN  978-1596063112, $75.00 recommended for … Continue reading →

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The Inheritance – Stires

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 by von Darkmoor

The Inheritance is a quick, exciting read. Its less than 200 pages can be polished off in a single enjoyable sitting. It scores full points for mysteriousness, tenseness, and believable unbelievability. Stires takes his protagonist on an enticingly entertaining yet … Continue reading →

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Life in a Castle – Eastwood

Posted on Monday, April 6, 2009 by von Darkmoor

The books in the Medieval World Series (nicely compiled here by Ian Stewart) are a delightful collection of children’s educational literature. While helping one daughter research something for school, we read this particular title by Kay Eastwood. I thought this … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008, YES | 2 Comments