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PublishAmerica
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Revenge. That’s all Brina could think about after her mother was killed. Witnessing the horrible event, she was determined to find the creature, the man that killed beloved seer of White Wolf Village. Brina felt alone in the world, her brothers didn’t understand her or the beast inside her that she needed tokeep at bay. With only the night to guide her sure steps, she hunts under the full moon for the creature that killed her mother. But can she face the man inside the creature? The man that is more a part of her than she realized. The man that gave her life and the gold eyes of the wolf…her father.』 fetish『 All the Queen's Men Elizabeth I and Her Courtiers 』
Williams Neville
IPhone 3G used's review (Reader's Review: The Snow Queen) 『The Snow Queen is a beautiful, imaginative tale that will truly delight children. This illustrated edition's pictures are stunning; they capture the magical charm of this wintry fantasy , depicting the beauties of the Scandinavian setting. The story itself is about a boy and girl in Denmark, and how the faithful and warm affection of Gerda, the girl, overcomes the harsh and cold bitterness of the boy, Kay. As Gerda journeys through the Scandinavian hinterlands in search of Kay, she has adventures and overcomes dangers. The heroine learns the power of perseverence and bravery, the real moral of the story.』 『After the Snow Queen abducts her friend Kai, Gerda sets out on a perilous and magical journey to find him.』 fetish『 The Queen's Marksman 』
T. M. Moore
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Ikthalion Press
Usually ships in 24 hours 『In 1878 Robert St. John enlists in the British army to serve in Afghanistan. On the way there he meets two strangers who change his life forever. He becomes a hero, is knighted and recruited by Disraeli to form Her Majesty's Secret Service. He is menaced by Count Vladimir Drakulya, who wants the information he keeps secret. Robert loses everything but his life, but finds a new purpose when he reunites with an old friend to help rid London of the evil haunting Whitechapel Road. Book 5 of the Children of The Dragon series, a chronicle of the Xosan, living vampires from the planet Antellus who were once human but were transformed by a dragon's blood.』 fetish『 Queen of the Damned 』
Anne Rice
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Spectra
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Great series!) 『I thought this was a great series. Different from the usual fantasy you read. Actually, I think this is my favorite series by Lynn Flewelling.
Like most people have stated... did I want to hear more about the relationship between Tamir and Ki... yes, yes, yes!!! But, I think what we were given concerning their relationship made the story as a whole resonate more.
Go out and buy every book from Lynn Flewelling... you won't be disappointed!』
(The Tamir Trilogy) 『The whole set of books is a wonderful fantasy with several twists in the plot to keep the story entertaining.』
(Horrible) 『This is the worst book i've red in 5 years. I say red, because a number of books that are as bad as this one i haven't acctualy bothered finishing. However, as this was the third book of a triology i made an extra effort to do it. It wasn't easy, and i've probably all-in-all skipped at least a third of it, but the chore is done at last.
Lynn Flewlling had a really original and interesting idea/main plot, which held the first two books. Unfortunately, that and top notch take on magic is all one can credit her for. Her writting skills are average and she has zero talent in creating charachters. In this whole triology there isn't a single character i cared about in the least. And maybe worst of all is the mind-numbing idiocy of dialoges and retorts the so called characters sprout when they open the mouths. There's just nothing in it, no humor, no play of words, not a spark of inteligence...nothing. Often during this trilogy i had to slam the book into a wall in disguast and irritation of how painfully idiotic the dialoges are. Zero talent.
So you have the biggest thing resloved at the end of the second book, and now we're waiting for the last confotation since there's nothing else to hold the book. Old Lynn knows it two and just wants to wrap it up, but 500 pages have to be written and she has only 50 than can be called decent. Hence another 450 pages of worthless drivel are added and you have The Orcale's Queen.
The only reason i started this series is because my favorite autors, Hobb and Martin, gave it praise (addmitingly to the first book only, which was obviously the best in this wretched series as it had you intrigued by the whole swap, but still only averageif you look at it realisticaly). I don't know what Hobb and Martin were tripping on, weather they were bought or requred by their publishers. If they were honest, it might explain why Hobbs latest series (the shaman thingy)is so bad, and why Martin took so long only to publish his only sub-par ASOFAI book, a Feast for Crows - they have gone insane.
Stay away from this book. It will make you loathe yourself for wasting a day or two of your life to read it. Not many books made me regret reading them, but this one did.』
(wow) 『I actually had come to forget about this trilogy--not even recognizing the first book as the ending of a series I started. Too much time had passed between the second and this final book. Because of this I was worried that I would not even remember the characters! And yet, remembering events from the previous two books ended up being no problem at all. Flewelling, apparently, seems to be an expert of reminding the reader of previous events without coming right out and saying--this is what happened. Events were recalled and presented seemlessly throughout the novel. The story flowed and travelled like a river through mountains. There were smooth, safe parts, where the reader got to enjoy the budding love and commitment of Ki and Tamir. Then there was the shifting waters which included the preparation for war. Lastly, the rapids--where the ghost of Brother and Tamir's mother and Korin seem to fighting to distroy Tamir.
I love the way everything was brought together in this final book. I loved reading about the absolute love and commitment of the Companions. And even though I don't think of myself as a romance reader, I loved watching it blossom between Tamir and Ki. The parts in the story where they jump apart guiltily, while everyone else just smiles and waits for them to discover what is so apparent to them was so cute.』
(engrossing) 『While not as good as the first two books, The Oracle's Queen is still an amazing book. You are drawn into the world of Tamir who grew up a boy, and must now rule a country as a Queen. Wonderfull.』 『Under the rule of a usurper king, the realm of Skala has suffered famine, plague, and invasion. But now the time for the rightful heir has come, a return to the tradition of warrior queens. And the Lightbearer’s prophecy is to be upheld at last: so long as a daughter of the royal line defends and rules, Skala will never be subjugated.
Now a mystical fire has burned away the male body known as Prince Tobin, revealing Princess Tamír, a girl on the verge of womanhood–and a queen ready to claim her birthright after a life in disguise under the protection of wizards and witches. But will her people, her army–and the friends she was forced to deceive–accept her? Worse, will the crown’s rival heir, friend to Tobin, turnfoe to Tamír, igniting civil war in a fierce battle for Skala?』
IPhone 3G used's review (Great series!) 『I thought this was a great series. Different from the usual fantasy you read. Actually, I think this is my favorite series by Lynn Flewelling.
Like most people have stated... did I want to hear more about the relationship between Tamir and Ki... yes, yes, yes!!! But, I think what we were given concerning their relationship made the story as a whole resonate more.
Go out and buy every book from Lynn Flewelling... you won't be disappointed!』
(The Tamir Trilogy) 『The whole set of books is a wonderful fantasy with several twists in the plot to keep the story entertaining.』
(Horrible) 『This is the worst book i've red in 5 years. I say red, because a number of books that are as bad as this one i haven't acctualy bothered finishing. However, as this was the third book of a triology i made an extra effort to do it. It wasn't easy, and i've probably all-in-all skipped at least a third of it, but the chore is done at last.
Lynn Flewlling had a really original and interesting idea/main plot, which held the first two books. Unfortunately, that and top notch take on magic is all one can credit her for. Her writting skills are average and she has zero talent in creating charachters. In this whole triology there isn't a single character i cared about in the least. And maybe worst of all is the mind-numbing idiocy of dialoges and retorts the so called characters sprout when they open the mouths. There's just nothing in it, no humor, no play of words, not a spark of inteligence...nothing. Often during this trilogy i had to slam the book into a wall in disguast and irritation of how painfully idiotic the dialoges are. Zero talent.
So you have the biggest thing resloved at the end of the second book, and now we're waiting for the last confotation since there's nothing else to hold the book. Old Lynn knows it two and just wants to wrap it up, but 500 pages have to be written and she has only 50 than can be called decent. Hence another 450 pages of worthless drivel are added and you have The Orcale's Queen.
The only reason i started this series is because my favorite autors, Hobb and Martin, gave it praise (addmitingly to the first book only, which was obviously the best in this wretched series as it had you intrigued by the whole swap, but still only averageif you look at it realisticaly). I don't know what Hobb and Martin were tripping on, weather they were bought or requred by their publishers. If they were honest, it might explain why Hobbs latest series (the shaman thingy)is so bad, and why Martin took so long only to publish his only sub-par ASOFAI book, a Feast for Crows - they have gone insane.
Stay away from this book. It will make you loathe yourself for wasting a day or two of your life to read it. Not many books made me regret reading them, but this one did.』
(wow) 『I actually had come to forget about this trilogy--not even recognizing the first book as the ending of a series I started. Too much time had passed between the second and this final book. Because of this I was worried that I would not even remember the characters! And yet, remembering events from the previous two books ended up being no problem at all. Flewelling, apparently, seems to be an expert of reminding the reader of previous events without coming right out and saying--this is what happened. Events were recalled and presented seemlessly throughout the novel. The story flowed and travelled like a river through mountains. There were smooth, safe parts, where the reader got to enjoy the budding love and commitment of Ki and Tamir. Then there was the shifting waters which included the preparation for war. Lastly, the rapids--where the ghost of Brother and Tamir's mother and Korin seem to fighting to distroy Tamir.
I love the way everything was brought together in this final book. I loved reading about the absolute love and commitment of the Companions. And even though I don't think of myself as a romance reader, I loved watching it blossom between Tamir and Ki. The parts in the story where they jump apart guiltily, while everyone else just smiles and waits for them to discover what is so apparent to them was so cute.』
(engrossing) 『While not as good as the first two books, The Oracle's Queen is still an amazing book. You are drawn into the world of Tamir who grew up a boy, and must now rule a country as a Queen. Wonderfull.』 『Long ago Skala was ruled only by Queens, in accordance with prophecy. King Erius, fearing that the prophecy might be evoked as a means to dethrone him, had most of his female relatives killed.』
『This book presents the lives and accomplishments of 39 women rulers-not "in-name-only," but wielders of real power. Celebrated queens like England's Elizabeth I share equal space here with lesser-known monarchs like Giovanna I of Naples and Maria da Gloria of Portugal. The flamboyant, such as Christina of Sweden, contrast with the moralistic, like Maria Theresa of Austria. Each is the heroine of an often dramatic story involving dynastic interplay and court politics. The complex forces that have impeded or sparked the royal performances are detailed.』
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