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Archive for December 2009

The Nargun And The Stars

In Book Reviews, Fantasy on 13 December 2009 tagged 1974, Australia, award winner, book, children, fantasy, Nargun, novel, Patricia Wrightson, review, Stars with no comments

It’s not often a book turns up and I have absolutely zero knowledge of the title, the author or the publisher so I latched onto this straight away and once I read it I was glad I did.
Simon Brent’s life is ripped away from him when his parents die in a car crash. After [...]

The Adamantine Palace

In Book Reviews, Fantasy on 13 December 2009 tagged Adamantine Palace, book, debut, dragons, fantasy, novel, review, Stephen Deas with no comments

Dragons eh? Can’t live with ‘em, can’t seem to stop people writing about ‘em. I mean, I don’t have any particular animosity towards them, but I’m always wary of fantasy with dragons because often they come across as a bit grouchy but ultimately everyone’s best friend and protector, like having an all-powerful, fire-breathing [...]