THE WINTERNIGHT TRILOGY Katherine Arden The Winternight Trilogy, which includes The Bear and the Nightingale, The Girl in the Tower, and The Winter of the Witch, is one of those rare beasts where each installment is as glorious as the last. The story revolves around Vasilisa, or Vasya, who is born as the youngest child … More Recommended Books: THE WINTERNIGHT TRILOGY by Katherine Arden
THE BONEMAKER by Sarah Beth Durst Set in a world where bone magic is prevalent, The Bonemaker is the tale of a group of retired heroes who are once again called to save their homes. When the evil they once vanquished, or thought they’d vanquished, seems to have risen again, they start to gather, feeling … More Recommended Book: THE BONEMAKER by Sarah Beth Durst
THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN Katherine Applegate Some middle grade stories are the sort that just grab you and turn you inside out, all the feelings layered deeply within every page. The One and Only Ivan is one such story, with a depth of emotion that catches you, yet mitigated with a humor in the … More Recommended Book: THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN by Katherine Applegate
THE STONE ROAD Trent Jamieson The Stone Road is a gothic fantasy set on a future Earth where much of our modern technology has been lost. On the day Jean was born, a distant Furnace burned to life. That Furnace calls to the people of her town, seducing them away with an irresistible call. An … More Recommended Book: THE STONE ROAD by Trent Jamieson
MARS GIRLS Mary Turzillo In a not-so-distant future on a Mars begun to be colonized, two girls get into and out of trouble time and again. Nanoannie is desperate to escape her hab (habitation) and experience life away from her parents, who she sees as domineering and overbearing. While Kapera is struggling to say goodbye … More Recommended Book: MARS GIRLS by Mary Turzillo
DRAGONWRITER: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern ed by Todd McCaffrey The dedication for Dragonwriter is to “all those who have found solace in the Worlds of Anne McCaffrey and Pern” and that’s exactly who this collection is for. All of us who’ve dreamed of her dragons, of flying her brainships, of being a … More Recommended Book: DRAGONWRITER edited by Todd McCaffrey
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