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Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

Bluefastakan, March 4, 2013

Another fantastical foray into the "life" of the Discworld's most famous inhabitant, Death. Due to horribly odd circumstances, Death is out of a job and is forced to get a life. While Death works as a field-hand (Those scythe skills come in quite handy)the citizens of Ankh-Morpork are distressed to realize that the dead aren't staying that way, regardless of how politely they ask them to. To-date this is one of my more favorite Discworld novels if for any other reason because it includes mention of the great dwarven lover Casanunder.

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Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

Bluefastakan, February 26, 2013

As far as first novels go this is definitely one of the better ones I have seen. If you've read any of the other books by Sanderson then you'll definitely feel some familiarity to his characters, while at the same time finding them distinctly different. It is a bit heavy on exposition, but when you're dealing with creating an entire world and telling a story in one book then you're expected to get bogged down with some of the details. Still, very enjoyable with great characters, action, suspense, and a unique magic system.

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The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Bluefastakan, February 3, 2013

This book evoked a lot of strange feelings. It made me hate the main character, while still wishing for him to succeed. Honestly, there were few characters in the book I really liked on a personal level, which I thought was incredible. Most authors really can't help but make you like the characters they create. Or the characters are so plain/one-dimensional, that they don't really bring up any strong feelings one way or another. These characters are fully fleshed-out and completely believable. If, you know, there was magic. For the character development alone I recommend this book strongly to other people.

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Johannes Cabal the Detective by Jonathan L. Howard

Bluefastakan, February 1, 2013

Not only a great continuation of the story that delivers just as well as the previous novel in terms of story, the book itself also comes with some very interesting designs that help further describe the setting, including the zephyr they ride on.

This book reveals a lot more of the world Johannes Cabal lives in. Think steampunk Europe.

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Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L Howard

Bluefastakan, January 31, 2013

Loved it. Loved everything about it. Dark and clever humor, interesting characters full of their own flaws and morality qualms, and trains. Yay trains! I recommend this book to anyone who counts themselves a fan of Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratchett.

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