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The Shadow and Night by Chris Walley
Dragon Outcast by E. E. Knight
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse edited by John Joseph Adams
Confessor by Terry Goodkind
Blood Ties by Pamela Freeman
Sojourn Volume 6: The Bezerker’s Tale by Ian Edgington and Greg Land
The Golden Cord by Paul Genesse
Grimspace by Ann Aguirre

Here's a few of my reviews from the last month or so.

The Prodigal Troll by Charles Coleman Finlay

The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes

Eberron: Bound by Iron by Edward Bolme

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy edited by W. H. Horner

Hunter's Run by George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham

A Bit of Madness by Emmanuel Civiello and Thomas Mosdi

Goblin Hero by Jim C. Hines

Read my interview with Jeffrey Overstreet, author of Auralia's Colors.

I've been nominated for the Preditors and Editors Poll review site award. Twice. For some reason my blog is on there twice. Either way, if you enjoy my blog, do me a favor and go place a vote for me. You have until January 15th to vote. Vote for the first instance of my blog name, Grasping fror the Wind, appearing Thanks in advance!

The results are posted here.

These are the my book reviews, categorized alphabetically by the title. (Click here for categorization by author.) "The" doesn't count towards the title.

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A

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah


A Rhyming History of Britain by James Muirden (author) and David Eccles (illustrator)


Across the Face of the World by Russell Kirkpatrick


Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank


Are Women Human? by Dorothy Sayers


The Awakened Mage by Karen Miller

B

Badger's Moon by Peter Tremayne


Beyond the Summerland by L. B. Graham


Black Gate: Issue &035;11 edited by John O'Neill


Black History Through Blue Eyes: The Debt the World Owes to Africa by James Seymour


The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie


The Blue-Haired Bombshell by John Zakour

C

The Children of Men by P. D. James


The Clerk's Tale by Margaret Frazer


The Crown of Stars Series by Kate Elliott


Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell


Condensed Knowledge by the editors of mental_floss

D

Dangerous Visions edited by Harlan Ellison


Dragon Champion by E. E. Knight


The Druids by Peter Berresford Ellis


Dying of the Light by George R. R. Martin

E

Eberron: The Orb of Xoriat by Edward Bolme


The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What it Means for All of Us by Robyn Meredith


Eragon by Christopher Paolini


Explorer's House: National Geographic and the World It Made by Robert M. Poole

F

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser


Fellowship Fantastic by Martin H. Greenberg and Kerrie Hughes


The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman


Forgotten Realms: The City of Splendors by Elaine Cunningham and Ed Greenwood


Forgotten Realms: Crypt of the Moaning Diamond by Rosemary Jones


Forgotten Realms: The Gossamer Plain by Thomas M. Reid


Forgotten Realms: The Howling Delve by Jaleigh Johnson


Forgotten Realms: The Orc King by R. A. Salvatore


Forgotten Realms: Road of the Patriarch by R. A . Salvatore


Forgotten Realms: Shadowstorm by Paul S. Kemp


Forgotten Realms: Stardeep by Bruce Cordell


Forgotten Realms: Swords of Dragonfire by Ed Greenwood


Forgotten Realms: Unclean by Richard Lee Byers

G

The Gift of Pain by Paul Brand and Philip Yancey


Glory Road by Robert Heinlein


Green Rider by Kristen Britain


Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines

H

Hedge Hunters by Katherine Burton


Honored Enemy by Raymond E. Feist and William R. Fortschen


Hood by Stephen Lawhead

I

The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain


The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller

J

J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter


The Junior Books by Dave Ramsey

K

Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan


The Know-It-All by A. J. Jacobs

L

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin


Legend by David Gemmell


The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson


Life@Work by John C. Maxwell

M

Magician by Raymond E. Feist


The Magic of Recluce by L. E. Moedesitt Jr.


Making Money by Terry Pratchett


Master of Souls by Peter Tremayne


The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards


Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe by James M. Ward


Monks and Mystics by Mindy and Brandon Withrow


Moon Gate by David Weldon and William Proctor


More Than A Hobby by David Green


The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson


Murder in LaMut by Raymond E. Feist and Joel Rosenberg

N

Night by Elie Wiesel


The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

O

On Becoming A Leader by Warren Bennis


Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire by Simon Winchester


Outwitting History by Aaron Lansky

P

Phantom by Terry Goodkind


The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen Lawhead


The Phoenix Unchained by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory


The Prestige by Christopher Priest


The Princes of the Golden Cage by Nathalie Mallet

Q

R

Ragamuffin by Tobias Buckell


Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers


The Restorer by Sahron Hinck


The Rick Steves' Travel Guide Series by Rick Steves


The Road by Cormac McCarthy

S

The Sagittarius Command by R. M. Meluch


Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy edited by W. H. Horner


Scarlet by Stephen Lawhead


Shadow in the Deep by L. B. Graham


Shakespeare's Kings by John Julius Norwich


Shimmer, The Pirate Issue edited by John Joseph Adams


Smoke in the Wind by Peter Tremayne


Sojourn: The Sorcerer's Tale by Ian Edgington and Greg Land


The Summoner by Gail Z. Martin


The Surrogates, Vol. 1 by Robert Venditti

T

Teacher Man by Frank McCourt


Thud! by Terry Pratchett


The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield


Tipperary: A Novel by Frank Delaney


The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn


The Truth by Terry Pratchett

U

Union of Renegades by Tracy Falbe

V

W

Wind Follower by Carole McDonnell


Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley

X

Y

Z

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