The Gaia Wars

by Anemone February 18, 2012 Aardvark Reviews

The Gaia Wars by Kenneth G. Bennett was unfortunately the most painful book I’ve read for review yet. Some others I never completed, but I kept hoping that something interesting would come from this one. The main character, Warren, is a 13-year-old nature-loving orphan living with his uncle. At the beginning of the book, he [...]

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Looking for a Knight in Shining Armor – Daily Science Fiction

by Anemone December 7, 2011 Aardvark Reviews

Seven out of Seven Rocket Dragons! Here’s another great story from Daily Science Fiction! This one has a bit of irony tucked away for you to discover. Enjoy! Looking for a Knight in Shining Armor, rated for 12 and above on the Aardvark Scale for fantasy irony.

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Ender’s Game

by Anemone December 1, 2011 Aardvark Reviews

Five out of five stars. Ender’s Game (Ender, Book 1) by Orson Scott Card, is the gripping story of a child’s struggle for personal survival, set in the shadow of humanity’s struggle for survival against an unknowable, incomprehensible enemy. Andrew Wiggins, known to his siblings as Ender, has been born as part of his country’s [...]

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Mistress Wilding – linked review

by Anemone November 29, 2011 Aardvark Reviews

One of my reading partners who blogs over at Blossoming Barnyard has written a review of the book Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini. I encourage you to go and check it out! In addition to the paperback version above, this book is available in a free Kindle edition. My correspondent also tells me that there’s [...]

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If Wishes Were Fishes – Daily Science Fiction

by Anemone November 28, 2011 Aardvark Reviews

In lieu of a story from me, I offer you this gem at Daily Science Fiction: If Wishes Were Fishes by Amanda M. Hayes: http://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/magic-and-wizardry/amanda-m-hayes/if-wishes-were-fishes Enjoy! ~A

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Matched

by Anemone November 7, 2011 Aardvark Reviews

Matched, by Ally Condie, is the story of a young girl who is suddenly handed forbidden words. Cassie has always followed the rules, wanted what was laid out for her, and anticipated a content life in Society. Until the day of her seventeenth birthday, when she attends her Matching Banquet. At first, everything goes even [...]

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Sons of the Wolf

by Anemone November 1, 2011 Aardvark Reviews

Sons of the Wolf by Barbara Michaels (also known as Elizabeth Peters) is a gothic romance set in the mid 1800s. The narrative takes the form of a semi-regular journal kept by Harriet Barton. Harriet and her cousin Ada have recently lost their grandmother, who was also their guardian. Having run out of closer living [...]

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Calm Before the Storm: Book 1 of Stewards of the White Circle

by Anemone October 22, 2011 Aardvark Reviews

Since reviewing ‘Omega’s Shepherd,’ I have received the opportunity to read and comment on a revised first book for that renamed trilogy, ‘Stewards of the White Circle.’ The work that husband and wife team JT Brewer has put into tightening up the story and perfecting the ending scenes has paid off tremendously. The story in [...]

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The Last Hunter – Descent (Book 1 of the Antarktos Saga)

by Anemone October 8, 2011 Aardvark Reviews

Five out of five stars. What lies under the ice in Antartica? Dinosaurs? Large insects? Or giant men, such as the mighty men of renown, relatives of Goliath, Anak, and the Nephilim? In The Last Hunter – Descent (Book 1 of the Antarktos Saga), Solomon Ull Vincent finds out as he is literally dragged away [...]

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Shiny, Shiny Flowchart: Top 100 SF & F Books

by Anemone September 29, 2011 Aardvark Reviews

What do you get when you mix an NPR Books Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books list with SF Signal geeky madness? An off-the-hook flowchart, of course! I think I need a big poster print for my wall, so I can mark off which of these I’ve ready and which are on my to-do [...]

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