The Blackgod

Author	J.V. Jones
ISBN	0446606235

Tessa McCamfrey, young and rootless resident of Southern California, has never found much in life that interests her. All of that changes when she stumbles upon a ring that transports her to a distant time and place. There she discovers her unexpected talent: She can create luminous, magical illustrations...

Author	Tanya Huff
ISBN	0886776988

My favorite type of fantasy that I can just fall into with no effort. We've got a strong female protagonist in the form of Vree. She's trying to come to terms with life outside of the army. She's no longer a royal assassin and she's separated from her brother. This is not a life she ever imagined living. She...

Author	Mary Brown
ISBN	0671578448

I've had a few people tell me I absolutely had to read Mary Brown, I would love her.

If I could remember who those people were I would curse them to a year of bad book reading.

This was excruciatingly long, boring, and it sucked.

I hate fantasy books that are all about the death of...

Author	Midori Snyder
ISBN	0142403490

This was a re-read of a book read some time before joining Goodreads. I didn't remember anything about the story other than I had enjoyed it at the time, and in fact was pleased to find I enjoyed it this time too, although in places the writing is a little clunky, for example, the writer often uses a character's...

Author	Kage Baker
ISBN	1597800570

For some reason it wasn't calling to me. It was on my stack for nine weeks and I never cracked it open until I got the notice that there were no more renewals.

And then I was blown away. These are great stories and an interesting mix, one feels very much like The Twilight Zone, others have a small town...

Author	Holly Lisle
ISBN	0671722026

Lisle is a writer I'd never read before; but, intrigued by the theme of a mother putting her life on the line to rescue her kidnapped kids, I bought this book at a flea market as a Mother's Day gift for my wife. When the type proved too small for her to read comfortably, I agreed to read it aloud to her. That proved...

Author	Elizabeth A. Lynn
ISBN	0441006116

This was an interesting book. I picked it up at the library while in search of a new fantasy author. I'd never heard of Lynn, but she had good recommendations from two of my favorite authors on the back of the book, so I thought I would give it a shot.

I did enjoy her writing style - it was interesting...

Author	Curt Benjamin
ISBN	0756401143

Prince of Dreams is the second novel in the magnificent fantasy series Seven Brothers, which draws upon the rich legends, cultures, and traditions of the East to create an epic tale of kingdoms lost, nobles enslaved, families reunited, and gods reborn.

It began when Llesho was seven, and the...

Author	Lynn Abbey
ISBN	0886778093

Jerlayne's mother had warned her not to marry the handsome elf, but Jerlayne refused to listen. Now a century after the wedding, Jerlayne's marriage is in shambles and none of their children have matured into elves like their parents. Jerlayne wants answers--she wants to know why her mother was so opposed...

Author	Dave Duncan
ISBN	1585861146

A blizzard savaged the mountain peaks, but at an inn called the Hunters' Haunt, travelers found safe refuge, a cozy room, and a roaring fire. All but Omar, the Trader of Tales -- against whom the innkeeper had been nursing a grudge. But before he could pitch Omar out into the storm, his other guests proposed...

Author	Nancy Springer
ISBN	0671606832

Welcome to Isle, a land of fantasy that existed long before there were such things. Surrounded by vast oceans and dotted with thick forests, Isle was a land in which all beings lived together. There were gods and ghosts dwelling with the Old Ones, the wise ancient ancestors. During this period, The Book...

Author	David Zindell
ISBN	0765349930

I really enjoyed Zindell's previous books and waited a long time for this to come out in paperback, only to be very disappointed.

The first 100 pages were painfully boring as the book sets up very slowly, but it does get easier to read. Unfortunately it doesn't get better.

The book is...

Author	Dennis L. McKiernan
ISBN	0451459768

Once upon a time, I read everything with the word "Mithgar" in them. I swallowed them whole and sustained my life through them. That was more than 10 years ago. However, for some reason I've never read the stories of Red Slippers, and I've had the book resting on the shelves for some years now. Until last...

Author	Cecilia Dart-Thornton
ISBN	0446611344

I'm giving up on this series. I wanted to re-read it because I loved it a lot the first two times I read it (when I was still in my fantasy stage of reading), and I needed to read something that didn't require any thought, but wow, it's boring.

The author seems to think that writing in a deadpan, old-fashioned...

Author	Jane Routley
ISBN	1921857102

Provincial and naive – and a powerful mage – young Dion is an innocent adrift in a world of intriguesand treacheries with hungry demons lurking just beyond its borders. And now she has been called up to protect the Dukes favourite mistress : the extraordinary Kitten Avignon, Our Lady of Roses. The...

Author	Jeffrey Ford
ISBN	0380812886

In The Physiognomy, "fascinatingly unconventional writer" (Locus) Jeffrey Ford introduced Physiognomist First Class Cley, a master of a terrifying science utilized to keep order in a night-mare world known as the Well-Built City. Its sequel, Memoranda, told of a reformed Cley embarking on a surreal...