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The Boy Colonel by John J. Horn: Historical fiction with a twist
A historical fiction novel about a teenage colonel in the British army named "Nobody," who commands a crack regiment in 1836 Siberia...
William Stark
Jan 4, 20235 min read
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The Winter King by Christine Cohen: A tyrannical god, a desperate girl
The snowy town of Hrimsby is a harsh place, ruled by a harsh god: the Winter King. Cora Nikolsen sets out to free her family from the...
William Stark
Apr 23, 20225 min read
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The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin: Novel with two stories
Brangwain Spurge, a historian elf, has been sent (by giant crossbow) across the Bonecruel Mountains to the supposedly barbaric goblins...
William Stark
Jun 25, 20216 min read
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The Clockwork Dragon by James Hannibal: Telepathy, trials, and dragons (clockwork and otherwise)
With the looming threat of trial as a shunned “Section Thirteen” tracker in the British Ministry of Trackers, Jack Buckles is in danger...
William Stark
Aug 22, 20204 min read
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick: Old movies, mysterious machines
Hugo Cabret, the young son of a clockmaker, lives alone in the walls of a train station after his father’s death and...
William Stark
Jun 14, 20204 min read
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Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard by Jonathan Auxier: Adventure, magic, and mysterious books
When the young bookbinder Sophie Quire receives the mysterious “Book of Who” from an unknown stranger, it sets off a chain of events that...
William Stark
May 27, 20205 min read
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The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier: Children’s gothic story
Two Irish siblings travel to find work at a strange, crumbling English manor house. However, the house's inhabitants begin acting strangely
William Stark
Mar 16, 20205 min read
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The Monster in the Hollows by Andrew Peterson: Mysteries and monsters
Having traversed the Dark Sea of Darkness, Janner, Kalmar, and Leeli Wingfeather must deal with the new trials of life in...
William Stark
Mar 9, 20205 min read
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The Warden and the Wolf King by Andrew Peterson: Redemption and sacrifice
The Warden and the Wolf King brings a satisfying conclusion to the series' conflict and exemplifies the themes of loyalty and sacrifice...
William Stark
Mar 9, 20204 min read
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The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman: A mixed bag
Looking for shelter in a blizzard after running away from his uncle’s, Nick Reynaud ends up at “Evil Wizard Books,” a bookstore owned by...
William Stark
Dec 30, 20193 min read
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