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Star Wars: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule is the first book of two in The High Republic series. Set even before the events of Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, readers get to know of new Jedi heroes they may not have heard of before. I’m going to keep this review fairly short because…
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The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister details the fictional account of an all woman crew sent on an arctic expedition over uncharted waters to discover the fate of one man and his now presumed lost boating crew. Set in the mid 1800’s, it highlights how women of the time were afforded less rights than men…
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is a novel about a girl with her multitude of regrets in life but ultimately granted a second chance to undo them by choosing an alternate universe in where she appears to have made the right choices. The premise is hardly new or original but once in a while,…
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In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick retells the true story of how a sperm whale rammed a whaleship in the early 1800’s and caused one of the most shocking disaster of that time. Unbeknownst to me, the popular story of Moby Dick, which I’m sure many of us have read or heard…
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An Unnatural Life by Erin Wagner is a quick read about a robot AI having been convicted of murdering a human on a remote planet colony. This theme has obviously been done many times before but the concept never seems to get stale. As our own AI begins to mature and get more complex, it’s…
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Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold is technically book two in the Chalion series. However, like the first book, The Curse of Chalion, Paladin of Souls technically could be considered a standalone novel on its own. I admit that I’m quite shocked the author chose the main character, of all available from the first…
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The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold is a political fantasy novel that should please a lot of readers looking for something more slower paced. This is my third try at reading this book with the first two attempts having failed due to lack of interest in the beginning. Well, third time’s a charm…
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Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots is a novel set in a world where superheroes and villains collide with one another vying for control and to, well, duke it out because that’s what they are expected to do. However, in the busy world of villainy, someone must still perform the mundane day to day tasks of…
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Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson is an authoritative book on The Civil War between the years of 1861-1865. It is in fact one of the books listed in the Oxford History of the United States. I really felt that we are living in a politically unstable period and that the upcoming 2020 election…
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The Wrath of Darth Maul by Ryder Windham details the life of Darth Maul from when he was just a kid up to the point of his demise in the Phantom Menace. If you’re looking to get a bit more background into this infamous Star Wars character and how he became to be how he…
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