Archive for April, 2005

“Dhampir” by Barb & J.C. Hendee

Tuesday, April 5th, 2005

(From Paalin’s Fantasy Book Blog, originally published 2.02.05)

It turns out that Magiere and her half-elf partner Leesil are a pair of con-men. The con is simple: Leesil pretends to be a vampire, and Magiere makes a show of slaying him in a tremendous display of pointy wooden stakes and fake blood. The […]

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“Dragon Blood” by Patricia Briggs

Tuesday, April 5th, 2005

(From Paalin’s Fantasy Book Blog, originally published 2.01.05)

Our favorite “simpleton” hero is back in Dragon Blood, the sequel to Patricia Briggs’ Dragon Bones. This time, Ward must save his love Tisala (oh, and the realm too) from the mad king Jakoven.

This book is a worthy sequel to the first, although it is […]

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“Dragon Bones” by Patricia Briggs

Tuesday, April 5th, 2005

(From Paalin’s Fantasy Book Blog, originally published 2.01.05)

The main character in Dragon Bones, Ward of Hurog, is not your typical fantasy hero. He is large of stature, but sadly lacking in intelligence (or so it seems). It turns out that his father, an overly cruel man, saw him as a rival and beat him […]

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