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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Vol I

Author:Susanna Clark Review by:Alpha_Dragon

Mr. Norrell and Jonathan Strange is a trilogy set in Victorian Age England, with a few twists. Magic exists, but Mr. Norrell is the only practitioner. Read Review

Published: May 9, 2009 Visits: 60 words : 600

Earthman Come Home.

Author:JAMES BLISH Review by:arthurchappell

Penultimate volume in the Cities In Flight quartet Read Review

Published: May 6, 2009 Visits: 30 words : 600

Hg Wells

(3 Ratings)

Author:HG Wells Summary by:MarkAskeda

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Published: May 5, 2009 Visits: 259 words : 900

Land That Time Forgot

(1 Ratings)

Author:Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary by:MarkAskeda

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Published: April 28, 2009 Visits: 33 words : 600

1984

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Author:George Orwell Review by:FreewindGingerblaze

Because we are of today’s society, even the great democracy of the United States is questionable as to actually how “free” it really is. Read Review

Published: April 26, 2009 Visits: 23 words : 300

Veruchia: Dumarest of Terra #8

Author:E. C. Tubb Summary by:BenUriel

Earl escapes the Cyclan's trap only to become enmeshed in the struggle for a world, a struggle whose outcome may hold the secrets of the way to Earth. Read Summary

Published: April 26, 2009 Visits: 56 words : 900

The Hand of Oberon

Author:Roger Zelazny Review by:CatherineGallagher

A blot has appeared on the Pattern which shapes the worlds, and must be cleared -- but why? and how? Read Review

Published: April 24, 2009 Visits: 20 words : 300

A Life for the Stars

Author:James Blish Review by:arthurchappell

Sequel to They Shall Have Stars, in the Cities In Flight quartet. Read Review

Published: April 23, 2009 Visits: 21 words : 600

The Secrets of Doctor Tavererner

(2 Ratings)

Authors:Dion Fortune; (Violet Mary Firth); Gareth Knight (Introduction) Review by:CatherineGallagher

A book of occult short stories with a healing and teaching emphasis. Read Review

Published: April 21, 2009 Visits: 8 words : 300

Technos: Dumarest of Terra #7

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Author:E. C. Tubb Summary by:BenUriel

Delivering an enigmatic message for a dying friend, Earl becomes embroiled in a war between a peaceful agrarian world and a technocracy gone mad. Read Summary

Published: April 19, 2009 Visits: 41 words : 900