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...
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William Stark
Apr 23, 20225 min read
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...
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William Stark
Jun 25, 20216 min read
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...
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William Stark
Aug 22, 20204 min read
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...
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William Stark
Jun 14, 20204 min read
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...
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William Stark
May 27, 20205 min read
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...
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William Stark
Mar 16, 20205 min read
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
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William Stark
Mar 9, 20205 min read
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...
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William Stark
Mar 9, 20204 min read
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...
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William Stark
Dec 30, 20193 min read
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...
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