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Nancy Kilpatrick and Thomas Roche’s In The Shadow of the Gargoyle

I’m reviewing In The Shadow of the Gargoyle largely because the Spring 2001 Berkeley Publishing Group catalog which arrived recently had a listing for a novel by Katherine Kurtz called St. Patrick’s Gargoyle. What’s the connection, you ask? Simple — … Continue reading

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L. Frank Baum’s Oz books: An omnibus review by Chuck Lipsig

The Wizard of Oz (George M. Hill and Company, 1901) The Land of Oz (Reilly and Britton, 1904) Ozma of Oz (Reilly and Britton, 1907) Dororthy and the Wizard in Oz (Reilly and Britton, 1908) The Road to Oz (Reilly … Continue reading

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L. Frank Baum and Michael Patrick Hearn’s The Annotated Wizard of Oz, and Lewis Carroll and Martin Gardner’s The Annotated Alice

Norton has risen beyond its usual level of excellence in both the content and design of these volumes. They will certainly be treasured members of my library. Physically each book is a hardcover measuring a compact 10 inches tall by … Continue reading

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L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Kansas Centennial Edition; Illustrator Michael McCurdy; Foreword by Ray Bradbury

Lahri Bond wrote this review. To celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the publication of L. Frank Baum’s masterpiece The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, University Press of Kansas has released a special “Kansas Centennial Edition”of the book. For those whose only … Continue reading

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Simon R. Green’s Shadows Fall

Somewhere off the beaten path of society and civilization, there lies the mysterious town of Shadows Fall. The elephants’ graveyard of the imagination, it’s where gods and heroes, legends and monsters, myths and childhood companions all go when their time … Continue reading

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China Miéville’s Perdido Street Station

Jason Erik Lundberg wrote this review. China Miéville sometimes pisses me off because he’s such a phenomenal writer. He’s only three years older than me, but at this point he’s written four amazing books, run for Parliament, gotten a Ph.D., … Continue reading

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China Miéville’s The Scar

Jason Erik Lundberg wrote this review. China Miéville is one of those authors that leaves you feeling exhilarated and envious at the same time. At only thirty years old, he has managed to graduate from Cambridge, complete a Ph.D. from … Continue reading

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China Miéville’s The Tain

Jason Erik Lundberg wrote this review. tain n. 1. A type of paper-thin tin plate. 2. Tinfoil used as a backing for mirrors. China Miéville has contributed The Tain as part of PS Publishing’s line of original novellas (which includes … Continue reading

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Lloyd Alexander’s The Rope Trick

What is magic? Although she doesn’t know it, this is the question confronting Lidi, a young traveling magician, whose sleight of hand tricks earn her a living and bring her across the path of some likeable companions and some unsavory … Continue reading

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Lloyd Alexander’s Westmark

Theo is a young apprentice to a printer, an orphan who has been looked after by his community and his master, Anton. Business has been down lately because the Chief Minister Cabbarus has required official approval for every publication, with … Continue reading

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