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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Steven Pressfield
Bantam, 2005
Buy this book!!!
+ A Great Great Read
+ Marvelously recreated
+ Awesome book, one of the best I have ever read.
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No Humans Involved (Women of the Otherworld, Book 7)
Kelley Armstrong
Spectra, 2008
No Humans Involved
+ Peanut Butter & Guacamole
+ Fun book
+ Pleasantly surprised. Kelley Armstrong is now officially one of my favoured authors.
+ Another Great 'Women of the Otherworld' Story!
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Harbinger of Doom: Featuring the Gateway
Glenn G. Thater
CreateSpace, 2008
Harbinger of Doom delivers
+ Glenn Thater's writings and Harbinger of Doom
+ A journey of the mind, and so much more
+ Deep Plot, Exciting Characters and Packed with Action!
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The Gunslinger Born (The Dark Tower Graphic Novel)
Peter David, Stephen King, ...
Marvel Comics, 2007
Excellent Adaptation of Wizard & Glass
+ book
+ Decent, not amazing
+ A Brilliant Retelling of a Heart Touching Tale
+ Over the Top Entertainment
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The Historian
Elizabeth Kostova, 2005
Atmospheric and respectful
+ A literary novel, not just a thriller
+ Entertaining
It is hard to believe this is a first novel, so successfully has Elizabeth Kostova captured the atmosphere of the original novel. It is written in a twin narrative by father and daughter, always a voyage of discovery backwards through time via research, documents and letters, left by those who went ...
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American Gods: A Novel
Neil Gaiman
Harper Perennial, 2003
Excellent
+ better than average
+ Enjoyable, fun adventure!
truly one of Gaiman's best. I adored this book so much, that I'm hoping he'll continue to write stories about Shadow in the future. He's written a short story titled "Monarch of the Glen", (included in "Fragile Things") that takes on Shadow's journey after the events of this novel...another ...
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Devil May Cry (Dark-Hunter, Book 11)
Sherrilyn Kenyon
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008
I Loved it.
+ Oh Baby Baby.
+ loved it
+ Not as much about Sin as it is about ASH!
+ Dark Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Betrayed (House of Night, Book 2)
PC Cast, Kristin Cast
St. Martin's Griffin, 2007
easy read
+ Exciting
+ Awesome.
+ Great Series for teens and up!
+ Surprisingly better than Marked...
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Blaze: A Novel
Richard Bachman
Pocket, 2008
Exceeds expectations.
+ Fantastic Book
+ What a writer!!!
+ Simple, Touching Storytelling
+ blaze
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House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
Pantheon, 2000
Fantastic
Mesmerizing book. The style, the format, the writing, the dialogue on all levels keeps you glued to the pages. To coin a common phrase, "I couldn't put it down". Highly recommend.
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The Dark Tower Boxed Set (Books 1-4)
Good Reading
+ A four book set for ANY Stephen King lover...complex, twisted stories as he's known for
+ One of the greatest series I've ever read
+ Amazon Rules!!!!
+ Great buy
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The Darkness (Vampire Huntress Legends)
L. A. Banks
St. Martin's Griffin, 2008
AND SO IT CONTINUES........
+ Awesome!!
+ Huntress Series
+ L A Banks Scores Again
+ L. A. Banks is "Storyteller of the Year" for this reason
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The Outlaw Demon Wails (Rachel Morgan, Book 6)
Kim Harrison
Eos, 2008
Loved it - and I almost gave up on Rachel before Book 6
+ Interesting Twists
+ Hey! No Spoilers! (Beware new readers!)
+ Best book in the series yet!
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Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1)
Kim Harrison
Eos, 2004
Great start to a series - gimme more!
+ Fast Read
+ Dead Witch Walking
+ Dead Witch Walking is a Dead Bang Winner
+ Fun book
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Shantaram (Spanish)
Gregory David Roberts
Umbriel, 2006
A great book
+ Very engaging - gives food for thought
+ Shantaram- a novel by Gregory David Roberts
I read Shantaram about a year ago and hands down it is the best book I read all year, maybe in the past five years. It is really memorable. The prison scenes, life in Mumbai, the characters, stay alive long after I stopped reading. The book is long, but I never wanted it to end. A year later, I ...
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