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SIREN’S CALL, by Leah Cutter

November 24, 2013

VIVID NEW ORLEANS setting, multifaceted heroine make this urban fantasy a cut above the rest. Lots of fun!

Grade: B PLUS

SIREN'S CALL
Knotted Road Press/Book View Café
2013

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WITHOUT A SUMMER, by Mary Robinette Kowal

June 6, 2013

LOVELY AUSTENESQUE FANTASY, third in a series, with magic-workers involved in English politics. Absorbing fun!

Grade: B PLUS

WITHOUT A SUMMER
Tor
2013

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NECESSARY EVIL, by Ian Tregillis

May 6, 2013

NAZI CYBORG WARRIORS, warlock magic, and time travel combine in this brilliant, spooky World War II thriller.

Grade: B PLUS

NECESSARY EVIL
Tor
2013

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WHAT THE FAMILY NEEDED, by Steven Amsterdam

April 21, 2013

SUDDEN MINOR SUPERPOWERS appear at times of crisis in this bittersweet parable of family pain and healing.

Grade: B PLUS

WHAT THE FAMILY NEEDED
Penguin/Riverhead
2013

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THE TALE OF RAW HEAD AND BLOODY BONES, by Jack Wolf

April 8, 2013

SPOOKY HISTORICAL NOVEL mixes horror, legend, and Enlightenment science in a gory, kinky, unsettling tale.

Grade: SOLID B

THE TALE OF RAW HEAD AND BLOODY BONES
Penguin/Viking
2013

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THE WRATH OF ANGELS, by John Connolly

January 30, 2013

ATMOSPHERIC PARANORMAL THRILLER mixes a noir detective, some seriously spooky bad guys, and vivid Maine details.

Grade: B PLUS

THE WRATH OF ANGELS: A CHARLIE PARKER THRILLER
Atria
2013

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MONSTER, by Dave Zeltserman

January 20, 2013

FASCINATING TWIST ON the Frankenstein story—a retelling from the “monster’s” point of view.  Masterful!

Grade: A MINUS

MONSTER: A NOVEL OF FRANKENSTEIN
Overlook Press
2012

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THE CONSTANTINE AFFLICTION, by T. Aaron Payton

January 15, 2013

CRACKLING STEAMPUNK THRILLER mashes up literary references, alchemy, clockwork robots, and lots of other fun.

Grade: SOLID B

THE CONSTANTINE AFFLICTION
Night Shade Books
2012

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THE RISE OF RANSOM CITY, by Felix Gilman

December 10, 2012

WONDERFUL STEAMPUNKY EPIC set in a not-quite-our-Earth reminiscent of Mark Twain’s frontier, with science/magic.

Grade: B PLUS

THE RISE OF RANSOM CITY
Tor
2012

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ANGELMAKER, by Nick Harkaway

October 28, 2012

A CLOCKMAKER STUMBLES upon a mysterious device and is pursued by shadowy forces in this wild, quirky thriller.

Grade: SOLID B

ANGELMAKER
Knopf Doubleday
2012

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