Cannonball Read 18

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Re-reading a much loved series

The Many Colored Land by Julian May

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I love writing reviews but some are harder than others. There are some books one reads as a teenager or young adult that help shape their interests, their philosophies, really begin to define the template for who they are as a person. For me, those books included the Lord of the Rings, Thomas Covenant and yes, the 9 books within Julian May’s Galactic Millieu epic. So it will be challenging for me to be completely objective about these books. The answer to why this book […]

An underwhelming collaboration from some greats

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Disclaimer: I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Black Trillium was first published in the early nineties, a joint effort of three respected fantasy authors now turning their collective attentions toward a trio of three royal sisters who are fated to restore balance to the world. It’s now being republished with a neat new cover but, unfortunately, the formulaic story with three heroines who may as well be stock characters for all of the depth they do not possess is […]



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