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Most of these just need to be novels.

October 19, 2015 by narfna Leave a Comment

For a short story collection, this was pretty great. Garth Nix’s imagination can be a wonderful place, but also a scary one. Ugh, he is so creepy sometimes. The highlight was the first story, a novella set in the Old Kingdom from his Abhorsen series, which is one of my favorites. But there were also a couple of stories in here I loved, and would like to see more stories set in their respective worlds. Short reviews of each of the stories found below. “To Hold […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: fantasy, Fiction, garth nix, horror, narfna, science fiction, short stories, the old kingdom, to hold the bridge

narfna's CBR7 Review No:148 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: fantasy, Fiction, garth nix, horror, narfna, science fiction, short stories, the old kingdom, to hold the bridge ·
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