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Lynn: This beguiling book is set in the same world and with some of the same characters as one of my favorite series that began with Sorcery and Cecelia or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Houghton 2003). Written by Stevermer with Patricia Wrede the books are set in an alternate regency England where magic works. Think [...]

Cindy: Dragons? Who cares about dragons? I was beginning to think there was no such thing as a tightly written adventure story with great characters, brilliant writing, and a well-paced plot anymore. Thank you, Philip Reeve, for No Such Thing As Dragons (Scholastic, 2010). Take one con-artist dragon hunter who doesn’t believe in dragons but [...]

Lynn: The publication of a new book in the Thief of Attolia series is exciting news and the latest, A Conspiracy of Kings (Harper/Greenwillow, 2010) will publish in April. We were very lucky and received arcs in December and of course we sat down and read them instantly. We normally don’t like to blog new [...]

Cindy: While strolling the ALA exhibits last week we were in the Penguin booth and Lynn noticed a poster about John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series. She loves the series and said, “Oh, there’s a series I’m all caught up on. I’ve read all six.” We picked up a few galleys they had out on the [...]

Lynn: Kristin Cashore is a gifted storyteller – one of those remarkable writers who spin a web of words that wraps around readers, capturing them completely with a tale. I’d wager my classic sf collection that every reader coming to the end of the first book, Graceling (Penguin/Dial, 2008), immediately asked when the second volume [...]

Cindy: The advance reader copy of Patricia Wrede’s new book, The Thirteenth Child (Scholastic, April 2009), arrived in a package yesterday with a publisher note that included this statement: “With wit and wonder, Patricia Wrede creates an alternate history of westward expansion that will delight fans of both J. K. Rowling and Laura Ingalls Wilder.” [...]