Inventrix | July 8, 2009
Have I read it recently? Sort of
This book has one of the best (in my opinion, of course) alternate world premises I’ve read so far. It’s quite clever and unique. On the flip side, this does have one characteristic which may put off a lot of you… I’m going to present the [...]
Inventrix | June 24, 2009
Have I read it recently? Yes
This is one of those books that you find out about completely by accident and then wonder how the heck you didn’t know about it earlier and why isn’t it up in all of those top fantasy novel lists? The premise is simple. Misleadingly simple. It is [...]
Inventrix | June 12, 2009
Have I read it recently? No
Don’t be fooled by the fact that this is generally marketed towards children, or that it features a cast of small furry woodland animals. This, ladies and gentleman, is one of the best epic-fantasyesque books I have ever read.
Set in Redwall Abbey, filled with habited mice-monks who never mention [...]
Inventrix | June 5, 2009
Have I read it recently? No
For those of you who have read the Shannara books, do not be led astray by the mere fact of this being written by the same author. Beyond that tiny detail, they have nothing in common. (I do not like the Shannara books, by the way. Let’s [...]
Inventrix | June 3, 2009
Have I read it recently? No
I realize this is sort of cheating, and I promise not to do it in the future (much), but referring to just one of these books is like writing a review of just one of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It’s all one story; you can’t just split [...]
