Review – A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

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Publisher: Tor Books Publish Date: Out now How I got this book: ARC from the publisher via Netgalley All the world, from Scirland to the farthest reaches of Eriga, know Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the world’s preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the remarkable woman who brought the study of dragons out of the misty [...]

Review – Still Life with Shape-Shifter by Sharon Shinn

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Publisher: Ace Publish Date: Out now How I got this book: ARC from the publisher Melanie Landon and her half-sister share a unique bond. For her entire life, Melanie has hidden the fact that Ann is a shape-shifter. The never-ending deception is a heavy weight to bear, but Melanie is determined to keep Ann’s secret [...]

Review The Shattered Dark by Sandy Williams and Giveaway of The Shadow Reader

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Where did you get the book: E-arc from publisher Publisher: ACE Release Date: Out now McKenzie Lewis has a gift. It allows her access to a world few have seen, and even fewer can comprehend. It’s her secret. And it exists in the shadows… McKenzie was a normal college student, save for one little twist: [...]

Review – The Silvered by Tanya Huff

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Publisher: Daw Publish Date: Out now How I got this book: ARC from the author The Empire has declared war on the small, were-ruled kingdom of Aydori, capturing five women of the Mage-Pack, including the wife of the were Pack-leader. With the Pack off defending the border, it falls to Mirian Maylin and Tomas Hagen—she [...]

Joint Review – Dark Light of Day by Jill Archer

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Publisher: Ace Publish Date: Out now How we got this book: ARC from the publisher via NetGalley Armageddon is over. The demons won. And yet somehow…the world has continued. Survivors worship patron demons under a draconian system of tributes and rules. These laws keep the demons from warring among themselves, and the world from slipping [...]

Fantasy Celebration: Guest Post with Kmont

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Today we want to give a huge bookpusher welcome to blogger and reviewer, Kmont. Kenda owns and runs the most awesome Lurve la Mode review site, and when we started planning this celebration, I automatically thought of Kenda because of her love for Fantasy. First of all, thank you to the Book Pushers for being [...]

Fantasy Celebration: Review – Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley

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Publisher: Ace Books Publish Date: 2000 How I got this book: Purchased All the creatures of forest, field and riverbank knew the baby was special. She was the princess Briar-Rose, cursed by the evil fairy Pernicia on her name-day. But Katriona stole her away to the small village where Kat lives with her aunt, and [...]

Fantasy Celebration: Review & Giveaway: Pegasus by Robin McKinley

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Publisher: Puffin Where did you get this book: Bought Release date: Out now Because of a thousand-year-old alliance between humans and pegasi, Princess Sylviianel is ceremonially bound to Ebon, her own pegasus, on her twelfth birthday. The two species coexist peacefully, despite the language barriers separating them. Humans and pegasi both rely on specially-trained Speaker [...]

Fantasy Celebration: Introduction

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Over here at The Book Pushers, we’re huge fans of the fantasy genre. I’ve always thought that it’s been under-rated and doesn’t get as much exposure compared to Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy in the blogosphere. So we’re having a Fantasy Celebration of sorts where we want to have everything Fantasy related because this genre [...]

Review – The Night Shifters by Emily Devenport

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Publisher: Self Publish Date: Out now How I got this book: From the Author “Hazel — Promise me you won’t give up on your dreams.” “I won’t, Mom!” Hazel swears, assuming Mom means that she should try to be whatever she wants to be, a doctor, or lawyer, or even a mermaid. Hazel is just [...]

REVIEW: Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce

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A long while back, E, Has and myself did a post on the books we loved written by Tamora Pierce. My personal favourite is the Immortals series that is set in the Tortall Universe. I’ve been meaning for a while to do an overall review, and this past week, I’ve done a major re-read of [...]