David Eddings, a much-beloved and acclaimed fantasy author, passed away last Tuesday (June 2nd, 2009) due to natural causes in his home in Carson City, Nevada. Eddings was 77.
Eddings, an American author who was born on July 7th, 1931 in Spokane, Washington, wrote many novels and series. His most well-known series included Belgariad and [...]
Dragon Rider
by Cornelia Funke
In the present day magical creatures, referred to as “fabulous animals”, must hide away in order to avoid detection and subsequent extermination by humans. In a valley the last of the world’s dragons live, but their way of life is about to changed. One day news comes that the humans are planning [...]
Doppelganger
by Marie Brennan
This may have been Marie Brennan’s introductory novel but Ms. Brennan has made a powerful statement for herself and has established herself as a fantasy writer capable of holding her own with some of the genre’s A-list authors. The story has two main protagonists, Mirage and Miryo, this in itself is not a [...]
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