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From the dark corners of the internet to the eerie depths of the forest, the boogeyman lurks. An odd collection of elongated limbs in black and white, an oval-shaped head, and a lurking, a following, a stalking. The Slender Man. Mark is a young man of monied Manhattan, enrolled in an elite private high school that... Continue Reading →
In a family where all women are taught the art of spell craft and men are instructed in the ways of shapeshifting, Aster is a young man whose heart does not want to follow the given path. His talents lie in the language of witchery, and no animal spirits seek to commune with him in... Continue Reading →
Age of Assassins is a. a complex castle whodunit b. a back/front/side/top/bottom-stabbing political thriller c. magic-laced coming-of-age d. ALL OF THE ABOVE. At first, the premise seems quite simple: an assassin and her apprentice have been brought to the seat of the kingdom to weed out a possible move on the heir. Master and second... Continue Reading →
Clem has run away from an orphanage with only her trusty robot Digory to protect her. She wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a famous archeologist, but told that she's too young and inexperienced to join a real dig. Yet, an opportunity arises from her past; her parents former assistant tracks her... Continue Reading →
I read Archer's best known work, the novel Kane and Abel, a couple years ago. It tells the story of two men born on the same date in 1906. One, an immigrant in abject poverty, and the other, a member of the Boston elite. Their lives become intertwined with American history in the 20th century.... Continue Reading →
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