Set six years after Wildwood Dancing, Cybele’s Secret focuses on Jena’s scholarly younger sister, Paula, as she journeys to Istanbul with their merchant father as he hopes to find and purchase Cybele’s Secret, an artifact connected to an ancient cult. There, they hire Paula a bodyguard, Stoyan, who worked for a friend who was searching for the ( Read more... )

Blade of Fortriu is the second book in Juliet Marillier’s The Bridei Chronicles, a fantasy trilogy about the 6th century Pictish king, Bridei. The first book, The Dark Mirror, told the story of Bridei and his wife, Tuala. Blade of Fortriu focuses on the people surrounding Bridei. Specifically, his Gael assassin, Faolan, and Ana, a Pictish noble who ( Read more... )

First:  BAH! Waldenbooks still didn't have any of my manga in.  *growls and sulks*  Wish Amazon had them in the 4-for-3 sale so I could just get them that way.  They did still have a few boxes in back, though, so maybe tomorrow.

Saiyuki Reload Vol 7 by Kazuya Minekura-I'm starting to get bored with this "Worm" story(not the full title, but I can't ( Read more... )

Cursor's Fury is the 3rd book in Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series(more commonly known as "Butcher's other fantasy series")  The CA series is a rarity for me in that, while I like coming of age fantasy series I generally only tolerate(Eragon) or like well enough but prefer other cast members(Harry) to the main character.  However, off the top of my ( Read more... )

::crosses fingers::

Not as in detail as the first try, because, you know, it's midnight(or at least, 5 till as of the commencement of typing)

"Gallows Thief" by Bernard Cornwell(historical fiction)  While my Cornwell reading is rather limited so far(the Grail Quest trilogy, first Sharpe book and an attempt at "Stonehenge") this is easily my favorite ( Read more... )