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9 Best Dystopian Fiction Novels
by Shannon Fox
Since I did a roundup of the 9 Best Apocalyptic Fiction Novels a few weeks ago, I had to follow that up with my picks for best dystopian fiction novels. As I mentioned in the first post, I draw a distinction between dystopian and apocalyptic fiction. To reiterate, in my opinion, a dystopian novel is one that puts forth the notion of a flawed … Read More 9 Best Dystopian Fiction Novels
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I’d Love to See As a Movie/TV Show
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: top ten books you’d love to see as movies/tv shows. I could only think of eight. Some of these might already be films, so if you know of one, please let me know in the comments! 1. Private series by Kate Brian – I know this was an internet series, … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I’d Love to See As a Movie/TV Show
Reached
by Shannon Fox
Reached Ally Condie (Matched #3) After leaving Society to desperately seek The Rising, and each other, Cassia and Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again. Cassia is assigned undercover in Central city, Ky outside the borders, an airship pilot with Indie. Xander is a medic, with a secret. All too soon, everything shifts … Read More Reached
A Storm of Swords
by Shannon Fox
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her … Read More A Storm of Swords
A Clash of Kings
by Shannon Fox
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin Time is out of joint. The summer of peace and plenty, ten years long, is drawing to a close, and the harsh, chill winter approaches like an angry beast. Two great leaders—Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon—who held sway over and age of enforced peace are dead…victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of … Read More A Clash of Kings
A Game of Thrones
by Shannon Fox
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (Book 1 in A Song of Ice and Fire) Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court … Read More A Game of Thrones
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Favorite Fictional Schools
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s theme was a freebie, so I decided on Top Ten Favorite Fictional Schools (which is an extension of settings. Boarding schools also happen to be one of my favorite settings/topics in books. 1. Hogwarts (Harry Potter series) 2. Easton Academy (Private series) 3. Waverly Prep (It Girl series) 4. Spence Academy … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Favorite Fictional Schools
The Name of the Star
by Shannon Fox
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London marks a memorable occasion. For Rory, it’s the start of a new life at a London boarding school. But for many, this will be remembered as the day a series of brutal murders broke out across the city, gruesome crimes mimicking the horrific Jack the Ripper events … Read More The Name of the Star
Shadowlands
by Shannon Fox
Shadowlands by Kate Brian Rory Miller had one chance to fight back and she took it. Rory survived… and the serial killer who attacked her escaped. Now that the infamous Steven Nell is on the loose, Rory must enter the witness protection with her father and sister, Darcy, leaving their friends and family without so much as a goodbye. Starting over in a new … Read More Shadowlands
The Rise of Endymion
by Shannon Fox
The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons See reviews of books one, two, and three. This review contains SPOILERS. The time of reckoning has arrived. As a final genocidal Crusade threatens to enslave humanity forever, a new messiah has come of age. She is Aenea and she has undergone a strange apprenticeship to those known as the Others. Now her protector, Raul Endymion, one-time … Read More The Rise of Endymion
Series Spotlight: Xenogenesis
by Shannon Fox
Xenogenesis Series (Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Image) by Octavia E. Butler CONTAINS SPOILERS (From Lilith’s Brood, which contains all three novels) Lilith Iyapo is in the Andes, mourning the death of her family, when war destroys Earth. Centuries later, she is resurrected — by miraculously powerful unearthly beings, the Oankali. Driven by an irresistible need to heal others, the Oankali are rescuing our dying planet … Read More Series Spotlight: Xenogenesis
The Twelve
by Shannon Fox
Read my review of The Passage The Twelve by Justin Cronin In the present day, as the man-made apocalypse unfolds, three strangers navigate the chaos. Lila, a doctor and an expectant mother, is so shattered by the spread of violence and infection that she continues to plan for her child’s arrival even as society dissolves around her. Kittridge, known to the world as “Last … Read More The Twelve
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