The Crooked Letter by Sean Williams
Now Playing: The Dark Mirror by Juliette Marillier
Boy have I been busy lately it took me ages to read this book not because it wasn't interesting but because I could barely spare 10 mins a week to even read it which was very dissapointing. But I sat down last night and tuned out, letting the book take me away and boy was it worth it!

Okay its able mirror twins, Hadrian and Seth, when Seth is killed in front of Hade's eyes a Catacalysm occurs drawing the first and second realm together and merging them - allowing Yod an alien creature to span across the two and start to take control. In the second realm Seth does his best to figure out what is going on and how to stop the realm's from tearing each other apart whilst Hadrian does his best to stay alive!

It is in fact a prequel to the Books of the Change and deals with how that world and the Change actually came about - it is a fasinating read even if at some points I got totally confused - there are many dieties some of which I recognised some I didn't but the glossary at the back helped a lot. This book is more for the fantasy readers who enjoy the more mystical and dark side of fanatasy rather than those that prefer quests and comedies.

Star Wars - Clone Wars Med Star 1: Battle Surgeons by Michael Reaves & Steve Perry
It was a little slow and long winded I bet the whole thing could've been condensed into one novel but has been drawn out into two for some unknown reason, the story is a little bland though these two excellent authors do their best with such well dry characters. As much as I love the Jedi compared to the Luke Skywalker generation the Clone War Jedi are actually quite boring without Obi-Wan around.

It details a medical outpost where things aren't as they seem, the expensive drug 'bota' is being stolen and smuggled in some way and Padawan Barriss Offee must discover who as well as lending her healing powers to the surgeons whilst she's at it.

Its a bit bliazze really, as if they are trying to cram a whole lot of excitement for the upcoming 'Revenge of the Sith' - trying to keep the Star Wars phenomen alive - its rather sad really - but should you read it - sure why not - its an interesting glipse into the 'life' of a medics on the battle field front

Wolfblade by Jennifer Fallon: The Hythrun Chronicles 1
This is an awesome book I loved it to pieces, the characters were well crafted and it was extremely compelling and despite my very busy lifestyle at the moment it got me hooked time and time again, only to be put down when I could barely read the words cause I was so tired.

What's it about? Well its a sort of prequel to the Medalon series but not set in Medalon at all so we get to see a different perspective of the world created in the first series. Brak makes another appearance for all the fans ;) It details Mara Wolfblade, sister to the current ruler of Hythria and her plight as being made a comodity in trade - but Mara has a smart head on her shoulders and she wont be told anything, that and her dwarf court'esa is their to guide her as well.

As per usual Fallon has done an excellent job though be warned deaths do occur and they are sad! And treachary, lots of treachary! Have I put you on your toes? Or completely spoiled it :p ENJOY!

Lord of the Isles by David Drake
Lord of the Isles by David Drake This is the first book in the series and it wasn't oo bad I seem to find that I'm not a big fan of necromany in books for some reason it tends to put me off nodays - strange - maybe after readin Erikson who handles it really well everything else seems to pale in comparision or something - dissapointing really. Apart form that it wasn't too bad - some parts were boring, some confusing (like Ilna - did I miss something????) Mellie was a neat character, I quite liked her - will Cashel ever see? Sharina and Nonnus's bit I found annoying more than anything - Meder was a git, simple as that. But will I read the second book? Yep seeming as though I got it really really cheap and it's sitting on my shelf I will :) *sigh* I'm hoping the next book I read will be far more exciting than the past two? Or maybe I was spoilt with loving Eddings all over again. :)

Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash
Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash.
I quite enjoyed this book, I've been meaning to read it for a while now and it is rather lucky that the moment I finished it I noticed that the second book had just come out - Prisoner of Ironsea Tower. Which is rather lucky - though it is a little different then most fantasy but shares some common elements which is always good. It details Gavril Andar, a painter living at the bottom of the world only to discover that he is the son of Azhendir's ruler who has recently died and is now part of an ancient blood feud. So not only has his life changed completely, he must hunt down his father's killer and learns the true nature of his father's 'powers'. It is a good book and a really kewl character dies which is really sad but I can get over it :P Now I have to get the next one ;)

The Treasured One by Eddings
The Treasured One by David and Leigh Eddings, The Dreamers Book 2. I know some people hate that the books are 'too similar' to the other series that the Eddings have written but this one is actually quite different, especially in the way that it is written. Each part seems to take on a different character's perspective and in the case of some deals with some issues in the past that have meaning to the events taking place. It took a little while getting used to but once longbow had his turn I was loving the new style. Okay so you've read Eldar Gods and how Zelana's Domain was saved but this time the Vlaugh is going for Veltan's sleepy farming Domain, who have never had any need for weapons at all apart from sling shots to scare off wolves. So Sorgan, Narasan, Longbow and co travel over to Veltan's Domain to the falls of Vash to stop the snake men from invading the land. But they have evolved, learning new tatics and not only that but another army is fast traveeling up the coast in the search of gold and Veltan's 'army' seems stuck in the middle. I STILL adore Longbow, though Veltan is still up there in the favourites list (along with Torl too) and I loved the new style and the fact that the enemy evolves is a good thing that way things don't get too much the same. Though the 'nice boy' appears twice in this book and who said it the second time had me in stitches :) And Zelana and Longbow? Poor Man, he's not got a chance.

The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gaverial Kay
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gaverial Kay. Oh my, I thought I loved Tigana (the first Kay that I read) and Song for Arbonne was pretty good once I got into it, Finovar was just weird but Lions was absolutely awesome. I could barely put it down, every time I got home I had my head buried in it. Ammar and Roderigo and Alvar are totally awesome characters, not to mention Jehane as well. Though in places it was simply sad, though I have to say out of all of them Ammar would have to be my favourite :) Traditionally Ammar and Roderigo should be enemies, but when both are exiled by their respective Kings, they find themselves working together. Equally matched in arms and wit, the pair make a formidible team along with a Kindath doctor. But when the religous zealots come into the fray and the King's want their men back, the pair find themselves asking where their loyaties lie. Fun, fast paced and immensely enjoyeable, I loved Lions it is the best Kay book I have read so far, definately worth the 10c I paid for it :) [Gotta love library sales ;D]

The Dreamthief's Daughter by Michael Moorcock
The Dreamthief's Daughter by Michael Moorcock. I picked up this book at a bargain price and thought, what the hey, and started reading it. To my suprise it actually is a follow up series to Moorcock's Elric series that I actually haven't read in the slightest. But that really didn't matter because all the blanks were filled in and it is actually more about Count ulric, a German count, who is stuck in the middle of a Nazi uprising, and his cousin wants his nice shiny black sword for some reason and thinks Ulric is hiding the Grail some where in his house. Did I mention Ulric is a 'version' of Elric and hence is also albino? It is a very interesting book, much different than what I usually read and it is good to see me 'broadening my horizons' as honestly, I feel that I'm reading the same thing over and over again. Possibly not for people who enjoy lots of romance but more for people who like a little bit of sci-fi dashed into their fanatsy. I will be doing my best to find more of Moorcock's work as I have vastly enjoyed the two that I can read so far, that and Elric intrigues me :)

The Tower of Ravens by Kate Forsyth Book 1 of Rhiannon's Ride
I thought this was going to be a new series but I was wrong it is a sequel series which is even better. It is set about 20ish years after Lachlan became Righ, and details the introduction of half fiary Rhiannon into Lewen's life. Lewen is the son of Liathane and Niall and he is an apprentice witch, the day before he leaves to go to the Tower of Two Moons to study, Rhiannon, drops into his life astride a beautiful black winged horse. Liathane sensing Rhiannon's power sends her with Lewen and Nina and Iven and other apprentice witches. They choose a shorter path through the land that brings them no end of trouble and when ghosts and dead challange their passage, they must 'uncover' the story. But Rhiannon is also hiding a terrible secret that eats her up inside. Awe it is so sweet and at least Rhiannon isn't wild one moment, perfect the next she still has her wild side from growing up in fear of her life, looking for any chance to escape. The whole necromancer thing is neat too, handled better than some other necromatic books that I have read recently. I must say I truely enjoyed it and no you don't have to read the first series to get stuck into this one but from the looks of the sample of the next book, it might just be a good idea. Though if you loved the first one, this one is set up to be a good series. Note it doesn't have very much of Lachlan in it, but he does make an apperance :)

The Charmed Sphere Catherine Asaro
I really enjoyed this book, most people think that Luna is going to be a fantasy book imprint that is really just romance novels wrapped in fantasy but in actual fact I found this book not to be the case. In fact I have read 'hard core' fantasy that is much much more romantic than this is. It is actually just an ordinary fantasy book really. But it is nice to see the break away from Sci-fi backgrounds that I find some fantasy novels get stuck into. Anyway enough of the promotion of the new Luna imprint and onto the actual book. I enjoyed it, simple as that I was reading Tower of Ravens and got sick of it after a couple of hours and picked up Charmed Sphere for a light read before bed and before I knew it it was 1.30 and I was starving, at that point I decided that sleep might be a good thing so I put the book down and eagerly started it up again the next day. So what is it about you might ask? Well Chime is a Shape-Mage and she is the strongest found in her generation so this means that she must marry the current heir to the throng, Prince Muller. But Muller doesn't want to be King, he has issues of his own and when Iris comes along, a stronger Mage than Chime and a new player to the throne enters the picture things become a little hectic. Not to mention that Varquelle, King of a neighbouring country wants the throne to him self in a first step to create an Empire but also he has Anvil a very strong Mage himself who twists others gifts. It's fun and exciting and yes of course a little romantic but somewhat less than Goodkind or even Eddings romance. Give it a go, you might just be suprised.