Kings of Paradise
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Ruka, called a demon at birth, is a genius. Born malformed and ugly into the snow-covered wasteland...
Piper Robbin and the American Oz Maker
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WORLD WAR OZ from coast to coast. An adult fantasy that takes one of America's favorite tales and...
epic fantasy fiction adult Piper Robbin and the American Oz Maker Warwick Gleeson
David McK (3422 KP) rated Skulduggery Pleasant in Books
Jan 26, 2024
I read (or heard) somewhere that this was attempting to be the heir to the Harry potter crown, and I can definitely see the similarities: a secret world alongside our own full of magic, where a dark sorcerer wants to gain control over the mortal world, and where a young pre-teen is introduced to the world and has (to them) unknown connections to it already, and some unpleasant relatives...
However, unlike the Harry Potter series, this is primarily set in and around Dublin (rather than London) - and so, to me, is closer to home - while the home life of the protagonist is far more settled: she's not an orphan, and lives with her family.
I also found Skulduggery Pleasant to be more of an interesting character than Dumbledore, as well as playing a far larger role in the proceedings.
Finally, I may yet read more of these.
Emily (1430 KP) rated A Madness of Angels in Books
Feb 14, 2020
There is a shadowy evil stalking London. Almost all the sorcerers there have been killed. Matthew Swift had been one of them, but now he's back, this time with with the angels of the telephone wires on his side. (Or so he hopes, the situation is... complicated.) And he's not about to go down again without a fight.
The Darkness That Comes Before
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A score of centuries has passed since the First Apocalypse and the thoughts of men have turned,...
The Warrior-Prophet
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The first battle against the heathen has been won, but while the Great Names plot and squabble over...
Salute the Dark
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Adrian Tchaikovsky's epic Shadows of the Apt continues with the fourth instalment in this...
Crimes Against Magic (The Hellequin Chronicles #1)
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How do you keep the people you care about safe from enemies you can’t remember? Ten years ago,...
The Unspoken Name
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Does she owe her life to those planning her death . . . Csorwe was raised by a death cult steeped...