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81 Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Meet Mercedes the Volkswagen mechanic, as if that was the only or most interesting thing you could know about Mercy Thompson. Indeed it is not. Mercy is a shifter, meaning that she can shift into the form of a coyote in the blink of an eye. She was also raised by werewolves and try as she might to stay out of trouble it is something that evades her constantly.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson Novels) (Amazon.co.uk)
Author: Patricia Briggs
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 304
Publication date: 2006-01-31
Publisher: Ace Books
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82 Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Something is wrong in the Tri Cities. A shadow has fallen across its inhabitants just as surely as if the sun hid behind a cloud. A new vampire has come into town with out stopping by the local seethe to pay his respects which is a very bad thing as Mercy is about to find out. Stefan, a vampire (who comically painted his VW bus to look like the Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo) and friend of Mercy’s is to stand trial for murder and be executed if she can’t get to the bottom of what is going on in the cities. Its left to Mercy to discover who and what she truly is before things go to far and more people die. The more she digs the more trouble Mercy finds herself in and the more trouble she finds herself in the more she wonders if it’s just a vampire she’s hunting.
Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson Novels) (Amazon.co.uk)
Author: Patricia Briggs
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 304
Publication date: 2007-01-30
Publisher: Ace Books
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83 Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Mercy Thompson couldn't keep herself out of trouble if her life depended upon it - and it does. After killing one more vampire than the head vampiress commissioned her for Mercy is once again in hot water. As if this wasn't enough an old college friend comes to town asking for help with a mysteriously powerful ghost. Add on top of that the fact that her relationship with the devilishly handsome Alpha werewolf, Adam still needs to be clarified. Maybe getting out of town for a while wouldn’t be an entirely bad thing. A girl wouldn't think that it could be any more complicated, but then it wouldn't be Mercy's life. Thankfully being able to turn into a coyote, having powerful fae and vampire friends, and being followed constantly by an enchanted fairy stick (guaranteed to make sure all your ewes give birth to twins) takes a lot of surprise out of life and makes you expect the unexpected.
Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson Novels) (Amazon.co.uk)
Author: Patricia Briggs
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 309
Publication date: 2009-02-03
Publisher: Ace Books
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84 Palimpsest by Catherynne M Valente
Sei, November, Ludov, and Oleg -- four people unknown to each other but united by grief and their obsession with the city of Palimpsest. Located beyond the human realm, Palimpsest is accessible only by those who sleep after generating the energy which comes from sex. Once anyone arrives in the city, they indulge in sense pleasures and are able to obtain their innermost desires -- two things which ensure that Palimpsest visitors return.
Palimpsest (Amazon.co.uk)
Author: Catherynne Valente
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
Publication date: 2009-02-24
Publisher: Spectra Books
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85 The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford
The Shadow Year is not a science fiction novel. Neither is it a fantasy novel. What is it? Well, if that question means ‘what category does it fall into?’, my answer is: you got me. Don’t know. If the question is meant to be more general, as in ‘how is it?’ or ‘do it fly?’ then my answer is unequivocally ‘yes.’
The Shadow Year (Amazon.co.uk)
Author: Jeffrey Ford
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
Publication date: 2009-03
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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86 The House of the Stag by Kage Baker
The House of the Stag by Kage Baker knocked me out with its one two combination of humor and world building. Previous to finding this book on the shelves of my local library it wasn’t just below my radar it wasn’t even a blip. As I scanned the titles of the novels in hopes of finding Baker’s Gardens of Iden the title The House of the Stag jumped out at me. So I took it down off the shelf and read the blurb...
The House of the Stag (Amazon.co.uk)
Author: Kage Baker
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
Publication date: 2008-11-03
Publisher: Tor Books
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87 Shadows Linger by Glen Cook
When you read a second book of a series, it’s really the do-or-die book. It’ll either be great, draw you in and promise you that they’ll all be of a similar quality or higher, or it will be less than the original and suggest you shouldn’t pick up the third.
Shadows Linger (Chronicle of the Black Company) (Amazon.co.uk)
Author: Glen Cook
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 319
Publication date: 1990-12-31
Publisher: Tor Books
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88 The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N McIntyre
A winner of the 1997 Nebula award for best novel, Vonda N McIntyre’s The Moon and the Sun is a sumptuous work of alternate history. Set in 17th century France, at the court of the Sun King, the book’s attention to detail and flowing narrative help create an absorbing tale of fantasy, romance, science and history.
The Moon and the Sun (Amazon.co.uk)
Author: Vonda N. McIntyre
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 480
Publication date: 1998-09
Publisher: Pocket Books
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89 Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill
You just can’t beat a damn good horror book, particularly one that manages to scare and disturb you late at night, even though you are safe and sound in your own home. Adam Nevill’s Apartment 16 is one such book. The titular apartment is located within Barrington House, an upmarket block in London. It has been empty for fifty years - no one goes in, no one comes out. When Seth - an aspiring artist working as a night watchman - investigates a disturbance after midnight, his experiences change his life forever.
Apartment 16 (Amazon.co.uk)
Author: Adam Nevill
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
Publication date: 2010-05-21
Publisher: Pan
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90 The Ascendants of Estorea by James Barclay
With his Raven series, James Barclay made himself a cult hero. With the Ascendants of Estorea, Barclay stepped away from the action adventure realm and settled into a very fantasy style book. More character focus and interestingly enough styled after the Roman Empire, Cry of the Newborn – the first in the series – makes for an interesting introduction to a new realm for Barclay to play in.
Cry of the Newborn: The Ascendants of Estorea Book 1 (Gollancz S.F.) (Amazon.co.uk)
Author: James Barclay
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 832
Publication date: 2006-09-14
Publisher: Gollancz
RRP: £7.99
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Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill
Some doors are better left closed . . . In Barrington House, an upmarket block in London, there is an empty apartment. No one goes in, no one comes out. And it’s been that way for fifty years. Until the night watchman hears a disturbance after midnight and investigates. What he experiences is enough to change his life forever.
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