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REVIEW SUMMARY: Gene Wolfe returns with a fascinating and multi-layered novel that keeps its own secrets. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: An American writer is arrested while visiting the country he is...
View ArticleSHADOWS OF SELF by Brandon Sanderson Will Appeal to Fans of Mystery,...
REVIEW SUMMARY: A fast-paced mystery that shines with superheroic action and a steampunk feel, but is tarnished a little by choppiness and predictability. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: In the teeming...
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