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Novel Review – Star Wars: X-Wing: The Krytos Trap

Just over 2 years ago, I re-read the first book in the X-Wing series. The X-Wing series, written by Michael A. Stackpole, stars Rogue Squadron in the aftermath of Return of the Jedi in the Expanded Universe that’s no longer … Continue reading

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Star Wars: Before the Awakening review

So you’ve probably noticed I’ve made a few Star Wars posts lately. This is probably the last one for the next few months though, unless I do decide to start picking up Star Wars comics again. I briefly mentioned this … Continue reading

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Novel Review – Dracula: the Undead (Freda Warrington)

Dracula: The Undead is an unofficial sequel to Bran Stoker’s vampire classic, Dracula. Actually, there are at least two books by this name. One is written by Freda Warrington, a British writer, and was released in 1997 – the original’s … Continue reading

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Novel reading – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

So I just finished the longest book I’ve ever read. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, sitting at more than 190,000 words, is almost twice as long as its predecessor, The Prisoner of Azkaban. Since book 3 is where … Continue reading

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Novel reading and writing update – Only Angels are Bulletproof

This is a bit of a different novel for me. While I am a Christian, I generally don’t enjoy Christian fiction. Whether in book or movie form, most religious fiction feels a bit cheesy or heavy-handed, or otherwise sacrifices plot … Continue reading

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Novel review – Midnight’s Daughter

The goal I set for myself this year is to read at least one novel every month I’m not writing. Since I finished Magic Strikes last month, I couldn’t count it. So yesterday I finished reading Midnight’s Daughter, a novel … Continue reading

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Novel Reading – Magic Bites

This isn’t really a book review. While I’ll state my opinion on Magic Bites, this is more of a writing journal. I don’t read enough of this genre to feel qualified to write a review anyway, nor do I read … Continue reading

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Novel reading – Dragon Whisperer

For someone who is interested in breaking into the novel industry, I probably don’t read enough novels. In fact before this year I’ve probably read one since high school, and I graduated in 2006. That doesn’t mean I don’t read, … Continue reading

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