Archive for October, 2009

Book Review: Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

I really loved the setting for this story. Wrede took events in American history and changed them to an alternative universe, much like Diana Wynne Jones did with her Chrestomanci books and British history. The story takes place in the (pseudo) nineteenth century American western frontier. Magic is a daily ...

Book Review: Mister Monday by Garth Nix

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

This is the first installment of (you guessed it) seven novels, each named for a day of the week. The series is called "The Keys To The Kingdom." I usually try to read serial books only if the series has been completely published. There is (I believe) still one book ...