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Review: The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #3) by Brian Staveley

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Synopsis Emperor Sanlitun is dead and his empire lies in ruins: The powerful Csestriim, since time immemorial the deadliest enemies of humans, have returned to Annur. Mages, hitherto living only in secret, are coming out into the open to practise their dark arts, and the Old Gods, capricious and treacherous, walk the earth once more. […]

Review: The Providence of Fire (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #2) by Brian Staveley

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Synopsis Ever since she found out who murdered her father, Adare – the daughter of the Annurian emperor Sanlitun – has been on the run, the Unhewn Throne having fallen into the hands of her enemies. At the same time, Adare’s brothers, Valyn and Kaden, are pursuing their own plans: Valyn is forming an alliance […]

Review: The Emperor’s Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #1) by Brian Staveley

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Synopsis Great intrigues take place in secret in the kingdom and the reigning emperor is treacherously murdered. All the responsibility now rests on the shoulders of his two sons, Kaden and Valyn, and on the shoulders of his daughter Adare. The siblings have not seen each other for some years, as each child receives a […]

Ashley’s Top 10 Reads in 2021

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Reflecting on my favorite books of the year is one of my favorite December activities. Here are my top 10 reads in 2021.

Song of the Beast by Carol Berg

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Synopsis Brutal imprisonment has broken Aidan McAllister. Once the most famous musician of his generation, celebrated as a man beloved of the gods, his voice is now silent, his hands ruined, his music that offered beauty and hope to war-torn Elyria destroyed. Even the god who nurtured his talent since boyhood has abandoned him. But […]