I was pretty excited when I saw this on my reading list for my English 1B class, because I totally judge books by their cover and a giant dragon on the cover led me to believe that it was going to a total kick ass story. But sadly, it wasn't as great as I expected. Sex was a big part of this nove...
I like Tanya Huff's writing. She's funny, matter-of-fact, imaginative, with great casts of characters. Sort of like a Diana Wynne Jones for adults! I enjoyed this first Gale book very much. The family dynamics, short and sweet relationship, and the heroine's growth as a character were great. All ...
This is the story of a woman coming into her own as a manipulator of arcane power. It runs in her family. There are many women in the family and few men. He grandmother disappears and she must go to Calgary to take care of her estate and ends up solving a problem with the help of first her gen...
"The Truth of Valor", the fifth novel in Tanya Huff's "Confederation" series, continues the story of space Marine Sgt Torin Kerr. I didn't find it as much fun as the earlier books, though it has a space-adventure story that still packs enough wit to make me laugh; just not as often.Torin is now a...
This book isn't quite the light-hearted, often tongue in cheek fare we're used to from Tanya Huff. Of course it's a war story, and even in a magical world full of mages and shape-shifters, war isn't pretty or light-hearted. Still, The Silvered is wonderfully well written story with great chara...
I'm glad I re-read the Enchantment Emporium before starting this, as I had forgotten a lot of the details of the Gales / Fey / Dragons, in the couple of years since.I enjoyed Charlies story, she had appeared as a character in the first book, so it was nice to follow her story and leave the Empori...
I think one of the things I love best about this series is the way it is paranormal without feeling like a paranormal book. It's more of a straight-up fantasy that just happens to take place in modern-day Canada. The family dynamics of the Gales is as captivating as ever. And Charlie... such a co...
The whole story is very, very dark. People are eaten alive by a number of different creatures, there's evidence of blood magic, and drowning innocent people seems to be a favourite pastime of some of the younger wererats. I can't really go into too many details without ruining the ending, but suf...
An original short fiction anthology set in Mercedes Lackey's bestselling world of Valdemar-featuring heroic Heralds and their horselike companions-and including an all-new novella by Lackey herself, as well as stories by other masters of the fantasy genre. This anthology includes: Introduction ...
‘Blood Price’ is the first book in Huff’s ‘Blood’ series about Toronto Private Investigator, Vicki Nelson, and her vampire associate, Henry Fitzroy. The series concluded in 1997; finishing with 5 books, 1 omnibus of short stories, a trilogy spin-off series for one of the main protagonists and a C...
In Tanya Huff's delightful new follow-up to her acclaimed bestsellers, Summon the Keeper The Second Summoning a force from the Otherside threatens to break through to our world and destroy the balance between Light and Darkness. Unless, of course, the Keepers Claire and Diana-two sisters who are ...
I really enjoyed this third novel of Tanya Huff’s ‘Blood’ series. I really didn’t like book #2, ‘Blood Trail’, because of the lack of development between the series’ supposed love interests, Henry and Vicki. I still have the same problem with Henry and Vicki’s under-developed relationship, but th...
Supernatural/Mystery. Aw, Tony makes a new friend. Who has a GATE TO HELL tattooed on her belly. Whoops. Demons invade. Rocks fall. Some people die. Tony gets kind of badass with his magic. It's a good read. Technical stuff first: Huff has absolutely nailed third person limited. This book is near...
Tony Foster chtěl zapomenout, že existuje nějaký jiný svět než ten, který je znám obyčejným lidem. Potom, co opustil svého patrona - starobylého upíra, který ho odvedl z ulice, vzal pod svá křídla a pozval do domu, srdce i do postele -, chce začít budovat kariíru u filmu. Když se však objeví Stín...
The Barnes & Noble ReviewWhat happens when a staff sergeant questions a two-star general's parentage to his face? Torin Kerr discovers the answer in Tanya Huff's much-anticipated sequel to Valor's Choice.Separated from her company, Kerr is ordered to report to a top-secret reconnaissance mission,...
In the real world, many women are still struggling for equality, but science fiction and fantasy provide a stage for the portrayal of women who have come fully into their own. Here, a talented group of writers has taken up the challenge of creating strong, well-rounded female protagonists, more t...
This book is actually a duology of two novels written about the same character, Crystal, who is the last wizard. Crystal is a strong female character, which I always appreciate in fantasy novels, and the author adds some light humor and interesting world-building. Unfortunately, the first novel ...
There's a statement made in this book that "troops" tend to remember the good part of service and not so much the bad. To an extent that's true, otherwise ex-militarily people wouldn't be fans of military reads...This is an excellent action/military science fiction read. The Confederation is made...
Opening Line:"Mrs.Simmons? It's Vicki Nelson calling: the private investigator from Toronto."BLOOD PACT is the 4th offering from Tanya Huff’s Blood (Ties) series. As a fan of the TV show I was thrilled to discover this series of books which now have the added benefit of visual references for our ...
To call the kigh was the height of bard's magic. Only those born with the gift could learn to Sing these spirits of earth, air, fire and water into doing their bidding, and even someone as gifted as the Princess Annice must spend years studying at the Bardic Hall to truly master the Art. And for ...
Debates on the authenticity of the Star Wars franchise and the hero-or-villain status of George Lucas are at the heart of these essays by bestselling science-fiction authors. The incredible popularity of the movies has led to the formation of strong emotions within the science fiction community o...
Gyhard and Vree have abandoned the Empire for the kingdom of Shkoder, hoping to enlist the bards' aid in finding Gyhard a body of his own. But there are those who have more insidious plans for them--those who will stop at nothing to exact revenge upon Gyhard no matter whose body he's in.
THE SONG OF DEATH- Bannon and Vree, brother and sister, they are assassins of the highest caliber who have long plied their trade for the Havalkeen army. But all their skill and experience cannot save them from a magic-sprung trap that will see the two forced to share one body when the very man ...
Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr's goal is to keep both her superior officers and her troops alive as they face missions throughout the galaxy. But she's been sidelined with endless briefings and debriefings for a while, so she jumps at the chance to go to Crucible - the Marine Corps training planet - a...
Who hasn't dreamed of being an evil overlord? Today's finest fantasy authors have delivered fourteen tales that run the gamut from humorous to serious, fantasy to science fiction. Certain to appeal to role-playing gamers, fantasy lovers, and megalomaniacs who want to rule the world.
The vertical took Torin and her team as far as Section 22. A short walk down an empty corridor took them to a set of double hatches outside Section 23 that, when closed, would create an emergency air lock. “I’m impressed by a paranoia that takes steps to avoid explosive de...
Cri Sawyes drew a curved line in the dirt and then crossed it, “...then the buildingsss I sssaw from the air are here.” He drew a square toward the end of the crosspiece. “They could be asss near asss three kilometers or asss far asss five.” “If this is a wilderness preserve, why are there buildi...
Celluci opened the passenger door, then closed it again. “Will you do something for me?” “Anything.” His snort was an eloquent testimony to his disbelief. “Just try to be careful. Don’t expect anything as civilized as the Godfather . . .” &nbs...
Apparently oblivious to the covert attention he was attracting from the recruits, he stowed his pack, snapped his KC-7 onto the rack, and dropped down onto the seat with a grunt. Dr. Sloan shot a single, questioning glance toward the sixty-four faces all staring in her general direction, then too...
Things had clearly gotten a lot worse around the Bardic Hall than anyone had been willing to Sing. Perhaps it was just because they were listening for it, but Karlene's Song seemed unusually loud inside the small audience chamber. "The windows do open onto the main courtyard," Magda murmured...
“In the store,” Roland repeated, flipping the covers back, pivoting Allie around until her legs were out of the bed, then pulling her up into a sitting position. “Right at this very moment, there’s a Dragon Lord in the store. Get dressed and get downstairs.” &n...
Nothingness had shattered when they removed him from the chamber long concealed behind the centuries empty tomb of a forgotten priest. The final layer of the binding spell had been written on the rock wall smashed to gain access and, with that gone, the spell itself had begun to fray. Every movem...
Burke, look at this! We’re definitely picking up independent brain wave patterns.” “Are you certain we’re not just getting echos of what we’ve been feeding in?” “Quite certain.” Catherine tapped the printout with one gnawed nail. “Look at this spike here. And here.” Donald leaned over the doctor’...
Tony demanded of the room at large. “You knew the thing in the basement was getting to him!” “We didn’t let him do anything!” Peter snapped, dabbing at a bit of blood running from the corner of his mouth. “Kate managed to grab a brass candlestick out of that lower cabinet, coldcocked Saleen—he pr...
If you can't put yourself in your point-of-view character's place, feel what they're feeling and know why they're feeling it, then don't do it. If your young, straight Asian university student is thinking and feeling like an older, gay, Caucasian, part-time bookstore clerk, part-time writer, then...
While the cherry candy bug might be motivated to get away, Torin’s need for answers drove her to close the distance before the odds changed in the bug’s favor. She could hear boots pounding close behind her—Mashona and the di’Taykan; the Krai couldn’t keep up on the flat and the other two Humans ...
Shifting his grip on the plastic handle of his attaché, he squared his narrow shoulders and tried again. He often thought that exiting students should be forced to move in orderly rows through the left side of the double doors so that students arriving early for the next class could enter unoppos...
Jack shoved her out of the way with his muzzle. “Call your mother, Alysha.” Auntie Gwen sighed as she pushed Jack’s wing aside with her foot—even at a fraction of his full size, he took up most of the floor space in the apartment. “You have sixty seconds, then I’m calling ...
"Why? Maybe because you've never been camping in your life. Maybe because your idea of roughing it is a hotel without room service. Maybe" — he moved just far enough for Vicki to get by then followed her out into the rec room — "because you're a…" "A?" Setting the cooler down beside two sleeping ...
Daniel scowled fiercely up at Peter. “You always took me with you when you went places before.” “It’s too dangerous.” Peter shimmied the track shorts up over his hips. Vicki tried not to watch and wasn’t significantly successful at it. “What if the human who shot Silver and Ebon is out there?” Li...