Thoughts on weaving, writing, stories, and life.
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Bones of Faerie
By Janni Lee Simner Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Random House, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, faerie tale, dystopian Series: A sequel – Faerie Winter – is due to be published in April, 2011 ISBN: 9780375845635 Audience: Young adult Number of pages: 247 Setting: St. Louis, Missouri area Time period: About twenty years in… Read more
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The Walking Dead Book One
By Robert Kirkman – creator, writer, letter, Tony Moore – penciler, inker, gray tones, Charlie Adlard – penciler, inker, Cliff Rathburn – gray tones Place: Publisher & Year: Berkeley, CA: Image Comics, Inc., 2010 Genre: Horror Format: Graphic novel Series: The Walking Dead ISBN: 9781582406190 Audience: Adult Number of pages: Unpaginated Setting: Kentucky, Atlanta, GA… Read more
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Spirits that Walk in Shadow
By Nina Kiriki Hoffman Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Viking, 2006 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy ISBN: 9780670060719 Audience: Young adult Number of pages: 306 Setting: Spores Ferry, Oregon Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Jaime Locke is worried about starting her first year of college. As a member of a magical family, she… Read more
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The Exile: an Outlander Graphic Novel
By Diana Gabaldon; illustrated by Hoang Nguyen Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Del Rey, 2010 Genre: Historical fiction, fantasy, adventure, time travel fantasy, historical fantasy, romance Format: Graphic novel Series: Outlander Graphic Novels; 1 ISBN: 9780345505385 Audience: Adult Number of pages: Unpaginated Setting: Scotland Time period: 1743 Plot summary: Young Jaime Fraser returns to… Read more
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Death Masks
By Jim Butcher Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Roc, 2003 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, mystery, paranormal mystery, paranormal, vampire Series: The Dresden Files; 5 ISBN: 9780451459404 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 374 (378 including an excerpt from Blood Rites). Setting: Chicago, IL Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Harry wanted… Read more
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Speak
By Laurie Halse Anderson Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1999 Genre: General fiction ISBN: 9780374371524 Audience: Young adult Number of pages: 198 Setting: Syracuse, NY Time period: Late 1990s Plot summary: Melinda Sordino starts her first year of high school as an outcast for calling the cops at an end of… Read more

