Tag: England
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Procrastination 2013
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Happy Belated New Year! I started writing this a couple of weeks ago to post in mid-January – and it had been a while since I had finished the books then…. Some parts of my life just feel as though I am wading through quickly drying mud. A couple of weeks ago, I was going…
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Some Kind of Fairy Tale
By Graham Joyce Personal notes: I may have found a new favorite author with this book. I loved the gritty feel that this story has – the feel of this story is how I picture Tara’s description of viewing this reality after being away. I loved the characters – especially Ritchie. (Who doesn’t love a…
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Before I Go to Sleep
By S.J. Watson Place: Publisher & Year: Genres: Suspense, psychological suspense, mystery ISBN: 9780062060556 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 359 Setting: England – London area Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Christine Lucas suffers from a rare form of amnesia where she can build memories throughout the day, but then forgets everything she’s learned when she…
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Ghost of a Chance
By Simon R. Green Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2010 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, paranormal, adventure Series: Ghost Finders Novel; 1 ISBN: 9780441019168 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 260 Setting: London, England Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: The Carnacki Institute specializes in getting rid of ghosts and other…
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The Sandman: Dream Country
By Neil Gaiman Illustrators: Kelly Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran, & Malcom Jones III, illustrators; Dave McKean, covers and design Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DC Comics, 1995, 1991 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, adventure, horror Format: Graphic novel Series: The Sandman series; 3 ISBN: 9781563890161 Intended audience: adult…
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Neverwhere
By Neil Gaiman Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Avon Books, 1998, c1997 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, mythic fiction, horror ISBN: 9780380789016 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 370 Setting: London, England Time period: mid 1990s Plot summary: When Richard Mayhew stops to help a bleeding girl one night, his life…
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Voyager
By Diana Gabaldon, narrated by Davina Porter Place: Publisher & Year: Prince Frederick, Md.: Recorded Books, p1999. Genres: Historical fantasy, fantasy, historical fiction, romance, time travel fantasy Format: Audiobook Series: Outlander series; 3 ISBN: 141935972X Intended audience: Adults Number of discs: 36 (43.75 hrs) Setting: Scotland, England, Boston, the Atlantic Ocean, and the West Indies…
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Lord John and the Hand of Devils
By Diana Gabaldon Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Delacorte Press, 2007 Genres: Historical fiction, mystery Series: Lord John Grey series ISBN: 9780385311397 Intended audience: adults Number of pages: 302 Setting: England and Germany Time period: Eighteenth century Plot summary: The book is a compilation of three different stories – “Lord John and the Hellfire…
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The Graveyard Book
By Neil Gaiman; illustrated by Dave McKean Place: Publisher & Year: New York: HarperCollins, 2008 Genre: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, occult fiction ISBN: 9780060530921 Intended audience: Children – tweens Number of pages: 312 Setting: A graveyard in England Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Nobody Owens was a toddler, his family was murdered one night by…
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