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The Fox, by Sherwood Smith
Reviewed by Joshua Palmatier
Publisher:DAW
Year Published: 2008
I finished The Fox, the second book in the Inda series from Sherwood Smith, over the weekend. This is an epic fantasy novel on the world-covering scale. My comments on the first novel were that it was not a complete novel unto itself, that if you wanted the rest of the story, you'd have to read on . . . and that's true for the sequel as well.
There were significant changes in the world and in the characters during the course of The Fox. All of the relationships that were begun in the first book and then ripped apart come back in significant ways in this novel, as the political climate in Inda's homeland shifts and then dramatically changes. All of the compatriots we met with Inda at the academy come into play in some way. All of the boys and girls you grew to love grow into their young adulthood here, making mistakes as they go, but also beginning the roads they were meant to travel in life from birth.
Of course, as events transpire, not all of those roads end up being smooth.
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Book Review: Full Dark, No Stars, by Stephen King
Full Dark, No Stars, by Stephen King
Reviewed by Dave Felts
Year First Published: 2010
Rating: (3/5)
It's been long while since I've read a Stephen King book. I think the last one was one of his Dark Tower books, and I couldn't tell you when that was. I thought The Stand was fantastic and have read it 3 or 4 times, but not in a long while. It's one of my favorites, but then I have a weakness for post-apocalyptic stuff. I remember some of his short stories too, though I couldn't tell you any titles. I haven't deliberately decided to avoid his stuff, I just kind of.... stop noticing it I guess. Plus his books tend to be very long and require a hefty investment of time to finish. And I haven't been reading as much as I used to.