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The crane wife - Patrick Ness

27 April 2013
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Part of my Once Upon a Time reading. George is an American ex-pat living in England. He has been there for so long that, and is so unlike the stereotypical “loud American” that most people require convincing of that fact. … Continue reading →

seraphina

7 April 2013
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Seraphina has lived her life hiding the truth about who she is; a half-dragon. Her mother died in childbirth, and until that moment her father never knew that the woman he loved was a dragon in human form. Interbreeding is … Continue reading →

silver dark sea

5 April 2013
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Life is different when you live on an island. The sea is all important, whether or not you make you living from it. The sea can be heard everywhere, and to be without it is unthinkable. The sea also brings … Continue reading →

The winter prince

3 June 2012
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Book one in The Lion Hunters Although this book doesn’t really have any fatastical elements, I am still counting it towards this year’s Once Upon a Time challenge because it is an Arthurian legend inspired book. Medraut is the eldest … Continue reading →

An artificial light - Seanan McGuire

18 May 2012
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An October Daye novel #3 Read for the Once Upon a Time VI challenge October Daye, she’d much prefer you call her Toby, is a changeling, living in San Francisco. And if you’ve read that first sentence there you’ll see … Continue reading →

The Last Dragon by Jane Yolen and Rebecca Guay

12 May 2012
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Read for the Once Upon a Time VI challenge Everyone knows that all the dragons are gone. They were killed off years and years ago. Before that they wrecked havoc on people, the sweetest meat. But heroes came and killed … Continue reading →

Among others by Jo Walton

4 May 2012
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Read for the Once Upon a Time VI challenge Many, many moons ago Carl posted his review of this book. And then and there I thought, that sounds interesting. But I never got around to buying it at the time. … Continue reading →

A local habitation by Seanan McGuire cover

7 April 2012
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An October Daye novel #2 Read for the Once Upon a Time VI challenge October Daye is a changeling. Her mother is Amandine of the Daoine Sidhe, and her father was a mortal man. She works as a private investigator … Continue reading →

Rosemary and rue - Seanan McGuire

2 April 2012
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An October Daye novel #1 Read for the Once Upon a Time VI challenge In 1995 October Daye made a mistake. Trailing a “bad guy” she was found out. She spent the next fourteen years as a fish. That is … Continue reading →