Thirteen Hallows – Michael Scott & Colette Freedman + GIVEAWAY

About the book The Hallows. Ancient artifacts imbued with a primaland deadly power. But are they protectors of this world, or the keys to itsdestruction?   A gruesome murder in London reveals a sinisterplot to uncover a two-thousand-year-old secret. For decades, the Keepers guarded these Hallows,keeping them safe and hidden and apart from each other. But now theKeepers…

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Bricks – Leon Jenner

About the book This is the story of a bricklayer.A master of his craft, he keeps its sacred teachings secret. For him a house isthe dwelling place of a soul, and a house must be built in the right spirit orthe soul inside it will suffer. The building of an arch is a ritual to…

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Deathless – Catherynne M. Valente

About the Book Koschei the Deathless is to Russian folklore what giants or wicked witches are to European fairy tales: a menacing, evil figure; the villain of countless stories which have been passed on for generations through and storybooks and verbal lore. But Koschei has never looked quite as he does through the eyes of…

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The Dark Mirror – Juliet Marillier

About the Book Bridei is a young nobleman, a fosterling of one of the most powerful druids in the land, Broichan. All of Bridei’s earliest memories are of this dark and mysterious man he trusts above all others. Broichan seems to have plans for Bridei, seems to be training him for a special purpose the…

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Fathom – Cherie Priest

About the Book The ageless water witch Arahab has been scheming for aeons, gathering the means to awaken the great Leviathan. She aims to bring him and the old gods back to their former glory, caring little that their ascendance would also mean an end to the human race. However, awakening the Leviathan is no…

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Mythago Wood – Robert Holdstock

Back cover blurb:  The mystery of Ryhope Wood, Britain’s last fragment of primeval forest, consumed George Huxley’s entire long life. Now, after his death, his sons have taken up his work. But what they discover is numinous and perilous beyond all expectation.  For the Wood, larger inside than out, is a labyrinth full of myths…

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Wolfbreed – S.A. Swann

From Publishers Weekly:  Starred Review. Religion and political intrigue turn an adolescent werewolf into a killing machine in this compelling novel of 13th-century Northern Europe. Eighteen-year-old Lilly is superhumanly strong, vulnerable only to silver and trained to help Christians subdue unrepentant pagans. When she slaughters a dozen Christian soldiers and flees into the wilderness, Uldolf,…

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Prospero Lost – L. Jagi Lamplighter

From Publishers Weekly:  Lamplighter’s powerful debut draws inspiration from Shakespeare and world mythology, infused with humor and pure imagination. Four centuries after the events of The Tempest, Prospero’s daughter Miranda runs Prospero Inc., a company with immense influence in the supernatural world. When she discovers a mysterious warning from her father, who has gone missing, Miranda…

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Scarlet – Stephen R. Lawhead

Amazon.com Blurb:  After losing everything he owns, forester Will Scarlet embarks on a search for none other than King Raven, whose exploits have already become legendary. After fulfilling his quest–and proving himself a skilled and loyal companion–Will joins the heroic archer and his men. Now, however, Will is in prison for a crime he did…

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