==Fantasy==
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{{newreview
|author=Pamela Freeman
|title=Full Circle (Castings Trilogy)
|rating=4
|genre=Fantasy
|summary=Pamela Freeman's ''Castings'' trilogy is written in an unusual way for a fantasy novel. It tells the story from the characters' points of view, in a style more common to the chick-lit novels of [[:Category:Josie Lloyd|Josie Lloyd]] and [[:Category:Emlyn Rees|Emlyn Rees]]. This interrupted the flow of the story quite noticeably in ''Blood Ties'', the first of the trilogy, but didn't seem quite so much of a distraction in the second part, ''Deep Water''. Unfortunately, this time around it works against the story.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841497037</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Alan Skinner
|summary=One of the most telling pages in this book was the one with the author's CV on, which declares his prior career in film and TV. It's one of the hallmarks of the best genre TV series that each episode can immerse you in a universe unique to that week's programme, while never losing sight of the grand, major story arc. And to that rule I can begin to add the best of teen fantasy fiction, such as this.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847384846</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jaye Wells
|title=Red-headed Stepchild
|rating=4
|genre=Fantasy
|summary=In a world where relations between mage-kind and vampire-kind are so bad they exist on the brink of war, being halfblood is a major liability. Though she has been a loyal servant of the Dominae, the vampire rulers, since birth, Sabina Kane has always been something of an outcast, fit for only one profession – assassinating. And she's very good at it.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841497568</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=D J MacHale
|title=The Reality Bug (Pendragon)
|rating=4
|genre=Teens
|summary=Sometimes I have to doubt the book reviewing gods. When they suggest the best thing for me to spend my time on is a ten-part teen series, and I should read books 4-7, I have to wonder what I'm letting myself in for. Can I really enter such a cumbersome entity at such a point, and still find merit in it? Well, on this evidence, I certainly can.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847384471</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Kate Griffin
|title=A Madness of Angels
|rating=4.5
|genre=Fantasy
|summary=Matthew Swift is doing something he didn't expect to ever do again - waking up in an unfamiliar bedroom. It should have been his bedroom, and once upon a time it was, but he shouldn't be waking up, as he was killed horrifically a couple of years ago. He has been invested, or infested, with something that has brought him back to life, for revenge - on the killer or killers, and, he claims, on those who brought him back to the earth.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841497339</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Mike Carey
|title=Thicker Than Water (Felix Castor)
|rating=4.5
|genre=Fantasy
|summary=Mike Carey is not a name I'd come across before, but on hearing he'd written the book that the film ''Constantine'' was based on, I was certainly interested in his work. ''Ticker Than Water'' is the fourth in his series involving Felix Castor and whilst that gave me slight pause about coming in to an already well established series, my desire to check out Carey's work outweighed any concerns I had
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841496561</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Stephen R Lawhead
|title=Tuck (King Raven Trilogy)
|rating=4
|genre=Teens
|summary=The struggle for Elfael reaches its conclusion in the third volume of Lawhead's Robin Hood trilogy. In this book, we see things through Friar Tuck's eyes. Bryn ap Brychan has been betrayed by the greedy William Rufus, who reneged on his promise to restore the Raven King's rightful throne to him, despite owing his life to the Welsh rebel. So it's back to the forest to regroup and plan again. But time is against the Grellon - Abbot Hugo is planning to bring men in force and to wipe out Bryn and his followers once and for all.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905654138</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Max Frei
|title=The Stranger
|rating=4
|genre=Fantasy
|summary=Max is a dreamer, in that he does a lot of it, partly tempered by his naturally off-kilter circadian rhythm and night-shift routine. He is used to thinking back on, and chasing, dreams, but even he is surprised when he permanently dreams himself into a different world, a country called the Unified Kingdom, and the city of Echo.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0575089741</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Tom Siddell
|title=Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation
|rating=4.5
|genre=Graphic Novels
|summary=While having used the internet for several years now I have never needed to use the favourites option much – there is a routine for my comings and goings online that I can handle, and I don't think I regret losing out on a regular visit to any particular site much. The downside of this is that a lot of online graphic novels have probably passed me by, as I habitually don't form the habit of clicking to them. It's a relief then that one very well-acclaimed example, Gunnerkrigg Court, has come to my attention in book form.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184856175X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Trudi Canavan
|title=The Magician's Apprentice
|rating=3
|genre=Fantasy
|summary=It seems that wherever you go in fantasy circles at present, Trudi Canavan's work comes highly praised. Reviews of her current and past work speak of it in glowing terms and readers have clearly felt the same way, giving her high marks on websites like Amazon and propelling her to the top of the ''Sunday Times'' bestseller lists. Here at The Bookbag, however, we're a discerning bunch and previous reviews of her work have criticised her weak character development. Having had my first taste of her work, I can see both points of view, but would agree more strongly with the latter.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841495972</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=M F W Curran
|title=The Hoard of Mhorrer
|rating=4
|genre=Fantasy
|summary=M. F. W. Curran's previous novel, [[The Secret War by M F W Curran|The Secret War]], provided the reader with a great opening into this series. Curran builds his characters very well and then puts them into a very gripping story. It was with great anticipation I jumped straight into the follow up, ''The Hoard of Mhorrer''. Whilst it contains many of the elements that made the first book so good, it is different enough to be more than just a copy of what worked so well last time.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>023070980X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=M F W Curran
|title=The Secret War
|rating=4
|genre=Fantasy
|summary=In books, stories of vampires and demons fighting men have been done over and over again and it's tough for a new writer to find a different slant to put on events. The same can be said of war stories, particularly in film and TV versions, where the focus has switched away from the fighting itself and more towards the human aspect, with some having the war as a background character rather than a focus. What M. F. W. Curran has done with ''The Secret War'' is combine both to great effect.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0230711189</amazonuk>
}}