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ShiftyCryptid

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No cover — Joe Hill: NOS4A2 (Spanish language, 2014, Suma de Letras)

Mark Z. Danielewski: House of Leaves (2000)

Max Barry: Providence (2021, G.P. Putnam's Sons)

Currently Reading

Cixin Liu: The Three-Body Problem (Hardcover, 2014, Tor Books)

Lord Dunsany: The King of Elfland's Daughter (1924, G. P. Putnam's Sons)

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Poul Anderson: The Broken Sword (Paperback, 2008, Gollancz)

Philip Pullman: Northern Lights (Paperback, 2007, Scholastic)

B. Catling: The Vorrh (2015, Coronet, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton)

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ShiftyCryptid started reading The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany

The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany

The lord of Erl is told by the parliament of his people that they want to be ruled by a …

ShiftyCryptid finished reading Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (His dark materials -- bk. 1)

Philip Pullman has created a fantasy world, where demons swoop and scuttle along the streets …

Well, I didnt expect to enjoy that as much as I did, I think I've restarted it without finishing it a bunch since I last read it around 2010 - 2012, and I was looking forward to the last book ih the series the most. But yeah, there's a reason that this is a classic. And Panserbjorne deserve to become fantasy staples like elves etc.

ShiftyCryptid started reading Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (His dark materials -- bk. 1)

Philip Pullman has created a fantasy world, where demons swoop and scuttle along the streets …

Second read, reading along with Mol

ShiftyCryptid finished reading The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson

Banging. Will always be the SPOILER? changling book to me.

ShiftyCryptid commented on The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson

Released the the same year as LOTR (I think), this viking esq low fantasy where both the devil and Odin play parts is really doing it for me. Trashy but punchy. You can feel the influence this had on Moorecock. I'm very glad I finally got round to it.

ShiftyCryptid started reading The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson

The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson

ShiftyCryptid rated The Vorrh: 4 stars

The Vorrh by B. Catling (Catling, Brian. Vorrh -- 1.)

The Vorrh follows a brilliant cast of characters through a parallel Africa where fact, fiction, and fantasy collide. Tsungali, a …

ShiftyCryptid finished reading The Vorrh by B. Catling (Catling, Brian. Vorrh -- 1.)

The Vorrh by B. Catling (Catling, Brian. Vorrh -- 1.)

The Vorrh follows a brilliant cast of characters through a parallel Africa where fact, fiction, and fantasy collide. Tsungali, a …

ShiftyCryptid started reading The Vorrh by B. Catling (Catling, Brian. Vorrh -- 1.)

The Vorrh by B. Catling (Catling, Brian. Vorrh -- 1.)

The Vorrh follows a brilliant cast of characters through a parallel Africa where fact, fiction, and fantasy collide. Tsungali, a …

ShiftyCryptid wants to read Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A. Heinlein: Stranger in a Strange Land (1991, Ace)

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Valentine Michael Smith is a human being raised on Mars, newly returned to Earth. Among his people for the first …

ShiftyCryptid wants to read Providence by Max Barry

Providence by Max Barry

ShiftyCryptid wants to read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves is the debut novel by American author Mark Z. Danielewski, published in March 2000 by Pantheon Books. …

ShiftyCryptid wants to read NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

Ven a CHristmasland. ¿Qué darías por una entrada válida para toda la vida a un lugar donde cada mañana es …