colinbates reviewed The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence (The Library Trilogy, #1)
A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires …
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2 stars
DNF 72%
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colinbates rated A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: 5 stars
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colinbates rated Providence of fire: 4 stars
Brian Staveley: Providence of fire (2015, Tor)
Providence of fire by Brian Staveley (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne -- book II)
The world of the Annurian Empire is an ambitiously drawn one. Adare, Valyn, and Kaden, the three children of the …
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The children of an assassinated emperor try to stay alive and avenge their father's death while continuing down their individual …
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