Deerskin167 reviews Robin McKinley Ace, 1994 Easily my favorite of all Robin McKinley's books + pretty good + Good Fantasy - Great Message This book exhausted me. I bought it and stayed up all night to read it, and it left me feeling emotionally drained. It's very rare that I get so invested in a story, and in a character, but Lissar was both very real and very human, and I really CARED about what she went through and what happened to ...             The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice (Orphan's Tales)8 reviews Catherynne Valente Spectra, 2007 Story after Story after Story -- and all excellent + A satisfying conclusion, and a must-have fantasy... + Original, delightful, gorgeous + Mythical and marvelous. + Best fantasy in years             Into the Dreamlands2 reviews Caitlin R. Kiernan, Christa Faust, ... Simian Publishing, 2007 Dreams that are sure to keep you awake well into the night... + Review from Sharon White Buying this collection for the sole purpose of reading Gary McMahon's expertly crafted and amazingly original story WOLF DREAMS is certainly well worth the price, but the eleven other tales by some of the big names in the horror genre are perfectly realized stories that run the gambit of the dream ...             Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing3 reviews Interstitial Arts Foundation, 2007 Interstitial means the space between. + Very Good, And Pushes Your Expectations of Genre + A Rockin' Anthology The stories in this collection are: Karen Jordan Allen, "Alternate Anxieties" Christopher Barzak, "What We Know About the Lost Families of - House" K. Tempest Bradford, "Black Feather" Matthew Cheney, "A Map of the Everywhere" Michael DeLuca, "The Utter Proximity of God" Adrián Ferrero, "When ...             Down the Mother Lode (Dodo Press) Vivia Hemphill Dodo Press, 2007 "Now-a-days when you want to go from San Francisco to the Sierra Nevada country you step into your perfectly good Packard (or whatever it is - all the way down to a motorcycle side car), and you ferry across the bay and the straits, and if the motor-cop isn't around, you come shooting up the highway forty miles an hour, and at the end of a glorious five-hour run you are there."             I'll Be Watching You (Key Books)2 reviews Charles de Lint Orb Books, 2004 Charles de Lint books + Charles De Lint Amazon wants me to review this book. There's no point to that-- either you've already read de Lint and already know his books are fantastic, or you haven't read them... and if you haven't, get with it! You're missing out on incredible books. My one suggestion would be, though, to do a little ...             American Gods: A Novel696 reviews Neil Gaiman Harper Perennial, 2003 Excellent + better than average + Enjoyable, fun adventure! + A Stellar Work of Fantasy             The Secret Books of Paradys1 review Tanith Lee Overlook TP, 2007 Lee at her best I'm very glad the Paradys series has been reprinted in a single book, as newer Tanith Lee fans like myself can find it easier and brand new. All the books are set in the city of Paradys, an alternate, very dark version of Paris. This is one of the best series by Lee, I think it compiles all the ...             Sons of the Dark #3: Outcast (Sons of the Dark)9 reviews Lynne Ewing Hyperion Book CH, 2005 love this series + SOTD + My fav of the Sons of the Dark so far... + Pretty Good... more connected with the Daughters of the Moon             The Drawing of the Dark (Del Rey Impact)32 reviews Tim Powers Del Rey, 1999 Beer, Vikings, and Vienna. + Fast fun fantasy + Beer, swashbuckling, mythology, and fun! Although a fan of Powers for many years, this was the first chance that I have had to read one of the pre-The Anubis Gates novels. Setting the stage for his long career writing secret histories, The Drawing of the Dark tells the real story behind the siege of Vienna. It does so through the eyes ...             Wicked Fantasy (The Castle of Dark Dreams, Book 3)17 reviews Nina Bangs Berkley Sensation, 2007 Wicked and Wonderful + Great book + :-) + YUM YUM + Another excellent story!             The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (King, Stephen)692 reviews Stephen King Donald M. Grant/Scribner, 2004 Anticipation Makes "VII" A Thrilling Read + stephen king dark tower delivers + MAGNIFICENT CONCEPT: The symbolic trials and tribulations of an author's quest to write and complete his creation: his book. I have to sympathize with Stephen King regarding the writing of this book...how do you end a series that has been going on for so long? King has often been criticized (me included) for writing thrilling stories accompanied by unspectacular endings, and this book is no exception, as many readers do ...             Johnny, the Mark of Chaos (The Chaos Dragon Fantasy Series)8 reviews Susan D. Kalior Blue Wing Publications, Workshops, and Lectures, 2008 Fascinating Twist! + Something different + One of the BEST books I have ever read + Great book! + Great Book!             Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy William Schafer Subterranean, 2008 Fantasy comes in all shades, from gentle tales of elves and fairies, to the blackest of horrors. Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy tends toward the darker edges, where the fantastic mixes with the horrific. With all original tales by a number of SubPress favorites, and writers new to our stable, we ve aimed to illuminate these shadowed corners, to bring into the light the creatures that venture ...             White As Snow (Fairy Tales)40 reviews Tanith Lee Tor Books, 2001 one of the best you will ever read + Dark and obscure; delves into the feminine mystique + Who doesn't love Snow White? + Depressing but well written             Venus Preserved: THE SECRET BOOKS OF VENUS (The Secret Books of Venus)3 reviews Tanith Lee Overlook TP, 2005 Venus in Glory + Fine tale but ... + Good but not her best "Venus Preserved" is full of gorgeous writing, strong characterizations, and a suspenseful plot. Plus, it stars Tanith Lee's first lead African-descended character, the enigmatic musician Picaro. It's a weird mixture of science fiction thriller, dark fantasy and Biblical Vision, threaded through ...             Red as Blood17 reviews Tanith Lee DAW, 1983 Dark and Rich...Like Decadent Chocolate! + FROM BACK COVER + One of the Best Ever + One of my all-time favorites             Godmother Night6 reviews Rachel Pollack Abacus, 1996 beyond Orpheus..between Eros, Thanatos & the selfý + Transcendant. Extraordinary. Beautiful. + For any age, for any gender, for any love, for any PERSON + Romeo_and_Juliet for dykes with a touch of On_a_Pale_Horse + If you die while reading this, be sure to take it with you!!             The Labyrinth9 reviews Catherynne M. Valente Prime Books, 2004 It is the world + Another winner from Valente. + Absolutely Gorgeous + Poetic, amazing, and deep.             Dark Fantasies Samantha Stewart Lulu.com, 2007 A collection of bedtime stories for women and men. Great for couples to read together. This collection of 19 stories covers everything from voyerism to bondage fantasies.