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	<title>Alternative Worlds</title>
	<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com</link>
	<description>Science fiction and fantasy book reviews: by Harriet Klausner</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Lost Fleet: Valiant</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/08/lost-fleet-valiant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lost Fleet: Valiant 
Jack Campbell
Ace, Jun 24 2008, $7.99
ISBN: 9780441016198

Captain John "Black Jack" Geary knows his Alliance fleet is in deep trouble as they struggle to return to home base.  He knows his numerous enemies from within Alliance want him to fail as his heroism and that of his unit allowed others to escape [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By Schism Rent Asunder</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/08/by-schism-rent-asunder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Author: W</category>
	<category>Title: B</category>
	<category>Science Fiction</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Schism Rent Asunder 
David Weber
Tor, Jul 2008, $25.95
ISBN 9780765315014

The military technology advances provided by android with a human brain Merlin Athrawes to King Cayleb II of Charis led to their naval slaughter of the forces of their neighbors sanctioned by the Church of God Awaiting at Darcos Sound and Armageddon Reef.  Merlin hopes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Castle Lake</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/07/castle-lake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Horror</category>
		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/07/castle-lake/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Castle Lake
Thomas A. Ryerson
Grey Swan Press, Jun 2008, $16.95
ISBN: 9780980037708

On Oct 13, 1821 near Castle Lake, James Murdoch goes duck hunting when a thick fog reduces visibility to near zero.  His first shot hits a duck, but his second bullet goes wild and he thinks he may have hit a person.  William Fick’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love’s Magic</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/06/love%e2%80%99s-magic-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/06/love%e2%80%99s-magic-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/06/love%e2%80%99s-magic-2/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Love’s Magic
Traci E. Hall
Medallion, Jun 2008, $7.95
ISBN: 9781933836270

In 1192, Celestia Montehue wonders if she is adopted; her sisters are red hair amazons while she is a small blond.  She also has two color eyes; one blue and the other green.  There is no trace physically that she descends from the notorious Queen Boadicea, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love’s Magic</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/06/love%e2%80%99s-magic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/06/love%e2%80%99s-magic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Love’s Magic
Traci E. Hall
Medallion, Jun 2008, $7.95
ISBN: 9781933836270

In 1192, Celestia Montehue wonders if she is adopted; her sisters are red hair amazons while she is a small blond.  She also has two color eyes; one blue and the other green.  There is no trace physically that she descends from the notorious Queen Boadicea, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cry of Sorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/06/cry-of-sorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/06/cry-of-sorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Fantasy</category>
		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/06/cry-of-sorrow/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cry of Sorrow
Holly Taylor
Medallion, Jul 2008, $15.95
ISBN: 9781933836263 
 
The Coranians have defeated their enemies the Kymru in battle.  However, their leader Havgan does not celebrate the victory as his troops do; he feels there remains one last task to complete before he can claim victory.  He must find the four treasures (the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading the Wind</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/06/reading-the-wind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/06/reading-the-wind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Science Fiction</category>
		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/06/reading-the-wind/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reading the Wind 
Brenda Cooper
Tor, Jul 2008, $25.95
ISBN 9780765315984

The planet Fremont was considered a dangerous place for colonization due to its odd lethal flora and fauna as much as from the meteorites that crash on its surface and it’s volcanic and quake activity. However, in spite of a need to cooperate war exploded between the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Season of Strangers</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/season-of-strangers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/season-of-strangers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 18:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/season-of-strangers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Season of Strangers 
Kat Martin
Mira, Jun 2008, $7.99
ISBN: 9780778325543

Realtor Julie Ferris and her sister Laura are enjoying their day relaxing in a private cove on Malibu Beach owned by friend and client Owen Mallory when both discuss hearing and not hearing an odd buzzing sound that seems everywhere and nowhere.  They fail to complete [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jhegaala</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/jhegaala/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/jhegaala/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 18:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Fantasy</category>
		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/jhegaala/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jhegaala 
Steven Brust
Forge, Jul 2008, $24.95
ISBN 9780765301475

Vlad Taltos is upset with his divorce as he married expecting forever.  However, he is more concerned over his former employer, Jhereg putting a hit on him for his recent betraying activities.  He concludes if he wants to remain with a head on shoulders he has to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blood Noir</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/blood-noir/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/blood-noir/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 18:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Fantasy</category>
		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/blood-noir/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Blood Noir
Laurell K. Hamilton
Berkley, Jun 2008, $25.95
ISBN: 9780425222195

Jean-Claude’s pomme de sange Lycan Jason visits his master’s human servant vampire executioner and living vampire who feeds off of sex, Anita Blake to ask his friend to accompany him as his pretend lover when he visits his dying estranged father.  Anita agrees when Jason informs her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Souls’ Night</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/all-souls%e2%80%99-night/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/all-souls%e2%80%99-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 18:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/04/all-souls%e2%80%99-night/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All Souls’ Night
Jennifer Armintrout
Mira, Jun 2008, $6.99
ISBN: 9780778325376

Though they can use the time to heal emotionally and physically from the battle with the Oracle, undead vampire hunters Carrie Ames and Nathan Grant know they have none as they must prepare for what they pray is the final combat.  The lovers must stop the father [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moonstruck</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/03/moonstruck/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/03/moonstruck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 20:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Science Fiction</category>
		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/03/moonstruck/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Moonstruck
Susan Grant
Harlequin HQN, Jun 2008, $6.99
ISBN: 9780373772599

Coalition Admiral Britasha “Brit” Bandar 'Brit is upset with the changes that impact her.  The courageous warrior knows she must adapt as the Coalition has merged with Earthling and Drakken to forge a Triad; she grew up believing the Drakken were the enemy who must die and now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Darkest Kiss</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/03/the-darkest-kiss-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/03/the-darkest-kiss-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 20:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Fantasy</category>
		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/03/the-darkest-kiss-2/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Darkest Kiss 
Gena Showalter
Harlequin HQN, Jun 2008, $6.99
ISBN: 9780373772322

In the Budapest stronghold where the Lords of the Underworld warriors reside Lucien regrets he opened Pandora’s Box allowing the demons to escape.  The Gods punished him millennia ago by placing the demon Death inside him.  The warriors search for the box to keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dragonlight</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/03/dragonlight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/03/dragonlight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 20:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/03/dragonlight/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dragonlight
Donita K. Paul
Waterbrook, Jun 2008, $13.99
ISBN: 9781400073788

For the first time in decades the world is at peace.  Dragon Keeper Kale is busy taking care of baby dragons since peace has brought a population explosion in that race wheras before they were dying in mortal combat.  One day Kalie’s husband Bordan sees a village [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Summer Palace</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/02/the-summer-palace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/02/the-summer-palace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Fantasy</category>
		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/02/the-summer-palace/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Summer Palace
Lawrence Watts-Evans
Tor, Jun 2008, $24.95
ISBN: 9780765310286

The Red Wizard continues his campaign to kill all other magical practitioners including his peers and the Chosen, those humans specifically selected by the Council of Wizards to protect people from magical abuse of power.  However, ironically the Red Wizard is loved and cherished by his people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sabriel</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/02/sabriel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/02/sabriel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sabriel
Garth Nix
Eos, May 2008, $9.99
ISBN: 9780061474354

Eighteen years old necromancer Sabriel attends the exclusive Wyverley College in Ancelstierre, where Magic does not work.  When her father Abhorsen, also a necromancer who uses Charter magic, sends her a message containing his word and special bells, she knows he is asking for help, she leaves the college [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karma</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/01/karma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/01/karma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 17:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Karma
Robert Zitella
Bluewater, 2008
ISBN: 9781604520125

In Elburn, Illinois, former Sheriff Brad Jenkins has become the mayor, a job he expects to enjoy.  However, lately Brad, happily married with two kids, has been suffering from intense nightmares that seem vividly realistic and the smell of burnt flesh when he is awake.  He is pushing development projects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wicked Game</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/01/wicked-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/01/wicked-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 17:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/05/01/wicked-game/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wicked Game
Jeri Smith-Ready
Pocket, May 2008, $14.00
ISBN: 9781416551768

Con artist Ciara Griffin has decided to leave behind the life of a cheat and become legal and morally above board.  To accomplish her objective, Ciara obtains work at small radio station WWMP where no one cares about your résumé, your past, and your lack of conventional morality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shadow Magic</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/30/shadow-magic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/30/shadow-magic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Shadow Magic
Cheyenne McCray
St. Martin's, May 2008, $8.99
ISBN: 9780312949587

In Otherworld, gray witch Hannah Wentworth plans revenge against the Dark Goddess of Underworld Ceithlenn, who caused so much death and destruction in San Francisco.  Using her dragon elemental mirror to scry the future, Hannah is shocked to see humans flee from the Fomorii Demons and her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Brass Bed</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/30/the-brass-bed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/30/the-brass-bed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/30/the-brass-bed/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Brass Bed 
Jennifer Stevenson
Ballantine, May 2008, $6.99
ISBN: 9780345486684

Chicago is being overwhelmed by magic seemingly being blown everywhere.  The mayor orders his subordinates to conceal what is going on insisting he fears a panic.  Chicago Department of Consumer Services investigator Jewel Heiss is unhappy with her boss; with all the goings-one he assigns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Book of Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/29/the-book-of-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/29/the-book-of-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Science Fiction</category>
		<guid>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/29/the-book-of-summer/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Book of Summer
James F. David
Tor, Jun 2008, $6.99
ISBN: 9780765351470

God spoke to the Christians and gave his Chosen one a vision of a new world along with the science and technology to make it happen.  He delivered on his promises and the Fellowship landed on America, which was not the world God granted them. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Odd Hours</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/28/odd-hours/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/28/odd-hours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Odd Hours
Dean Koontz
Bantam, May 2008, $27.00
ISBN: 9780553807059 

Odd sees the dead, has prophetic visions and dreams, and has saved many lives because he chose to do good deeds with his gift.  After leaving the monastery, his plan was to go home to Pico Mundo to return to his former job as a short order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeper of Dreams</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/27/keeper-of-dreams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Science Fiction</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keeper of Dreams
Orson Scott Card
Tor, Apr 2008, $27.95
ISBN: 9780765304971

The collection is broken into categories with six Science Fiction entries; eight Fantasies; two Literary; two Hatrack River (short novels related to Alvin Maker); and four Morman Stories.  Each entry has notes afterward in which Orson Scott Card provides additional information.  The compilation showcases the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starfish</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/27/starfish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/27/starfish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Science Fiction</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starfish
Peter Watts
Tor, Apr 20 2008, $14.00
ISBN: 9780765315960

In the near future, the energy crisis has hit geometric proportions that no one anticipated just a few years earlier.  Desperate for new clean sources leads to of geothermal sources deep in the ocean in places like Juan de Fuca Rift off the Canadian Northwest Pacific coast.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death’s Head: Maximum Offense</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/27/death%e2%80%99s-head-maximum-offense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/27/death%e2%80%99s-head-maximum-offense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Title: D</category>
	<category>Science Fiction</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Death’s Head: Maximum Offense
David Gunn
Del Rey, May 2008, $25.00
ISBN: 9780345500014

In the far distant future, humanity has spread across space as over time earth has become part of mankind’s original being mythos.  Three rival human groups compete for superiority at a time when Emperor Octo V claims to rule the ten thousand systems yet seeks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Fire in the North</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/27/a-fire-in-the-north/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/27/a-fire-in-the-north/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Title: F</category>
	<category>Fantasy</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Fire in the North 
David Bilsborough
Tor, Jun 2008, $25.95
ISBN: 9780765318930

In the tunnels under the mountains of Eotunlandt, Nibulus leads the Questor survivors of the battles as they struggle to reach the surface where they expect their enemies the Thieves will attack them en masse.  Instead when they finally reach the outside, no one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mirrored Heavens</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/27/the-mirrored-heavens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/27/the-mirrored-heavens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Author: W</category>
	<category>Title: M</category>
	<category>Science Fiction</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mirrored Heavens
David J. Williams
Bantam, Jun 2008, $12.00
ISBN: 9780553385410

In 2105 the Treaty of Zurich is co-signed by the representatives of the leaders of the United States and the Eurasian Coalition.  The two contracting powers agree to reduce the tensions of the protracted second cold war with some cooperation although neither side trusts the other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nick of Time</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/26/nick-of-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/26/nick-of-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Author: B</category>
	<category>Title: N</category>
	<category>Fantasy</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nick of Time
Ted Bell
St. Martin’s, May 2008, $17.95
ISBN: 97803123680687

As Europe flares up with the latest continental war this time between the allies and the Fascists, twelve years old Nick McIver and his younger sister Kate live with their father in a lighthouse on Graybeard Island, one of the Channel islands.  The Nazi U-boats surround [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kushiel&#8217;s Mercy</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/26/kushiels-mercy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/26/kushiels-mercy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Author: C</category>
	<category>Title: K</category>
	<category>Fantasy</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kushiel's Mercy
Jacqueline Carey
Grand Central, Jun 2008, $26.99
ISBN: 9780446500043

Prince Imriel de la Courcel struggles with the deaths of his wife and their unborn son although he loves Princess Sidonie, heir to the Terre D’Ange throne.  Still with her help he begins to move on and hopes to marry his beloved soon.  However, Sidonie’s mother [...]]]></description>
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		<item>
		<title>The Dark Ferryman</title>
		<link>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/26/the-dark-ferryman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2008/04/26/the-dark-ferryman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harriet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Author: R</category>
	<category>Title: D</category>
	<category>Fantasy</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dark Ferryman
Jenna Rhodes
Daw, Jun 2008, $23.95
ISBN: 9780756405212

The Gods were disgusted at the damage that the Mage Wars did so they took the magic away from them and turned their backs on the people of Kerith.  The Vaelinar Elfin like beings of magic were thrown into Kerith and over the centuries this long life [...]]]></description>
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