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Review: Avempartha by Michael J. Sullivan

Posted by Mike on 18 May 2009

Avempartha by Michael J SullivanAvempartha
Michael J Sullivan
Ridan Publishing, 2009

Avempartha sees our “heroes” from The Crown Conspiracy back in action and in as fine a form as ever. The opening scenes in the novel, the set-up, is a fantastic intro for readers who read the first book and an excellent and highly entertaining way to recap a bit of back story for new readers. It is a quick little conversation between Royce and Hadrian and a third-party and while it manages to encapsulate parts of The Crown Conspiracy it does an even better job at managing to illuminate the moral complexities of the roguish heroes.
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The WoT Cover Art You’ve Never Seen

Posted by Mike on 18 May 2009

I was perusing Random House’s Books on Tape site for things to order when I noticed their delightfully odd choices to represent the covers to the audio version of the the Wheel of Time check out Lord of Chaos:

See more after the jump!
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