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Author: Elena Nola

Elena Nola is the imperial movie critic and the colder half of the Ladies of Ice and Fire.

Best Served Cold + The Heroes + The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie Review

On July 22, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

Since the books in the First Law trilogy cannot stand alone, I consider them to be one work.  One super-massive-red-giant, thousands-of-pages-long, split-into-three-volumes work.  That makes Best Served Cold Joe Abercrombie’s sophomore effort–which is not to …

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Gabrielle Faust Interview

On July 4, 2009 By Elena Nola In Interviews

Elena recently caught up with Gabrielle Faust, author of the Eternal Vigilance series, to talk about inspirations, favorite vampires, and what happened to Texas’s football stadium when Austin got bombed in the apocalypse.  Read on …

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith Review

On June 16, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

Letter from Jane Austen to Seth Grahame-Smith Dear Sir, I have recently become acquainted with your work as a novelist, while I believe your acquaintance with mine is of a much longer standing.  Nevertheless, I …

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Star of the Morning + The Mage’s Daughter + Princess of the Sword + Tapestry of Spells + Spellweaver by Lynn Kurland Review

On May 28, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

The Nine Kingdoms series is another offering from a writer who normally writes romance. Despite the fact that these books are placed in the romance section at bookstores (along with the rest of Kurland’s work, which …

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Eve of Darkness, Chaos, and Destruction by S.J. Day – Review

On April 19, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

This book reminded me why expectations are so important to the reading experience.  I expected it to be “fun beach reading,” and that’s exactly what it is.  Had I expected something else, I might have …

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Living With Ghosts by Kari Sperring Review

On March 13, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

Those words are the summary the publishers chose to put on the back of Living with Ghosts, and I think they are as compelling and accurate a summation of this story and this world as …

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The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop Review

On February 23, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

The Shadow Queen is the latest installment of the Black Jewels series, either Book 6 or Book 7 depending on whether you count only the novels or include the novella/short story collection.  It is a …

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Swords and Dark Magic edited by Lou Anders and Jonathan Strahan Review

On January 22, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

I grew up reading fantasy.  More than that, even, I had fantasy read to me before I could read for myself (clearly, I never had a chance).  There was a point, though, in adolescence, where …

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Lou Anders Interview – Pyr Editing

On June 7, 2008 By Elena Nola In Interviews

This one’s for those of you who like to know what goes on before the book falls off the bookstore shelf into your hands.  Lou Anders is the editorial director of Pyr books, as well …

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