Best Fantasy Series On Audible (2024 Updated)

The book “Coraline” was a good chapter book to read during class. I found the book very well written, the movie was different and cool but I found the written book version to be much better. the drawings that are in each chapter add to the scary and alluring aspect of the book and its writing.

The book was well written and was an amazing thriller type read. I was sad to see that the character, Wybie, was not in the book, but the book was still brilliant. Some parts were a little disappointing when it came to describing certain details, such as the flat Coraline and her parents lived in.

The idea of the hallway for the mystery door could have been explored a little more in adding more things instead of just saying it was pitch black. Though it does add to the creepy factor. Overall, the book was amazing and I finished it in three days.

It deserves more hype.

One of my favourite childhood books! Tim Burton’s rendition did the novel no justice. I love the creepy strangeness of it all and the written descriptions were great! It allowed your imagination to run wild.

The cat is probably one of my favourite characters.

The movie is great but the book is extra spooky. I know it’s supposed to be a kid’s book, but Gaiman has written books for kids that parents can enjoy right along with them. I read this one with my son so we could discuss it and both of us really enjoyed how much creeptastic fun it was! Highly recommend!.

Kizumonogatari book written by Nisio Isin is not a first book in the Monogatari series. As it happens frequently, a prequel story was written way after the series started. While most of the times such “late prequels” should be read after the first book to avoid fun-reducing spoilers, Kizumonogatari is actually a decent choice to start your Monogatari experience.

Kizumonogatari tells the story of Araragi Koyomi, a Japanese high-schooler who met the real vampire during the spring break and, in fact, became one himself. That story kickstarts all of the events from other books and various anime adaptations.

And it is, needless to say, very entertaining by itself. The curious thing is that you can approach this novel even without ANY knowledge of the series. Thanks to the writing, you immediately get what kind of guy the main protagonist is and each bit of relevant to the plot stuff.

But if you saw the anime based on the latter stories? It will be a blast too, as it is the book that establishes all of the most important relationships you could’ve enjoyed in the anime (or latter books).

What, you’ve even watched this book’s three feature length anime adaptations? Well, at the time I write this, there’s only one movie available but Shaft actually omitted a lot of Koyomi’s inner monologue’s you’ll sure be delighted to read.

Heck, the movie feels like an extra just for those who already read the book. Nisio Isin has his own style you can’t mistake for anything else and the translator had tried his hardest to maintain it.

I’d say, he succeeded. The book is easy to read and while you can clearly see the instances where Isin’s famous mind-blowing Japanese wordplay was used originally, it’s not ruining the narrative in any way or feels out of character.

So, do I recommend it? Absolutely. It’s a nice story that is not afraid to point at it’s own stupidity and cliches, as well as a great way to jump into a massive bandwagon that the Monogatari fanbase is.

I was long awaiting for the original Monogatari Series novels to be translated to English, and starting with this book was a great move by the author. Whether you’re a fan of the anime series, or just starting out, this novel is filled with great characters, a deep story, and plenty of humour.

I was not disappointed in the translation at all. They have carried over the Japanese to english very well. I was so enthralled by reading this that I couldn’t put it down. Once I started literally did not stop until I finished it.

It took me a whole day, but it was time well spent. Cannot find a single fault with it. 10/10.

Just FYI this is a novel, NOT manga with illustrations. It’s a prequel to BAKEMONOGATARI “Monster Tale” and it’s a lovey story if you’re a fan of NISIOISIN.

This is, to my mind, one of the best of the discworld novels. It has all of Pratchett’s usual wit, humour double-meanings and asides, coupled with a look at the nature of time itself. Susan, death’s “grandaughter” adds interest, alongside the horsemen of the apocalypse, and a couple whose namesakes make an appearance in parrelel earths in later books.

I really enjoyed it.

This is one of my favourite Terry Pratchetts. This is a great read, with one of the most touching finishes of all the discworld novels. Mixing religion with spindles of time with death’s granddaughter seeking to save life from being tidied out of existence, this is a complex romp that is enjoyable from start to finish.

And auditors expiring with taste overload on first tasting food – and chocolate at that – who would not be able to empathise?.

Hi folks both existing Pratchett fans and new to the discworld series. Sir T. P. has won countless awards for his wit and creativity during his busy writing career, and is nearing the 100 million sales mark of books to give you an idea of how good his writing is.

Give the series a go try Pyramids first – this is one of my favourates – buy paperbacks the content of the book is what you should judge a book by and if you get into this series you will find yourself reading them more than once and finding cleaver little bits you had not noticed before as the series is extremely cleaverly interwoven without being a complex read.

The thief of time happens to be a very good read however you are better to read some of the earlier books before reading this one even though its a good read just by its self. Theres all manner of advice I could give, as well as people and websites that I could recommend around this series – unfortunately ebay frowns upom that, so I will just simply close with: I have read 1000’s of books in my time and this author is by far my most favoured pick up, switch off, and smile read – hopefully thats not too personal ebay :0).

John.

This review was first published on Kurt’s Frontier. Synopsis: Kell lives as one of the last two Antari. Antari are magicians able to travel between specific points in parallel worlds. This point is London, of which there are three: Red, Grey, and White.

Once there was a Black London which no one speaks of now, save in whispers. Kell’s home is in Red London, called Arnes by the locals of this world. Kell serves as ambassador between the Londons, traveling to White London with constant bloody regime changes and Grey London which exists without magic.

Kell also smuggles little trinkets between the worlds. When an exchange goes wrong, Kell escapes to Grey London and gets robbed by Delilah Bard, who then saves him from a deadly enemy. Kell takes her to Red London where dangerous magic and treachery lurk at every turn.

Review: I usually don’t pick up alternative world stories as they tend to be confusing. I almost didn’t pick it up. I’m glad I did. The worlds were different enough that I could keep track of which was which.

V. E. Schwab uses elemental-based magic, a good grounding point for magical systems. The interplay between the characters proved to be fun. Kell is a magician who can walk between worlds with the dangerous and highly illegal hobby of smuggling.

When he unwittingly smuggles a magical object from Black London, events are set in motion that leads him to Delilah Bard, a Grey London pickpocket who wants a proper adventure. What followed kept me turning the pages.

I already picked up the two sequels in the series.

I hadn’t successfully read and finished a book in just over 2 years until I read this. I started reading it during a a bad flare up and ended up finishing it and the other 2 books currently in the series.

I love it! I love the way it’s written, I love the world, I love the magic and I especially love Kell and Lila. I highly recommend this series if you love fantasy and magic. Victoria Schwab has fast become one of my favourite authors and I have now almost finished her Villains books (Vicious and Vengeful) and am hoping to read quite a few more before the end of the year.

It also brought back my love of reading and I have read quite a few other books, not written by her, too. Oh and I did some nail art and a painting inspired by the books, as well. #bookworm.

I first reviewed this on my blog. Kell is Antari, one of only two left in the worlds. He can use blood magic to open doors between alternate Londons – Red London, White London and Grey London. He has been raised as a son of the Red London royal family, brother to Rhy, the heir to the throne of Red London.

Kell uses his magic to travel between Londons, delivering letters between the monarchs of these alternate cities. However Kell also smuggles items between the cities, something that is not only dangerous but treasonous.

At one time there was free movement between the Londons. There was a Black London. But when the magic in Black London posed a threat to those in the alternates the doors between the worlds were sealed and any remnant of Black London destroyed.

Now only Antari can traverse the worlds, Kell and the only other Antari, Holland who answers to the cruel monarchs of White London. In magic-less Grey London, there’s a thief, a cross-dressing thief who is desperate for an adventure.

Lila sees herself as a Pirate without a ship. She just needs to find a ship so she can leave London and embark upon her long-held dream. When Lila picks the pockets of a stranger she has no idea that this particular crime will lead her on an adventure that will surpass her wildest dreams.

She and Kell quickly become partners on a mission to save all of the worlds. Upon finishing this book I marked it 5 stars on Goodreads and pondered upon how to review it. In the end I opted for one word – “BRILLIANT“.

I stand by that one word review, I don’t think I can find any other words to do it justice! V. E. Schwab has created a truly brilliant world (or worlds I guess). Her writing is stunning. Her world building is awesome.

The first few chapters are very much scene setting, but I could have read a whole book just like that! Schwab created well-rounded characters that I really cared about; not just Kell and Lila but Rhy too.

The dynamic between Kell and Lila, and the building of their relationship is really interesting to watch. The relationship between Kell and Rhy is clearly a special one, which only enhances how much I care about these two characters.

I loved the ideas in this book. Loved the way Schwab conveyed them. I loved the action, the magic, the danger and the coat with multiple sides. I loved, loved, loved it all!!.

I bought this edition because I was looking for hardcover in a larger physical size than my old pocket size paperbacks. I am happy on both accounts. Nice value set and I would recommend without reservation.

My LotR lover of a boyfriend purchased these for a cohesive set (as well as the ‘The Great Tales of Middle-Earth’). The text is set up beautifully as well as the set itself looks amazing displayed in our living room.

We love the new addition to our collection!!.

Ordered them for my wife. They are brand new. Very nice books. They don’t have the illustrations. But you get what you pay for!! For the cost. You can’t beat these. The size and the print and paper quality is amazing.

This is not Star Wars by any means, and it involves a lot of psychology and strategy. The plot is almost like a chess game, thinking two or more steps ahead of the game. The Foundation Trilogy was written in the early 1950s, and some of the standards of that time, i.

e. the position of woman have greatly progressed since that time, and the age of atomics, greatly featured was just beginning, but this remains a science fiction classic. This is the first book. It steps when a young Mathematician named Gaal Dornick travels to Trantor, capital planet of the galactic empire encompassing the entire Milky Way galaxy, with Trantor being on giant city covering the whole planet.

It is there he meet Hari Seldon, a dying man who, though his equations and psychoanalysis of humanity, predicts the fall of the galactic empire, while nobody else has a clue. Seldon introduces the concept of psychohistory, the prediction of the reaction of the masses of humans when confronted with a crisis.

The greater the mass, the more accurate the prediction. This concept, incidentally, is being examined today, in real life. With this downfall will come 30 thousand years of barbarism throughout the galaxy.

It is too late to stop the fall, but, with the right strategy, the period of barbarism can be reducedto 1,000 years. With that, Hari Seldon sets up two foundations at opposite ends of the galaxy to help control this period and help set up a new empire.

In this book, Seldon gathers up all the best minds of the empire, covering all academic disciplines, and settles them on the planet Terminus, an outlying planet on the periphery of the galaxy, with little or no natural resources.

An Enclopedia Galactica, is to be written an encyclopedia that will literally consists of all human knowledge in existence, a massive project. This is so that when the new empire is form, humankind will be able to refer to it, reclaim knowledge that all of humanity will lose during the barbaric times.

Every so often, an image of Hari Seldon will appear in a vault advising them during a crisis. Spoiler alert! The encyclopedia turns out to be a hoax. Dr. Seldon gathered the best minds on Terminus for a higher, more strategic reason.

The Foundation will form that new empire by taking the new kingdoms one by one, and uniting them. Foundation will have a power that no one else has and everyone fears, and they will have what everyone else needs and will do anything to get it.

In this case, since Terminus has no resources, they will have to import raw materials and miniaturize everything. This istheir secret to power. Knowledge is power, is a great application. In this case, they miniaturize atomic power, having an atomic reactor literally fit into a walnut, and they use this talent, along with a new religion, to play kingdoms against one another until the Foundation absorbs them.

The book is divided into five parts, and each part is in its own time period where a crisis erupts, Seldon comes in the form of a hologram to advise them, and then Foundation realizes what kind of power that have at the moment.

Threatening kingdoms come in to attempt to conquer the planet, but the Foundationers think ahead, and instead, defeats them, but with little or no violence. They use what is needed at the time; i. e.

a religion is formed in one era, flourishes, use it to control other planets, but then declines, as the Foundationers see fit. Other philosophies and technologies then come in to take its place in usefulness.

The author, Isaac Asimov, stated that this series is based on The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, and here, you see many similarities, but also differences. Ancient Rome was known as Terminus, and the religion established to control the masses was none other than the Roman Catholic Church.

There was no Foundation or the gathering of intellectuals to preserve knowledge, and they could not set up a new empire. Many of these signs we see in the novel do apply to our society today, and in a way, the United States is declining, but it could change course and go on the up and up again, but with a lot of effort, money, and perhaps, a gathering of the best minds to see how our present day crises can be handled.

The book ends with the defeat of another threat that thought could overpower foundation, but the next book, Foundation and Empire, will have a new surprise. Things can’t go smoothly forever!.

I must admit that I missed out on a lot of classic science fiction. I read voraciously as a kid and missed Asimov completely. Got much more into reading fantasy. Recently I read a review that called the Foundation series the best series of all time, edging Lord of the Rings, my all time favorite books.

That being the case, I went into reading this with some thought to debunk that notion. Fortunately for me, though my love for LOTR has not faded in the slightest, I am amazed and impressed with how good this book was.

I have never heard anything bad about Asimov, but this book really made me understand the awe that sci-fi fans hold him in. It was such a difference to most science fiction. The interstellar battles, spaceships, and lazer guns were all behind the scenes.

The character drama was intense and basically this was just a fascinating tale about people and politics set in the sci-fi genre. It may be a sign of age or maturity (surely not both) that I am so impressed with this interaction lacking the explosions and light-speed effects but trusting completely to the honesty of the dialogue and the believability of the characters.

I truly expected a professor of BioChemistry from the Soviet Union to write boring, tech-heavy stuff, but this was nothing like that. I can’t say enough about how good this book was, and since I have gone out and purchased the whole series.

I am ashamed to have not been exposed to this series previously, but I now am hopefully passing the torch so that others like me will have the chance. Read this, you will not regret it!.

I’m a big fan of science fiction and love this book. It’s the first book in the series and I will be reading the rest of them.

The Poppy War was my personal first foray into fantasy, and I still hold that it was a great choice. The books hold up remarkably well a year or so later. If you’re looking to get into a good dark fantasy trilogy, I see no reason to go with anything else.

Beware, though, because the content does get dangerous dark at points. The books take heavy inspiration from the 2nd Sino-Japanese war, and if you know anything of that catastrophe you’ll know to expect some horrid acts.

If you can stomach deplorable acts and are willing to deal with lots of moral questioning, I’d recommend this in a heartbeat. As for the paperback itself, it’s rather high-quality. It’s one of the best editions of a book for readability, I’d say.

It also looks nice on a shelf with the other two books. If you’re a fan of hardcovers, I’d definitely recommend that too, though, since those are a more uniform design and have their own style.

It’s violent, smart, and captivating. Every characters in this book need therapy. I need therapy after many gruesome chapters, borderline disgusting and inhumane. The action is so fun and pack a punch.

I need to get the next book in the series. TW: the exploration of war experience is extremely graphic. It’s interesting to see a focus on this particular theme. Hauntingly beautiful exploration and the experience feels real and possible.

this book is so amazing R. F. Kuang is a brilliant writer, the ways she builds and encapsulates the worlds she creates it just amazing, the characters are so real and flawed and human and the story is just so immersive you lose yourself in it in the best way.

Wizards first rule the start of the legend of the seeker but also known as a sword of truth series written by Terry good kind.  I read this book as a four because it was one of the rare TV shows that I watch that that originated as book.

It was a great read and the world of the mother confessor and Richard cipher was incredible. Watching the story unfold gave me great joy and even though they were brutal parts about it and moments that were scary the story overall was great and I enjoyed reading it and it was one of the few books that I read it quickly.

I am very happy that this book is still going on and this was the book that start at all. My rating for this book is for stars and if you like sci-fi, fantasy and a brand new adventure that has a hint of your classical favorites this is a great book to be able to start with.

I would recommend this to anyone friends, family and colleagues.

Wizard’s First Rule is not a good book, but if what you want is to shut your mind off after a hard day but without the hangover or the video game headache, then you might want to pick it up. The emotional focus of the book is mainly on the romance between the two leads, Richard and Kahlan.

It is deeply angsty and, while unrealistic, it is satisfyingly intense. Overall, Wizard’s First Rule is not very well written. Whenever Goodkind writes himself into a corner, some new magical spell or beastie that we’ve never heard of before shows up as a plot point ex machina.

There’s also a lot of sleaze. It isn’t that the story involves sex, rape, violence and other prurient elements so much as that sex, rape and violence are slathered in on top of the plot for cheap thrills.

The characters come off as type caricatures. Rachel is the Piteous Little Girl. Zedd is the Wise(cracking) Old Man. Rahl is Big Bad. If you open this book expecting to need more than two functioning brain cells, then you’ll be disappointed.

The protective barrier that separates Westland from its neighbors to the east is about to fall, letting loose a monstrous evil upon the world. Only the combined efforts of a young man dedicated to finding the truth, an enigmatic woman intent on concealing her past, and a crusty old hermit resigned to his inevitable destiny can prevent the opening of the three boxes of Orden-an event with the potential to destroy existence itself.

The inclusion of graphic scenes of sado-eroticism, though integral to the story, may deter purchase by some libraries. Nevertheless, this first novel offers an intriguing variant on the standard fantasy quest.

The richly detailed world and complex characters will appeal to mature fantasy aficionados.

This is one of the most enjoyable stories that I have read so having it read aloud to me is equally as enjoyable. I have waited for a long time to have this as an audiobook and I have not been disappointed.

How can you not like Stephen King

very good

In the original Hungar Games books, Snow is an elderly man who is the President of Panam and cares a lot about the Hungar Games. This book tells his story, about 60 years before the first three books, around the time of the 10th annual Hungar Games.

All the books have a dark feeling to them, but in my opinion, the darkness is strongest in this book. It starts a little dark, but as the story goes on, the darkness grows as Snow develops into the person who would one day grusomely rule.

This book also shows and explains a lot in the other books which were kinda left unknown – district tales, songs, the mockingjay, how certain aspects of the annual games came to be, etc. This book was both engaging and had a lot of unexpected turns of events.

By the time I finished the book, my heart rate and head were spinning. I had felt soooo many different emotions while reading this! Great read but I recommend reading it at a time where you can finish it in a descent time because you won’t want to put it down!.

If you are as interested in how President Snow became the man we saw in Katniss Everdeen’s trilogy you’re wait is over. Mostly, it covers a short period of time. Let Suzanne Collins take you back to Panem.

We find an 18 year old Coriolanus Snow preparing for his part in the upcoming 10th Hunger Games. Reading this book fills in some of the why’s and how’s of the character. Most of what we know about the man is from the movies as he was barely featured in her book trilogy.

Collins gives us HER take on this very interesting time of the young man’s life. When I finished the book I wanted more. They may say the Hunger Games books are for ‘young adults’ but I say they’re good for anyone older as well.

She creates interesting characters and puts them into dangerous situations that they have to survive. And in the process they (and we) learn some things about themselves and human nature. Good and bad.

I’m over 50 and I love these books.

I absolutely enjoyed this book, but if this is the 1st one you’ve decided to read it might be confusing. I would suggest reading the books in this order: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

It will help you understand what is going on and make it less confusing. If you have watched the movies and wanted to read just this one I bet you could, but I wouldn’t know because I started by reading the books first.

I would recommend this to everyone who has at least watched the movies or read the books, because it will be easier to understand.

This series has wonderful character development, an imaginative narrative without being childish, and a compelling progression. After reading about 30 pages of the first book I bought all five in the series.

I usually do not even buy books because I get them online from the library, but I knew immediately that this was a series I wanted to own.

This is an amazing series and I look forward to reading this book. Martin has an incredible ability to make so many memorable characters so easy to keep straight.

I loved this book along with the previous. Great books that have their ups and downs, fast and slow paces as well. I recommend you reading the book before watching any of the TV series if you plan on watching that as well because we all say that the books are better than the shows and these are no exception.

Definitely will be a classic and a must have to any library or collection.

When I first bought the set, I was worried because there were no reviews on this specific item. I decided I’d give it a chance because I really did want the series and I wanted it to look nice. All I kept finding was the set with the red cover and the cover art being a kind of concept art from the games.

I didn’t like the way they looked and I found this version of the book set more appealing. I was worried about several things. 1) the books not being in English or it being broken English 2) the books being different sizes/them not being in uniform 3) the books being damaged or used When I finally got the books in the mail I was very pleased with the results.

I’m sure they used the same translation as the red book cover series for this one so I was able to quickly transition from the red cover edition to the nicer looking one. The books are all the same size and though there is a very slight discoloration between them (some are a bit darker black color than others), they still look fantastic together.

It’s barely noticeable, but I felt like sharing that in case it truly matters to you. Lastly, the books were in great condition. I would recommend this purchase even though it’s missing the last book (Lady of the Lake).

It’s my first purchase from eBay, and I was not disappointed. Side note: the delivery date was anywhere between July 3rd-13th and it came July 3rd. I was even more happy about that.

As a fan of the Witcher series I couldn’t wait to read this book but if I tell you too much I will spoil Ceri’s story. Needless to say she has a torrid time in a world which she doesn’t understand and the motives behind the actions of the various players is slowly revealed.

Sapkowski’s style is elegant alternating between lyrical and tense.

Been really enjoying the second to last book and have found it to be one of the most important books with the events being played out. Awesome character development and pretty damn action packed.

I’m a great Pratchett fan and so this was a must read book. In fact, having been given the DVD, I knew I wanted to read the book first. It is very good and shows well the Pratchett humour and philosophies.

It’s just somehow not as good as his Discworld novels. I’ve loved Pratchett’s other subjects, such as the Bromeliad Trilogy and Johnny Maxwell books. I was also enthralled by his Long Earth series with Stephen Baxter.

So why didn’t this hit the spot for me? Pratchett does like to interleave the strands of the plot, but perhaps there were too many strands. Most novels have a good few unexpected developments. These seemed rather few in Good Omens.

Perhaps I just had too high expectations, but I’m still very glad I read it.

I have read this book many times and each time it is just as funny and entertaining as the first time I read it. God and the Devil Decide this is it! Send down instructions to their chief demon and chief angel on earth who decide, “No way can we allow this happen”.

Their pursuits in preventing Armageddon are akin to the “gang who couldn’t shoot straight””. Hysterical and funny. Amazon did a tv series on it and turned into a buddy brofest movie – which distorted the book.

Read the book first and then ignore the tv program!.

The actual book was fine, big fan of my boys Neil Gaimen and Pratchett. However, the product description was “good,” which implies a scratch here and there, maybe a creased spine, or a note/highlight.

The book recieved had cracks all over cover, torn pages, and overall disappointing. I guess you get what you pay for, but if this is what “good” condition is, maybe shell out the few extra dollars for “very good” or “like new”.

My 7yo and I are loving reading this series of books together! Great quality and brilliant bargain price for hours of together time.

It is a brilliant read and can’t wait to find the next book in the series.

It’s a magical story of four children during the war who discover a magical land with unicorns and talking trees and a strong moral code to it. CS Lewis came up with the idea when being in the trenches in the first world war about a happier world where all you have to do is walk through an old wardrobe.

I purchased this book thinking that it was the second book of the shatter me series, unfortunately I was wrong and it is an in between book of the first and second being really really short, although I still do recommend reading this to get a different POV.

My daughter hardly put it down until yesterday when she finished it and then declared how much she enjoyed reading it!

This book comes in a series. I love reading and love having all the books so i can follow the story line. Really great read.

As a nearly 1/2 century old woman, I thought there was nothing I could read that would resemble something “new under the sun”. I am here to admit that I was wrong and now proudly own 5 of Neil Gaimans books and intend to read everything else he has ever written.

When Stephen King said “we have a treasure in Neil Gaiman” he was making an understatement. For fantasy, fiction, adventure and mystery readers, he has it all in each and every book I have read! I am even looking forward to the comics and will be watching “Coraline” again (not knowing his hand in it until after the first book).

I highly recommend that you buy NEW from a reputable book store so he gets his fair share! If I were healthy and not home bound due to a genetic ailment, I would search him out and beg an hour or ten of his time to get to know him.

Brilliance never shone so bright as it does in the mind, body and share soul of another writer. If by chance Neil should ever read this review, I wish to say thank you. Thank you for helping me forget my physical pain and the sadness that my active life has become due to this illness because when I read your books, I become a part of them as if welcomed personally.

Thank You Michelle McKim Valparaiso IN PS Please announce if you are ever in Chicago for a book signing, I promise just to say thank you and not hoard your time, I must wear a mask when in public so don’t fear, I am not contageous! I love me some Neil Gaiman mind!.

Fantastic read. great characters .and awsome follow up to American gods

I have read this book twice now and I have loved it everytime! The romance and mystery weaved together in a horrifying and sometimes grotesque background. Whitechapel, London when Jack the Ripper was terrorising the streets and women were appearing murdered, their bodies butchered and mutilated for unknown reasons.

This book kept me hooked, from the photographs that were incorporated throughout the novel, to wanting to know what was going to happen next. Who was the faceless Jack the Ripper? As well as the blooming relationship between Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell.

I could honestly write an essay on why I believe Thomas Cresswell is one of, if not the best book husband. I reccomend this book to everyone!.

Good light entertainment. Yes it is about Jack the Ripper and his horrible crimes, still this is a YA title and I didn’t expect it to get too heavy. There was a surprising amount detail about the horrible acts The Ripper performed on his victims.

I liked the character Thomas. He is very obviously based on Sherlock Holmes, meaning very superior and condescending to his associate, main character Audrey Rose Wadsworth in the Watson-ish role. The name Doyle makes a cameo appearance as a newspaper man.

I’ve seen a few rough reviews for this story. The author’s note does mention that she did take liberties with the historic facts, it was meant to be fiction.

This series is soo good and really hard to put down. #bookworm There’s a young woman apprenticing with her uncle in mortuary sciences. You get to see the trouble our main character goes through because during that time period it was not the type of thing a “proper” lady would do.

This is a story about her journey to help find out who the real Jack the Ripper was (with a few companions). At times I got a really big Sherlock feel. Not saying it’s a bad thing! I loved that aspect of it.

I really enjoyed most of the characters in this book including the two main characters. The plot was also good in my opinion. There’s an author’s note at the end of the book explaining the things in the story that she kept accurate and which characters she made up for the story.

There were definitely things that happened in the book that I didn’t see coming. I also really enjoyed the writing style of this book and felt it was fairly accurate to the time period the author was writing in.

All in all, I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait for more to come from the series. Stalking Jack the Ripper – by Kerri Maniscalco (Hardcover).

I love these books, fantastically written, wonderful storylines! Great fun to read and thrilling. Love the cover art of the books, especially the ones based on the games. Would recommend anyone read these books, especially if you like fantasy, mediaeval, monsters and good twists.

Happy reading.

why don’t you post the real pictures of the book cover? I only ordered because of the cover in the given picture. what i got is totally different cover! not cool, guys!

Great story. Great fantasy work . Also fan of the videogame that was inspired by the works of Sapkowski. =)

This reminded me of a Raymond Chandler whodunit, with a physically large and strong and intelligent hero enmeshed in a confusing set of circumstances. However Gaimans prose is not a patch on Chandlers.

A masterpiece – this book struck me to the core & I love the characters & the landscape is so well invoked. I read it just after my first trip to America – and for all the strangeness of the story it brought back the sensations of traveling through this country.

It made me a huge Neil Gaiman fan & has led me to other authors Gaiman admires, including the truly original China Meiville. If you need a gentler introduction to Gaiman there are his graphic novels but most recommended by me is Good Omens co-written with Terry Pratchett.

Gaiman is an author who can conjure places & people unlike others, makes them likeable and draws you in. Love his story-telling & he is a great writer. Love this novel.

Neil Gaiman is an excellent author. The book is a large paperback that is easy to read and compelling. Nice change to read a book instead of watching a movie!

Witches Abroad is the twelfth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, originally published in 1991 and a great addition to my Terry Pratchett collection. Following the death of Witch, Desiderata Hollow, Magrat Garlick is sent her magic wand, for Desiderata was not only a witch, but also a Fairy Godmother.

Having given the wand to Magrat, she effectively makes Magrat the new Fairy Godmother to a young woman called Emberella. Sadly, Desiderata does not give Magrat any instruction on the use of the wand, so pretty much anything that Magrat points it at becomes a pumpkin.

This leaves several animals around Magrat’s cottage now as pumpkins, one of which still thinks it is a stoat. Desiderata had promised Emberella previously that she will not marry the Duke, who’s really a prince/frog.

and now it is up to Magrat and her companions to ensure that Emberella does not marry the Duke, despite the desires of another Witch in Genua called Lily, Desiderata’s counterpart. She used the power of her own reflection to capture Genua.

The journey to Genua takes some time and involves numerous mis-adventures, many of which resemble or parody well-known fairytales. Upon arrival in Genua, Magrat goes to meet Emberella, whilst the two older witches meet Erzulie Gogol, a voodoo witch and her zombie servant, Baron Saturday (who was also her late lover).

It is at this time that Magrat finds out that Emberella has two Fairy Godmothers, Magrat and Lilith. It was Lilith who had manipulated many of the various stories that the Witches had travelled through and who was now manipulating Genua itself, wrapping the city around her version of the Cinderella story.

Lilith has had people arrested for crimes against stories, including the arrest of a toymaker for not being jolly, not whistling and not telling the children stories. Using hypnosis, Granny convinces Magrat to attend a Masked Ball in place of Emberella.

Emberella’s dress fits, but the glass slippers do not. After enjoying themselves for a while at the ball the witches are discovered and are cast into a dungeon. At that point, Emberella, Mrs. Gogol and Baron Saturday arrive at the Ball, having broken the witches out their prison.

A high concentration of Magic causes the Duke to revert to his frog form, and he is trampled by Baron Saturday causing Lilith to flee. Granny starts to follow, but Mrs. Gogol tries to stop her using a voodoo doll, wanting to kill Lilith.

Granny uses Mrs Gogol’s own belief in the power of the voodoo doll to make the voodoo doll burst into flames when Granny thrusts her own arm into a flaming torch. Granny Weatherwax then pursues Lilith.

Emberella is informed that, as the daughter of the late Baron Saturday, (who was the former Duke in Genua), she is now ruler of Genua. Her first command is to end the Ball, (she dislikes them,) and attend the Mardi Gras parade, a form of binge drinking carnival.

Granny manages to defeat Lilith by trapping her in a mirror, and the three Witches return home. Granny shows Magrat how to use the wand to do magic, that it takes more than wishing. Magrat throws the wand into a river, to be lost forever.

Then the Witches go home, the long way and see an elephant.

If you like TP this is a great book. Lots of Brit satire. Flows nicely & a lot of laughs. Bought it for my wife, who is pagan, & she’s loving it.

I am a longtime fan of Terry Pratchet and can wholly endorse his Discworld series of novels. The witches novels are a funny, irreverent and laugh out loud. Brills. He is such a loss.