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Lian Tanner
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The deadline has passed for those in Australia, and a few more entries have come in. I’ll put these up, and then I’m going to think about them for a few days. Picking a winner (or two) is not going to be easy! But I’ll get there – and I’ll probably announce the winner next...
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Museum of Thieves (The Keepers, #1)
— published 2010 — 14 editions |
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City of Lies (The Keepers, #2)
— published 2011 — 14 editions |
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Path of Beasts (The Keepers, #3)
— published 2012 — 12 editions |
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| I really enjoyed this, once I got into it. It took a while, mainly because the magic is rather obscure. But it was worth persevering. I'm looking forward to the next one. | |
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Tatiana wins! I love this book WAY better than Tithe. 4.5 stars (I am deducting half a star for predictability, but I was almost so engrossed that I didn't care).
Will keep an eye out for #2. Also highly intrigued by the very brief mention of Kosch... " Read more of this review » |
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| This is one of those books that stayed with me for days after I finished it. It's slight, but intensely moving - a story of two boys trapped with a violent father, and the gradual unraveling of what really happened on the night things fell apart. The...more | |
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| Didn't finish it. I usually like historical crime fiction, but with this one I found the characters uninteresting and unconvincing. Nothing to keep me reading. | |
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| This book had all the ingredients to be utterly wonderful, and I started off thinking it was going to be. Great beginning, original idea, a gorgeous mix of historical fact and fiction, wit and humour and the fascinating city of Constantinople. And ye...more | |
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| Good to see Hobb back in fine form after the disappointment of the Soldier Son trilogy. This new series is shaping up to be a good one, with both human and dragon characters to barrack for. | |
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| I wasn't mad about the writing, but it was the main character that killed this book for me after no more than four chapters. I just didn't believe in her. I didn't believe her reactions to things or to people. Eventually I skipped to the end to see i...more | |
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| This book pairs with 'Keeping Watch', and I've just reread both of them. I think King does some of her best writing in these two books. They're not easy reads - she's dealing with mental illness and trauma and loss and recovery, but they are deeply a...more | |
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| Three and a half stars. I do love this series, but it must be very hard to live up to the brilliance of the first three books, and I think that's beginning to show. 'Pirate King' was a disappointment, and 'Garment of Shadows' is a LOT better, but I t...more | |
“But there are some things, child, that you should steal. That you must steal, if you have enough love and courage in your heart. You must snatch freedom from the hands of the tyrant. You must spirit away innocent lives before they are destroyed. You must hide secret and sacred places.”
― Lian Tanner, Museum of Thieves
― Lian Tanner, Museum of Thieves
“Goldie closed her eyes and tried not to think about how she had nearly died, waiting for someone to come along and save her. She shivered. 'I'll never do that again,' she thought. 'Next time I'll save myself.”
― Lian Tanner, Museum of Thieves
― Lian Tanner, Museum of Thieves
“Don't try to push [fear] away,' he said. 'If you fight it, you make it stronger. You gotta great it politely, like an unwanted cousin. You can't make it leave you alone, but you can do what you have to do, in spite of it.”
― Lian Tanner, Museum of Thieves
― Lian Tanner, Museum of Thieves
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“No bird in a cage ever speaks. What is there to say? The sky is everywhere, churning above its head, blue and endless, calling out to it. But the caged bird can't answer anything except 'I cannot'.”
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― Sonya Hartnett, The Midnight Zoo
“But there are some things, child, that you should steal. That you must steal, if you have enough love and courage in your heart. You must snatch freedom from the hands of the tyrant. You must spirit away innocent lives before they are destroyed. You must hide secret and sacred places.”
― Lian Tanner, Museum of Thieves
― Lian Tanner, Museum of Thieves
“Marry me, he says. I got all my own teeth, I wash twice a year an I'll cut you in fer half the business here.”
― Moira Young, Blood Red Road
― Moira Young, Blood Red Road
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Rowan *call me Red*
Oct 29, 2012 06:47pm
I finally got the book and am already on the 88th page. It is so good!
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Rowan wrote: "I can't wait to read Path of Beasts! Going to see if I can get it soon."I hope you can find a copy quickly! It's a pretty exciting ride for Goldie and her friends. :)
Lian wrote: "Georgina, your daughter is a fast reader! I'm so glad you both enjoyed the book. I don't know if you are anywhere near either Hobart or Launceston, but if you are, you might like to come to one of ..."Thanks, Lian. She is! I've just ordered the next books in from the library. May see you at the Hobart book launch. :)
Georgina, your daughter is a fast reader! I'm so glad you both enjoyed the book. I don't know if you are anywhere near either Hobart or Launceston, but if you are, you might like to come to one of the launches of Book 3, which will be out shortly. Keep an eye on my facebook page for details. http://www.facebook.com/LianTannerAuthor. Or my blog. http://liantanner.com.au/whats-happening
