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	Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by A.J. Hartley (Goodreads Author), David Hewson (Goodreads Author) , Richard Armitage (Narrator) 4.12 avg rating — 2,469 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Macbeth: A Novel by A.J. Hartley (Goodreads Author), David Hewson (Goodreads Author) (Author, narrator) , Alan Cumming (Narrator) 3.85 avg rating — 2,358 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steeplejack (Steeplejack #1) 3.82 avg rating — 879 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Fifth Day (Thomas Knight, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 841 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mask of Atreus 3.34 avg rating — 978 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact (Darwen Arkwright, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 455 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Act of Will (Hawthorne Saga, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 363 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Time Devours (Thomas Knight, #2) 3.40 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tears of the Jaguar 3.43 avg rating — 392 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Firebrand (Steeplejack #2) 4.11 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A.J. Hartley and 9 other people liked Joseph Delaney's review of Cold Bath Street: "Cold Bath Street by A J Hartley I enjoyed this book because of its compelling characters, creepy atmosphere and a clever plot. It was hard to put down and I finished it in just one day. Set in Preston, in the 1980s, for me it was very evocative. M..." Read more of this review »
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A.J. Hartley liked Jenn's review of Firebrand (Steeplejack #2): "DNF. It kills me to, because I've liked everything ELSE I've read by this author, but this one just isn't for me. I made it through the first one, but didn't love it. I decided to give the second a shot, but it's just not my genre. "
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A.J. Hartley liked Sue's review of Steeplejack (Steeplejack #1): "This detective story set in a sort of mannerpunk South Africa was so enjoyable to read that I was shocked to find out a white man wrote it. Well done, AJ! This is very frank discussion of colonialism and race. "
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Genuinely original, which is not something you can say often. I loved the premise and the way the story was permitted to unfold through different narrative means requiring a certain amount of dot-connecting by the reader. Couldn't help feeling that t ...more
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“I’ve never fully trusted people who don’t like dogs. They rarely turn out well.”
― A.J. Hartley, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

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“Priests might divide the world into good and bad. In battle there was strong and weak and nothing else.”
― A.J. Hartley, Macbeth: A Novel

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“You're a kid,' said Alexandra. 'There is no just about it. Only adults say just a kid and what the heck do they know about anything? Have you looked at their world lately?”
― A.J. Hartley, Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact

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November FANTASY -- The following poll decides which two selections will go on to the final round for Fantasy BOTM for November 2017.

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

14 votes, 20.6%

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

14 votes, 20.6%

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

13 votes, 19.1%

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

8 votes, 11.8%

The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling

8 votes, 11.8%

Greenmantle by Charles de Lint

6 votes, 8.8%

Steeplejack by A.J. Hartley

4 votes, 5.9%

The Mermaid's Sister by Carrie Anne Noble

1 vote, 1.5%

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