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Web developer, husband and dad. Reading for escapism. Mainly read fantasy and sci-fi these days. Would like to broaden my reading horizons again.
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Andy Christmas rated A Conjuring of Light: 4 stars
Andy Christmas rated A Gathering of Shadows: 3 stars
![V. E. Schwab: A Gathering of Shadows (2016, Tor Books)](/images/covers/b25ef8e9-9ff1-4ff4-9a7f-183f9de8a000.jpeg)
A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab (Shades of Magic, #2)
Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah …
Andy Christmas rated A Darker Shade of Magic: 4 stars
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A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab, V. E. Schwab (Shades of Magic)
STEP INTO A UNIVERSE OF DARING ADVENTURE, THRILLING POWER, AND MULTIPLE LONDONS.
Kell is one of the last travelers--magicians with …
Andy Christmas rated Seveneves: A Novel: 4 stars
![Neal Stephenson: Seveneves: A Novel (2015)](/images/covers/a64a3d56-7992-4bc3-af04-09fdbf03c284.jpeg)
Seveneves: A Novel by Neal Stephenson
Seveneves is a hard science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson published in 2015. The story tells of the desperate efforts …
Andy Christmas rated Morning Star (Red Rising, #3): 5 stars
![Pierce Brown: Morning Star (Red Rising, #3) (2016)](/images/covers/3b03a278-6bd2-481c-b3b8-d3885407ae8e.jpeg)
Morning Star (Red Rising, #3) by Pierce Brown
Morning Star is a 2016 science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown, the third in his Red Rising trilogy. …
Andy Christmas rated CyberStorm: 4 stars
Andy Christmas rated Legion: 4 stars
Andy Christmas rated The Last Stormlord: 4 stars
![Glenda Larke: The Last Stormlord (Paperback, 2010, Orbit)](/images/covers/260a7d66-1976-430a-8a06-f65520d2ea3c.jpeg)
The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke (Stormlord -- bk. 1)
Shale is the lowest of the low-an outcast from a poor village in the heart of the desert. In the …
Andy Christmas rated Second Chance: 4 stars
Andy Christmas rated Just One Damned Thing After Another: 4 stars
![Jodi Taylor: Just One Damned Thing After Another (2014, Accent Press Ltd)](/images/covers/Screenshot_2023-04-02_at_9.02.56_AM.png)
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (The Chronicles of St Mary's #1)
"History is just one damned thing after another."
Behind the seemingly innocuous façade of St Mary's, a different kind of …
Andy Christmas rated Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1): 4 stars
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline
Ready Player One is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, …
Andy Christmas rated Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3): 4 stars
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay is a 2010 science fiction novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is chronologically the last installment of The …
Andy Christmas rated Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2): 4 stars
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins
Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge.
Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. …
Andy Christmas rated Blood Red Road (Dust Lands, #1): 4 stars
![Moira Young: Blood Red Road (Dust Lands, #1) (2011)](/images/covers/d5fbae85-3b5d-4495-8c1d-067942576b95.jpeg)
Blood Red Road (Dust Lands, #1) by Moira Young
Blood Red Road is a dystopian novel by Moira Young, published in June 2011 by Marion Lloyd Books in the …