Smoke on the Water – The Smoke Thief My dearest Romancelandia, A few reviews back I told you, in no uncertain terms, that dragons didn’t do it for me in, y’know, a sex way. Well, it turns out I was completely and utterly and comprehensively wrong. Yours, in his bunk, ... more >
Janine was our third “Ja(y)ne” here at Dear Author. She provides beautifully written, well articulated reviews. She has varied tastes and puts an emphasis on well written prose. Janine is a slow, but careful reader: CRY WOLF by Patricia Briggs, Grade A
I admit that I never read Shana Abé before the drákon series. Once I had read the Smoke Thief (which is book 1 of the series, the most recent being Abe’s hardcover debut, Queen of Dragons), I had become a hopeless addict. Abe’s blend of history, romance and fantasy was ... more >
Dear Ms. Abé, Imagine a place so ripe and thick with the promise of magic that the very air breathes in plumes of pearl and gray and smoky blue; that the trees bow with the weight of their heavy branches, dipping low to the ground, dropping needles and leaves into ... more >
Dear Ms. Abé: The Dream Thief is a sequel to The Smoke Thief. Lia Langford, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Chasen/Marquess of Langford (one of the two), is a dreamer. She dreams of future events and many of those events involve her lover being pitted against her family, ... more >