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May 31, 2013

REVIEW: The Smoke Thief by Shana Abé

Author ReviewsBook Reviewsdragons / Drakon series / Georgian / Historical Fantasy / Shana-Abe / Shapeshifter / thief37 Comments

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 >

December 18, 2008

Best of 2008 List: Reviewer Janine

JanineBook Reviews / Top Ten ListsAbout-Us / Best of 2008 / best of list / Ginn Hale / Loretta-Chase / Lydia-Joyce / Nalini-Singh / Pam Rosenthal / Patricia-Briggs / Shana-Abe14 Comments

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

January 25, 2008

My First Sale by Shana Abé, It Was Either Write or Be a Cocktail Waitress

JaneInterviewsfirst-sale / Shana-Abe5 Comments

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 >

November 20, 2006

REVIEW: The Smoke Thief by Shana Abé

JanineA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Dragon / Drakon series / good-description / My Favorite Things-2006 / Paranormal / Shana-Abe / shapeshifters / thief14 Comments

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 >

October 13, 2006

REVIEW: Dream Thief by Shana Abé

JaneB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsDragon / Drakon series / Shana-Abe / shapeshifters / thief5 Comments

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 >

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