{"id":3601,"date":"2011-10-29T02:32:41","date_gmt":"2011-10-29T02:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/10\/29\/books-received-102811-2\/"},"modified":"2011-10-29T02:32:41","modified_gmt":"2011-10-29T02:32:41","slug":"books-received-102811-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/10\/29\/books-received-102811-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Books received 10\/28\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n

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Fenrir<\/span><\/a>
\nby M. D. Lachlan
\nCover by Paul Young<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Vikings are laying siege to Paris. They want the Count\u2019s sister, in return they will spare the rest of the city. As houses on the banks of the Seine burn, a debate rages in the Cathedral on the walled island of the city proper. Can the Count really have ambitions to be Emperor of the Franks if he doesn\u2019t do everything he can to save his people? Can he call himself a man if he doesn t do everything he can to save his sister? His conscience demands one thing, the state demands another. The Count and the church are relying on the living saint, the blind and crippled Jehan of St. Germain, to enlist the aid of God and resolve the situation for them. But the Vikings have their own gods, and outside their camp, a terrifying brother and sister, priests of Odin, have their own agenda. An agenda of darkness and madness. And in the shadows a wolfman lurks. M. D. Lachlan\u2019s stunning epic of mad Gods, Vikings, and the myth of Fenrir, the wolf destined to kill Odin at Ragnarok, is a compelling mix of bloody horror, unlikely heroism, dangerous religion, and breathtaking action.<\/p>\n

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Mastiff: The Legend of Beka Cooper #3<\/span><\/a>
\nby Tamora Pierce<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Legend of Beka Cooper<\/span> gives Tamora Pierce\u2019s fans exactly what they want\u2014a smart and savvy heroine making a name for herself on the mean streets of Tortall\u2019s Lower City\u2014while offering plenty of appeal for new readers as well.<\/p>\n

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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan<\/span><\/a>
\nby Drew Karpyshyn
\nCover by ATTIK<\/span><\/p>\n

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There\u2019s something out there:
\na juggernaut of evil bearing down to crush the Republic\u2014
\nunless one lone Jedi, shunned and reviled, can stop it.<\/p>\n

Revan: hero, traitor, conqueror, villain, savior. A Jedi who left Coruscant to defeat Mandalorians\u2014and returned a disciple of the dark side, bent on destroying the Republic. The Jedi Council gave Revan his life back, but the price of redemption was high. His memories have been erased. All that\u2019s left are nightmares\u2014and deep, abiding fear.<\/p>\n

What exactly happened beyond the Outer Rim? Revan can\u2019t quite remember, yet can\u2019t entirely forget. Somehow he stumbled across a terrible secret that threatens the very existence of the Republic. With no idea what it is, or how to stop it, Revan may very well fail, for he\u2019s never faced a more powerful and diabolic enemy. But only death can stop him from trying.<\/p>\n

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Pathfinder Tales: Death\u2019s Heretic<\/span><\/a>
\nby James L. Sutter
\nCover by Kekai Kotaki<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nobody cheats death. A warrior haunted by his past, Salim Ghadafar serves as a problem-solver for a church he hates, bound by the goddess of death to hunt down those who would rob her of her due. Such is the case in the desert nation of Thuvia, where a powerful merchant on the verge of achieving eternal youth via a magical elixir is mysteriously murdered, his soul kidnapped somewhere along its path to the afterlife. The only clue is a magical ransom note, offering to trade the merchant\u2019s successful resurrection for his dose of the fabled potion. But who would have the power to steal a soul from the boneyard of Death herself? Enter Salim, whose keen mind and contacts throughout the multiverse should make solving this mystery a cinch. There\u201ds only one problem: The investigation is being financed by Neila Anvanory, the dead merchant\u2019s stubborn and aristocratic daughter. And she wants to go with him. Along with his uninvited passenger, Salim must unravel a web of intrigue that will lead them far from the blistering sands of Thuvia on a grand tour of the Outer Planes, where devils and angels rub shoulders with fey lords and mechanical men, and nothing is as it seems\u2026<\/p>\n

Books received 10\/28\/11<\/a> was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. Fenrir by M. D. Lachlan Cover by Paul Young Promo copy: The Vikings are laying siege to Paris. They want the Count\u2019s sister, in return they will … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n