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Limelight Book Reviews: Science Fiction & Fantasy

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

The Glad Shout by Alice Robinson

The Glad Shout by Alice Robinson

the business iain banks

The Business by Iain Banks

Doing Time

Doing Time by Jodi Taylor

The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

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Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso

The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

The Second Cure by Margaret Morgan

The Second Cure by Margaret Morgan

Spinning Silver by naomi novik

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Provenance by Ann Leckie

Provenance by Ann Leckie

The Outcasts of Time by Ian Mortimer

The Outcasts of Time by Ian Mortimer

The Iron King by Maurice Druon

The Iron King by Maurice Druon

Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott

Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott

Revenger by Alastair Reynolds

Revenger by Alastair Reynolds

Cold Welcome by Elizabeth Moon

Cold Welcome by Elizabeth Moon

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune by Frank Herbert

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

The Good People by Hannah Kent

The Good People by Hannah Kent

he Four Legendary Kingdoms by Matthew Reilly

The Four Legendary Kingdoms by Matthew Reilly

The Good People by Hannah Kent

The Good People by Hannah Kent

elizabeth moon author review

Author Review: Elizabeth Moon

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Harry Potter And The Cursed Child (Parts One and Two) by J. K. Rowling, J. Thorne & J. Tiffany

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Claudius by Douglas Jackson (e-book)

Bloodline james rollins

Bloodline by James Rollins

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R R Martin

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin

The Heart Goes Last - Margaret Atwood

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

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