The Second in the Prydain Chronicles, the Black Cauldron is the continuing adventure of Taran, Assistant Pig Keeper and his band of friends. A year has passed since Taran and the gang defeated Arawn and the Horned King. However, there is trouble amiss. Men are going missing in and around Prydain and Gwydion is becoming […]
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If I was forced to pick a book from my childhood that made an impact on me, this would be one of many. My Grade six teacher read the first and second book in this series to my class. If I could find her and thank her for the journey this book took me on,
The Wise Man’s Fear is the sequel to The Name of the Wind. It’s again told from the point of view of Kvothe as he recounts his story to the infamous Chronicler who has discovered that Kvothe may be the one known as The Kingkiller. We begin, as we did in The Name of the
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Elantris is by Brandon Sanderson and one I have desperately been trying to devour. Serves me right for reading under a mountain of fuzzy blankets. Elantris was once a city of prosperity. Her inhabitants, Elantrians, were once considered gods. For they possessed an ability to heal anyone with a mere wave of their hands. Anyone
As I write this it’s nearly 4pm on November the 12th. Many moons ago, my tree would already be out of storage, cats would be trying desperately to crawl into the plethora of plastic bags we used for storing our various Christmas items, and I would be giddy at the thought of decorating and putting
Different Seasons is a collection of four stories written by master of horror Stephen King. Each follows a different season and more than one has been made into a movie. We begin with Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Andy Dufresne has been imprisoned for killing his wife. He maintains his innocence while incarcerated however