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Giveaway: 3 copies of Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

Oct 5th, 2009
by John Ottinger III.
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Thanks to HarperCollins, I have 3 hardback copies of Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett to give away.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

The wizards at Ankh-Morpork’s Unseen University are renowned for many things–wisdom, magic, and their love of teatime–but athletics is most assuredly not on the list. And so when Lord Ventinari, the city’s benevolent tyrant, strongly suggests to [...]

Book Review: The Mermaid’s Madness by Jim C. Hines

Oct 5th, 2009
by John Ottinger III.
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# Genre: Humor, Epic Fantasy, Adventure
# Paperback: 352 pages
# Publisher: DAW
# Publication Date: October 6, 2009
# ISBN-10: 0756405831
# ISBN-13: 978-0756405830
# Author Website: Jim C. Hines
Mermaids aren’t always nice. In fact, most of the original stories depict them as evil half-women, half-fish beings that lured men to their deaths in the watery abyss. As always, [...]

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