a review by Nalini Haynes Dragon Haven is book two of the Rain Wild Chronicles by Robin Hobb. I reviewed book one, Dragon Keeper, yesterday. …
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Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
a review by Nalini Haynes Dragon Keeper is the first of the Rain Wilds Chronicles by Robin Hobb. The short review: read it. Now. The longer …
Fault in our Stars by John Green
a review by Nalini Haynes The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is a YA (young adult) novel embroiled in a literary storm instigated …
Writer from an OTHER culture
by Nalini Haynes I live cross-culturally. Every day. Being a writer from an OTHER culture, I’m struggling to come to terms with how to write. …
Eona by Alison Goodman
a review by Nalini Haynes Eona is part two of a duology by Alison Goodman. I already reviewed Eon, the first in the duology. I …
Eon by Alison Goodman
a review by Nalini Haynes Eon has been taken away from his family by a master who intends to train him to be a Dragoneye, …
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
a commentary by Nalini Haynes Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor begins with Sunny, an albino Nigerian born in the US but living in Nigeria, who discovers …
Fit-lit or sick-lit?
Tanith Carey of the Mail reacted against books aimed at the Young Adult (also known as the teen) market. Ms. Carey’s ire was directed at books about …
Nalini Haynes: On Gender Parity
I respond to issues of gender parity here with a focus on efforts to correct the balance. I think my reviews and interviews of Australian …
Winter be my shield by Jo Spurrier
a review by Nalini Haynes Winter be my shield by Jo Spurrier is an epic high fantasy. The blurb from the publisher says: “Sierra has a …
Double Shadow by Sally Gardner
a review by Rebecca Muir The Double Shadow tells the story of Amaryllis Ruben, the daughter of a charming, rich inventor named Arnold Ruben. Beautiful …
Machine Man by Max Barry
a review by Nalini Haynes Machine Man opens with Charles searching for his mobile phone because he won’t get dressed without checking the weather forecast. Charles …
Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams
a review by Nalini Haynes Blurb from the publisher: BOBBY DOLLAR ISN’T YOUR AVERAGE ANGEL. Sure, he takes the occasional trip to Heaven, but his …
Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper
a review by Nalini Haynes Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper is epic escapist high fantasy based on Nordic mythology about the Wild Hunt. The protagonist, Gair, …
Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
review by Nalini Haynes The Drowned Cities is another book set in a world not unlike Windup Girl, which I loved. Drowned Cities is the story of …