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Title: The Iron King
Author: Julie Kagawa
EAN: 978-0373210084

Julie Kagawa is one seriously fantastic panel moderator. The first time I did that, I was voted moderator by default since I was the last one to show up to the panel (and the other guests were EVIL). Julie’s first time was also at Hypericon 2009, several years after my own dazzling debut, and she dazzled us all with her wit, wisdom, and preparation. It also helped that Julie herself was a pretty cool chick. She told us all about her book that would debut in 2010, and I was eager to get my hands on a copy. Lucky for me, I am the Princess, and I have my ways… (Read more)

Title: Bellwether
Author: Connie Willis
Read by: Kate Reading
Blackstone Audio
EAN: 978-1433246265

I confess — I had never before read anything by the fabulous, award-winning Connie Willis, so when I came across this audiobook of her classic short novel Bellwether, I was intrigued. It was a little over six hours — extremely short for the audiobook format — but as my patience for audios quickly runs thin, I figured I had a much better chance of sticking with it until the end… (Read more)