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Duncan Shields

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Duncan Shields is a computer games animator, spoken-word poet, and flash-fiction writer. He is a staff writer at 365tomorrows.com. He made it to the 2018 CBC Poetry Prize long list. He is also a two-time Vancouver Haiku, Ghost Story, and Nerd Poetry Champion. He has five small volumes of poetry in print but he’s happy to present this first book of flash fiction. He lives in Vancouver, BC, with his wife and daughter and their cat.

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Wynd, Book Three: The Throne in the Sky

by James Tynion IV

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Wynd, Book Two: The Secret of the Wings

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Duncan rated a book it was ok Taran Wanderer (The Chronicles of Prydain, #4) by Lloyd Alexander	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This felt, to me, like a more reflective journey that focused on Taran exclusively and unfortunately, I wasn't feeling it. We meet some new characters and some old friends but Taran's quest to find himself by finding his ancestry isn't a quest I was ...more
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Duncan rated a book really liked it Carnet de Voyage by Craig Thompson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Impressive to say the least. As an artist, to contemplate drawing this much DURING a promotional tour seems masochistic. and while I found a lot of his ruminations sophomoric and needlessly solipsistic while being surrounded by a wealth of other cult ...more
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Duncan rated a book really liked it The Castle of Llyr (The Chronicles of Prydain, #3) by Lloyd Alexander	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Quite good. This story focuses less on Taran and more on the magical lineage of Eilonwy. The dark sorceress Achren makes a return, as well. I really enjoyed these adventures. I don't mind Taran but I like the other characters in the series a bit more ...more
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Duncan rated a book really liked it The Castle of Llyr (The Chronicles of Prydain, #3) by Lloyd Alexander	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Quite good. This story focuses less on Taran and more on the magical lineage of Eilonwy. The dark sorceress Achren makes a return, as well. I really enjoyed these adventures. I don't mind Taran but I like the other characters in the series a bit more ...more
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I'd always heard that Disney's The Black Cauldron was loosely based on book 2 of a hugely-loved and highly-regarded series of children's fantasy from the seventies. I get it now. If I had read these as a child, I'd have loooved them. Heck, even as an ...more
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