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What We Feed The River

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How duels of honor were still legal in Carcora, of all places, Jeck never did get to know. Apparently, the Allmother would weigh in on the dispute, allowing whoever had the right of things to win the day. Certainly, no good came from betting against a Carcoran bringing up the Allmother’s in their affairs. But assuming She cared enough to weigh in, which was unlikely, the concerned par

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Here we have another book old enough to be known primarily through the other works of fiction it influenced. Much like Moby Dick, it made a genuine effort at not seeming racist. But its old, and was written by a British guy in the height of British Im ...more
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An oldie but a goodie. It's a prime case of a groundbreaking book that feels anything but as a result of its own influence on subsequent authors. I am a little confused by Am, more because of the contrast between how it exists in the public zeitgeist ...more
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Are we just looking past the part where Anika's a... alright. This is one of those books that exists to marinade in a premise. "How would witches/warlocks work in the modern era?" Much like every other book I've read by this author, the premise is exp ...more
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