Month: December 2011
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More About D. Barkley Briggs and Genre Expectations
So, I really spaced on the last CSFF Tour–totally forgot to write/post a third entry. This had nothing to do with the quality of the book and everything to do with me being in the midst of traveling. We were featuring D. Barkley Briggs’s Corus the Champion, which was a really great read. My one…
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Review: Corus the Champion (CSFF Tour, Day 2)
The Barlow brothers are not the first to cross between Earth and Karac Tor, two of the Creator’s Nine Worlds. But the crossing has positioned the boys, each of whom possesses a significant gift, to influence the future of the Hidden Lands. Hadyn, who has discovered the power in names; Ewan, whose music weaves magic…
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CSFF Tour: Corus the Champion (Day 1)
European mythology, great writing, deep spirituality, and an exciting (if familiar) story: this month’s book tour is for Corus the Champion, Book 2 of the Legends of Karac Tor series by D. Barkley Briggs. The series has been a long time coming to print after the original publisher dropped it, but it is finally here,…