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bookVision - the book eZine                      Volume 3 Issue 1
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CONTENTS:
 Editors Intro
 Latest Reviews
 Az An Offer

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EDITORS INTRO
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Dear Book Lover,

Hope you had a good break and New Year! Maybe with some luck you
got a few books over the festive period? Well if you did please
remember you can write a review and have it published on the
site!

In this issue there's a couple of new reviews, in both the 
General Fiction area and Fantasy (Book 3 in the A Song of Ice
Fire series). Both General Fiction reviews were sent in by
Kristin Johnson, so thanks again for your contribution.

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LATEST REVIEWS
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** Fantasy **
A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow
 (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3 Part 1)
Author: George R.R. Martin
Publisher: Voyager (2001)
Classification: Fantasy
Stars: 5

Classic sword and sorcery (with a sprinkle of dragons) in this,
the third instalment, in the critically acclaimed A Song of Ice
and Fire series.

http://www.thebookportal.co.uk/fantasyReview.asp?parser=22


** General/Modern Fiction **
Harkening
Author: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Publisher: PublishAmerica
Classification: Contemporary, Short Stories
Stars 5

A collection of nineteen poignant family short stories.
Reviewed by: Kristin Johnson

http://www.thebookportal.co.uk/getReview.asp?id=35

This Is the Place
Author: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Publisher: PublishAmerica
Classification: Contemporary, Regional, Utah 

In a culture of religious intolerance, a young half-Mormon
woman in Utah defies society's restrictions and embarks on a
newspaper career.
Reviewed by: Kristin Johnson

http://www.thebookportal.co.uk/getReview.asp?id=34


** Horror **
The Piaculum
Author: Richard C. Gray   
Publisher: iUniverse Inc.   
Classification: Horror, Dark Fantasy
Stars: 3

The Piaculum are tall monsters of metal and man, with their
pallid white skins they act as the false Gods of the Kathe...

http://www.thebookportal.co.uk/horrorReview.asp?parser=10


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AZ AN OFFER
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least 40% off, so check out the link below and maybe you can pick
up a bit of a bargain...
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