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My Experience with Balanced on the Blade's Edge by Lindsay Buroker
Musings Jim Wilbourne 4/7/19 Musings Jim Wilbourne 4/7/19

My Experience with Balanced on the Blade's Edge by Lindsay Buroker

This steampunk adventure romance checks pretty much all of my boxes.

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My Experience with Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley
Musings Jim Wilbourne 3/31/19 Musings Jim Wilbourne 3/31/19

My Experience with Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley

I’m a fan of Spider-man, so I loved the idea of starting with his story as a way to ease back into Marvel comics.

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My Experience with The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Musings Jim Wilbourne 3/10/19 Musings Jim Wilbourne 3/10/19

My Experience with The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

I wasn’t afraid of the mists like the Skaa. Mistake.

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A Review: Nest by Terry Goodkind
Musings Jim Wilbourne 2/17/19 Musings Jim Wilbourne 2/17/19

A Review: Nest by Terry Goodkind

I read a few thrillers every year. Nest by Terry Goodkind made it onto my pile because I’d started re-reading the Sword of Truth Series, and I figured I may as well give it a try.

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My Experience with Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson
Musings Jim Wilbourne 2/10/19 Musings Jim Wilbourne 2/10/19

My Experience with Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson’s exploration into shorter stories has lead him to create some very interesting novelettes and novellas over the past few years, and Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is no exception.

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My Re-Read of Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind
Musings Jim Wilbourne 2/3/19 Musings Jim Wilbourne 2/3/19

My Re-Read of Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind

One of Goodkind’s more well-balanced stories for theme thus far.

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My Experience with "The Calculating Stars" by Mary Robinette Kowal
Musings Jim Wilbourne 1/20/19 Musings Jim Wilbourne 1/20/19

My Experience with "The Calculating Stars" by Mary Robinette Kowal

This novel pays off on my perceived view of her style. It delivers, guys; it really does.

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Development Diary #16: On Finishing and New Beginnings
Developmental Diaries Jim Wilbourne 1/16/19 Developmental Diaries Jim Wilbourne 1/16/19

Development Diary #16: On Finishing and New Beginnings

You have been incredibly patient with me, and you don’t know how much I appreciate that.

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My Re-read of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
Musings Jim Wilbourne 12/31/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 12/31/18

My Re-read of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

The Goblet of Fire was the first novel I'd ever waited for with anticipation, the first novel I'd ever ordered on Amazon (with my mother's credit card if I'm remembering correctly), and the first novel longer than a Goosebumps book that I read in less than 48 hours.

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My Experience with 12 by Sean Platt & David W. Wright
Musings Jim Wilbourne 12/3/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 12/3/18

My Experience with 12 by Sean Platt & David W. Wright

TWELVE HOURS. TWELVE LIVES. WHO LIVES? WHO DIES?

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My Experience with Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
Musings Jim Wilbourne 11/12/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 11/12/18

My Experience with Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

Love Jane Austen, but you wished that it had a fantasy angle?

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My Experience with The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
Musings Jim Wilbourne 11/5/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 11/5/18

My Experience with The Black Prism by Brent Weeks

Weeks has built a world that nods to the modern epic fantasy tropes and sensibilities while at home with the post-modern cannon in terms of execution and character.

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My Experience With Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson
Musings Jim Wilbourne 10/25/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 10/25/18

My Experience With Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson

Perfect State is a novella by Brandon Sanderson that is almost all action and very little slow-burn worldbuilding that we usually get with his full-length novels.

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My Experience With The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Musings Jim Wilbourne 10/1/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 10/1/18

My Experience With The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

This is the first novel in the first trilogy of Mistborn books, and Sanderson doesn’t hold back any creativity.

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My Experience with "Dead City" by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant
Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/17/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/17/18

My Experience with "Dead City" by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant

It's definitely more conspiracy thriller than zombie book.

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My experience with The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/10/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/10/18

My experience with The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

I swiftly moved from “this is okay, I guess” to sobbing in a corner, wondering why I’d waited so long to start this story.

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My re-read of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind
Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/4/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/4/18

My re-read of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind

I believe this is my second favorite of Terry Goodkind’s stories, and, like the first book, Goodkind exhibits a passion for his characters, and the idea he wishes to share.

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The Last Jedi: A Slow Re-Watch Pt. 1
Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/23/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/23/18

The Last Jedi: A Slow Re-Watch Pt. 1

I'm currently rewatching it slowly to appreciate each moment as much as I have with the original trilogy.

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My re-read of Dune by Frank Herbert
Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/20/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/20/18

My re-read of Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune by Frank Herbert is not only an SFF must read, but a story I hear far too little about in my circles of geekdom.

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My experience with The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician #1) by Charlie N. Holmberg
Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/12/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/12/18

My experience with The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician #1) by Charlie N. Holmberg

The Paper Magician is a YA alternate history fantasy in the Victorian era.

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