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The Replacement Child: A Mystery (Paperback)$14.99 A strong sense of the city of Santa Fe and its environs and the appeal of the two well-developed main characters show why this mystery was the first winner of the Tony Hillerman Prize for the best debut mystery set in the Southwest. |
The City of Dreaming Books (Paperback)$16.95 Welcome to Zamonia, Walter Moers' fantastic land full of dangerous, whimsical, impossible creatures, and cities devoted to nothing but the minutiae of book publishing. Part of a group of novels Moers sets in this world, The City of Dreaming Books is my favorite (others include The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear and The Miraculous Adventures of Rumo), this book involves a young dinosaurish creature who sets out on a journey to a book whose very foundations (notably the frightening catacombs!) are composed of books, book lovers, and book-dependant (and devouring!) creatures. Soon, the novelist becomes involved with the intrigue and adventure of Bookholm... and the results are a fast-paced, wonderful, hilarious novel. Much like Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, or Neil Gaiman, Moers' novels are incredibly successful examples of well-written, enjoyable adult fantasy-fiction. Recommended by Laura |