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  • Finally, a Realistic Fantasy Heroine!

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    I recently read one of those fantasy novels that makes you forget where you are. When I bought Sabriel by Garth Nix, the first book in the Abhorsen trilogy, I didn’t realize it was a young adult novel. I devoured this story in less than a week. Though it could be considered a coming-of-age story, it doesn’t read like…

  • Final Fantasy: Is It Fantasy or Science Fiction?

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    This discussion is up for grabs, since I’ve only really gotten into Final Fantasy XII. (Yes, that will change!) But in the FF series, you’ve got everything from magic to robots, with characters wielding swords one minute and pistols the next. And those airships — sci-fi at first glance, steampunk on the double-take — run on magic, not…