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Book Review List W - Z

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A Pale Light in the Black; The NeoG series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
Drawing & Painting Fantasy Beasts: Nonfiction, Art: ****
Envy of Angels; A Sin du Jour Affair, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: **+
Hench: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
Last Ape Standing: Nonfiction, Anthropology/Prehistory/Science: ****
The Power of Gemstones: Nonfiction, Folklore/Gemstones: *****
Quintessence; The Quintessence series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
The Dragon Machine, illustrations by Wayne Anderson: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ****+
Let Them Eat Shrimp: Nonfiction, Nature: ****
What's Your Book?: Nonfiction, Writing: ***+
Cast the First Stone (with Susan May Warren, James L. Rubart, and David C. Warren); The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone series, Book 1: Fiction, Crime/Sci-Fi/Thriller: ***+
The Mueller Report (with Rosalind S. Helderman and Matt Zapotosky): Nonfiction, Law/Politics: ****
A Partner in Crime; A Weapons Casters story: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ***+
Chester; The Chester series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****
Chester's Back!; The Chester series, Book 2: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****+
You're Finally Here!: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****
The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals: Nonfiction, Art: ****+
Coyote's Daughter; The New Legends of the Southwest, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
On Basilisk Station; The Honor Harrington series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
How to Manage Your Money When You Don't Have Any: Nonfiction, Finance: ****
The Black Prism; The Lightbringer series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
Dragon Girl: The Secret Valley: Fiction, CH? Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
Quantum Mechanics: Fiction, CH? Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****
Soonish (with Zach Weinersmith): Nonfiction, Humorous Nonfiction/Science: ****+
Artemis: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
The Martian: Fiction, Sci-Fi: *****
Testament of the Dragon (with David Baldwin): Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Novelty Book: ***
Dragon Wing (with Tracy Hickman); The Death Gate Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
Elven Star (with Tracy Hickman); The Death Gate Cycle, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Fire Sea (with Tracy Hickman); The Death Gate Cycle, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Serpent Mage (with Tracy Hickman); The Death Gate Cycle, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
The Hand of Chaos (with Tracy Hickman); A Death Gate novel, Book 5: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
Into the Labyrinth (with Tracy Hickman); A Death Gate novel, Book 6: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
The Seventh Gate (with Tracy Hickman); A Death Gate novel, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
The Dragons of Autumn Twilight (with Tracy Hickman); The Dragonlance Saga: Chronicles trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
Stop Procrastination: Nonfiction, Self-Help: ***
Pterosaurs: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Flying Reptiles: Nonfiction, Prehistoric Animals: ****
The Invisible Man: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
The Time Machine: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
The Cloud Roads; The Books of the Raksura series, Volume 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
Emilie and the Hollow World; The Emilie series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ***+
All Systems Red; The Murderbot Diaries, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Artifical Condition; The Murderbot Diaries, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Rogue Protocol; The Murderbot Diaries, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Exit Strategy; The Murderbot Diaries, Book 4: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Network Effect; The Murderbot Diaries, Book 5: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Scarlet and the Keepers of Light; The Scarlet Hopewell series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
The Shadows; The Books of Elsewhere series, Volume 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****
Leviathan; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***+
Behemoth; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****+
Goliath; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****
The Secret Hour; The Midnighters trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Chiller/Fantasy: ***+
Wanted: A Western Story Collection: Fiction, Anthology/Western: ***
The Atlas of Mysterious Places (editor): Nonfiction, History: ****
Ashes of the Sun; The Burningblade & Silvereye series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
The Forbidden Library; The Forbidden Library series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Hard Reboot: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
The Thousand Names; The Shadow Campaigns series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Eyewitness: Butterfly & Moth: Nonfiction, MG? Animals/Nature: *****
The Wretched of Muirwood; The Legends of Muirwood series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
The Art of Michael Whelan: Nonfiction, Art: *****
Beyond Science Fiction: Nonfiction, Art: ****+
Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder: Nonfiction, Art: *****
Glimpse; The Dean Curse Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe; The Salvagers series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
Killing Gravity; The Voidwitch Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Kasey and His Dragon: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *
Heartstone; The Heartstone series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Where Do You Get Your Ideas?: Nonfiction, Writing: ***+
Nightbooks: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****+
The Thickety: A Path Begins; The Thickety series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****+
The Once and Future King: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
The Adventurer's Guide to Successful Escapes; The Adventurer's Guide series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****
The Nickel Boys: Fiction, Historical Fiction: ****+
The Underground Railroad: Fiction, Historical Fiction: ****
Animals Real and Imagined: Nonfiction, Art/Fantasy: ****+
Princeless: Save Yourself, illustrations by M. Goodwin; The Princeless series, Volume 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****+
Princeless: Get Over Yourself, illustrations by Emily Martin; The Princeless series, Volume 2: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
Princeless: The Pirate Princess, illustrations by Rosy Higgens and Ted Brandt; The Princeless series, Volume 3: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
Princeless: Be Yourself, illustrations by Emily Martin and Brett Grunig; The Princeless series, Volume 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
Princeless: Short Stories Volume 1, illustrations by Various Artists; The Princeless series: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
Princeless: Make Yourself, Part 1, illustrations by Emily Martin, Brett Grunig, and Alex Smith; The Princeless series, Volume 5: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
Princeless: Make Yourself, Part 2, illustrations by Brett Grunig, Emily Martin, and Alex Smith; The Princeless series, Volume 6: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
Princeless: Find Yourself, illustrations by Emily Martin, Ainhoa Aramayo, Christine Hipp, and Brett Grunig; The Princeless series, Volume 7: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
Princeless: Princesses, illustrations by Various Artists; The Princeless series, Volume 8: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***+
Princeless: Love Yourself, illustrations by Various Artists; The Princeless series, Volume 9: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
Rat Queens Deluxe Volume 1, illustrations by Tess Fowler and Roc Upchurch; The Rat Queen series, Volume 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror/Humor: ****+
Free Fall: CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ****+
Mr. Wuffles!: CH Picture Book/Sci-Fi: ****
Sector 7: CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ****
A Sky So Big (with Karl Beckstrand): Fiction, Romance/Western: ***
The Dream of the Thylacine, illustrations by Ron Brooks: Fiction, CH Picture Book/Poetry: ****+
The Jewel and Her Lapidary; The Gem Universe series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
Updraft; The Bone Universe series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ****
Dragon Keeper; A Dragon Keeper novel, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ***
Eyewitness: Mythology: Nonfiction, YA? Mythology: *****
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****+
The Stars Now Unclaimed; The Universe After series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
The Copper Promise; The Copper Cat series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
Caliban's Hour: Fiction, Fantasy: **
The Dragonbone Chair; An Osten Ard Novel: The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
The Stone of Farewell; An Osten Ard Novel: The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
To Green Angel Tower; An Osten Ard Novel: The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
The Heart of What Was Lost; An Osten Ard novel: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
Mirror World: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
Otherland: City of Golden Shadow; The Otherland series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Otherland: River of Blue Fire; The Otherland series, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass; The Otherland series, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: *****
Otherland: Sea of Silver Light; The Otherland series, Book 4: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Shadowmarch; The Shadowmarch series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Shadowplay; The Shadowmarch series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
Shadowrise; The Shadowmarch series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
Shadowheart; The Shadowmarch series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
Tailchaser's Song: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
The War of the Flowers: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
The Dragons of Ordinary Farm (with Deborah Beale); The Ordinary Farm Adventures, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: **
Birthright Volume 1: Homecoming, illustrations by Andrei Bressan; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
Birthright Volume 2: Call to Adventure, illustrations by Andrei Bressan; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
Birthright Volume 3: Allies and Enemies, illustrations by Andrei Bressan; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
Birthright Volume 4: Family History, illustrations by Andrei Bressan; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
Birthright Volume 5: Belly of the Beast, illustrations by Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
Birthright Volume 6: Fatherhood, illustrations by Andrei Bressanand Adriano Lucas; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
Birthright Volume 7: Blood Brothers, illustrations by Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
Birthright Volume 8: Live by the Sword, illustrations by Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
Birthright Volume 9: War of the Worlds, illustrations by Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas; The Birthright series: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***+
Fables: Legends in Exile, Volume 1; The Fables series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
Crosstalk: Fiction, Romance/Sci-Fi: **+
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unexplained (with Damon Wilson): Nonfiction, Unexplained Phenomena: ****
Unsolved Mysteries Past and Present (with Damon Wilson): Nonfiction, Unexplained Phenomena: *****
Where's My Jetpack?: Nonfiction, Humorous Nonfiction/Science: ***
Alif the Unseen: Fiction, Fantasy: **
100 Cupboards; The 100 Cupboards series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Dandelion Fire; The 100 Cupboards series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Chestnut King; The 100 Cupboards series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: **+
Leepike Ridge: Fiction, YA Adventure: ***+
Draw and Paint: Cats in Action: Nonfiction, Art: ****
Making a Living Without a Job: Nonfiction, Business: ****
The Rage of Dragons; The Burning series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
The Sad Little Fact, illustrations by Pete Oswald: Fiction, CH Picture Book: ****+
The Castle in the Attic; The Castle in the Attic series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
The Battle for the Castle; The Castle in the Attic series, Book 2: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ***
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains: Fiction, Western: ****
The Hidden Life of Trees: Nonfiction, Nature/Science: ****+
The Woodland Folk in Dragonland; The Woodland Folk series: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ***+
Insubordinate Spirit: Nonfiction, History: **
Beyond the Bright Sea: Fiction, MG Historical Fiction: ***+
The Art of The Dragon Prince (with Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond, creators): Nonfiction, Art/Media Reference: *****
John Dies at the End; The John Dies at the End series, Book 1: Fiction, Horror/Humor: ***+
The Flying Dragon Room, illustrations by Mark Teague: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ***+
Serpent of Time: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
Book of Enchantments: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy: ****
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles; The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Books 1 - 4: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: *****
Thirteenth Child; The Frontier Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
Mairelon the Magician; The Mairelon series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **
The Ghost Witch: Fiction, CH Chiller: ***
The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: Nonfiction, Writing: *****
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World: Nonfiction, Biography/Nature/Science: ****+

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I Am A Story: Fiction, CH Picture Book: ****+
What Do You Do With a Chance?: Fiction, CH Picture Book: ****
What Do You Do With an Idea?: Fiction, CH Picture Book: ****+
What Do You Do With a Problem?: Fiction, CH Picture Book: ****
The 5th Wave; The 5th Wave trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
The Infinite Sea; The 5th Wave trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
The Last Star; The 5th Wave trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***+
The Black Tides of Heaven; The Tensorate series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
Fourth Wing; The Empyrean series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans (with Joanne Ryder); The Dragon's Guide series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****+
Cards of Grief: Fiction, Fantasy/Science Fiction: **
Here, There Be Dragons: Fiction, MG? Collection/Fantasy: ****
Dragon's Blood; The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
Heart's Blood; The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
A Sending of Dragons; The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Book 3: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
Wizard's Hall: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
The Young Merlin Trilogy; The Young Merlin trilogy, Books 1 - 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: **
Teacup: Fiction, CH Picture Book: *****
Eridahn: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
I Hate Fairyland Volume 1: Madly Ever After; The I Hate Fairyland series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ***
Time Travel Dinosaur; A Chooseomatic book, Book 3: Fiction, Gamebook/Humor/Sci-Fi: *****

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Fast Focus: Nonfiction, Organization: ****
Dragon and Thief; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 1: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ****
Dragon and Soldier; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 2: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ****
Dragon and Slave; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 3: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ****
Dragon and Herdsman; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 4: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ***+
Dragon and Judge; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 5: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ****
Dragon and Liberator; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 6: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ***+
Night Train to Rigel; The Quadrail series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
A Plague of Sorcerers: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
Chasing Helicity; The Chasing Helicity series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure: ***+
A Night in the Lonesome October: Fiction, Horror/Humor: ***
Forever After (creator): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Humor: ***
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night; The Song of the Last Kingdom series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
Mechanical Failure; The Epic Failure series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
Lost in Shangri-La: Nonfiction, History/True Stories: ****
Paleofantasy: Nonfiction, Anthropology/Prehistory/Science: ****

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