Clinton D. Harding - Fantasy Author

Author of young adult fantasy and science fiction

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Review | “Half a King” by Joe Abercrombie

July 13, 2014 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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“Half a King” does what so many YA novels strive for but fall short of reaching, it touchs all readers. Joe Abercrombie’s new novel is a bloody wonderful tale of loss, revenage, and coming-of-age. And the story is for everyone! Summary from Amazon.com: “I swore an oath to avenge the death of my father. I […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Coming of age, Fantasy, Half a King, Joe Abercrombie, Vikings, YA

Review | “Red Rising” by Pierce Brown

December 24, 2013 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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  Back cover blurb from Goodreads: Darrow is a miner and a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he digs all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of the planet livable for future generations. Darrow has never seen […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Dystopia, Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, Pierce Brown, Red Rising, Revolution, Science Fiction, Young adult

Review | “The House of Hades” by Rick Riordan

December 12, 2013 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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  About the book, from Goodreads: At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy’s instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can fight their […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adventure, Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, House of Hades, Middle Grade, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, Roman Mythology

Review | “Kinslayer” by Jay Kristoff

November 2, 2013 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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  Back cover tease from Goodreads: A SHATTERED EMPIRE The mad Sh?gun Yoritomo has been assassinated by the Stormdancer Yukiko, and the threat of civil war looms over the Shima Imperium. The Lotus Guild conspires to renew the nation’s broken dynasty and crush the growing rebellion simultaneously – by endorsing a new Sh?gun who desires […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adventure, Fantasy, Japan, Jay Kristoff, Kinslayer, Lotus War, Ninja, Samurai, Steampunk, Young adult

Review | “Steelheart” by Brandon Sanderson

October 6, 2013 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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  What it’s about (from Goodreads): Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adventure, Brandon Sanderson, Dystopia, Reckoners, Steelheart, Superhero, Young adult

Review | All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill

September 13, 2013 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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  “You have to kill him.” Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of the boy in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the drain. Only Em can complete the final instruction. She’s tried everything to prevent the creation of […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: All Our Yesterdays, Cassandra, Cristin Terrill, Romance, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Young adult

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Free Short Stories from Clint

Merit Badges – a short story from the Our Monsters series

Three high school teens in the woods on a Friday night… some beers… skaters with a grudge… what could go wrong? Add in a couple of genetically created … Read More...

That Little Girl

A dark short story about one man’s oversight concerning his death.  Since dying was just not part of his daily routine, the man just went on with his … Read More...

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Clinton's Bookshelf: Currently-Reading

Kinslayer
Kinslayer
by Jay Kristoff
Knife of Dreams
Knife of Dreams
by Robert Jordan

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What have I recently read?

Clinton's Bookshelf: Recently Read

Steelheart
5 of 5 stars
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson
The King's Blood
5 of 5 stars
The King's Blood
by Daniel Abraham
The Last Stormdancer
5 of 5 stars
The Last Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff
All Our Yesterdays
5 of 5 stars
All Our Yesterdays
by Cristin Terrill
The Fall of Five
4 of 5 stars
The Fall of Five
by Pittacus Lore

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