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19 January 2014

Showcase Sunday #48

It's Sunday and that means one thing; Showcase Sunday a fun weekly meme hosted by Vicky over @Books, Biscuits and Tea. It's a great way of showing off what we've bought, borrowed and received this week.

Bought:
Legends From The Ancient North Series:
The Elder Edda - Andy Orchard
The Saga of the Volsungs - Jesse L Byock
The Wanderer: Elegies, Epics, Riddles - Michael Alexander
Beowulf - Michael Alexander
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Bernard O'Donoghue
Asunder - Jodi Meadows
Pyramids (Discworld Hardback Library) - Terry Pratchett
Small Gods (Discworld Hardback Library) - Terry Pratchett
What Makes This Book So Great - Jo Walton
Lord of the Flies - William Golding 
Angela Carters Book of Fairy Tales

Kindle Books:
 The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima
Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson
The Emperor's Soul - Brandon Sanderson
Bitter Greens - Kate Forsyth

Review Books:
 A Breath of Frost - Alyxandra Harvey
Fracture - Megan Miranda
Vengeance - Megan Miranda 

Thank you Bloomsbury!

6 comments:

  1. Ohhhh nice haul Bec! I wasn't too keen on A Breath of Frost so looking forward to seeing what you think of it.
    Enjoy all of your lovely books :)

    My Showcase Sunday :)

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  2. Awesome haul! I have been meaning to read Beowulf for ages, ever since we mentioned it in class in high school. And yay for VA! I love those books so much!
    I have Chima and Gaiman as well, must start reading both asap.
    Happy reading!

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  3. Great haul! Hope you enjoy all your new reads :)

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  4. Ooh, great haul!
    I've been meaning to start Jodi Meadow's books for a while now. The covers are so pretty and I've heard great things about her series.
    Yay for Vampire Academy! I really hope you enjoy this series :)
    I've heard so many great things about The Ocean at the End of the Lane so I hope it's good.
    Great haul, Becca! Happy reading :D

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  5. Seems like you had a brilliant haul this week!
    And I spy a bunch of Terry Pratchett books in there, they're awesome!! Pyramids is one of my favourites that are not part of a particular character narrative!
    Happy reading!

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  6. I love the covers on those Terry Pratchett books. Congrats on your great haul.

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