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	The Lost Symbol Dan Brown, author of the critically acclaimed novel The Da Vinci Code, explores the dark secrets that lie in Washington, D.C....		Divine Misdemeanors Princess Meredith Nic Essus, heir to the Unseelie Court of Faerie, has finally returned to Los Angeles, the city where she’d...
	How to Make Friends with Demons There are one-thousand five hundred and sixty-seven demons according to William Heaney and he should know because he has identified every...		In Great Waters What if Britannia ruled the waves, not because of a superior navy but because of its army of mermen under the...
	The Shadow Pavilion Detective Inspector Chen has his hands full when his partner, Seneschal Zhu Irzh and Chen’s wife Inari’s companion, Badger, go missing in...		Precious Dragon The stalwart Chen returns along with his erstwhile demon partner, Seneschal Zhu Irzh in Precious Dragon, the brilliant and engaging third installment...
	House of Windows A convoluted, psychological ghost story, John Langan's House of Windows may hold your interest if your taste runs to literary novels...		Johannes Cabal the Necromancer Somebody call Tim Burton and Johnny Depp so they can make this into a movie, please. Jonathan L. Howard's excellent skills...
	ZOO Otsuichi delivers a compilation of eleven unsettling short stories involving death, murder, and suicide in his fantasy book, ZOO. In the title...		Relentless Put Dean Koontz's new thriller Relentless on the top of your summer reading list, especially if you're a writer or interested...

Comic Reviews

	Hercules: The Knives of Kush #3 Steve Moore’s new Hercules series continues with a firm footing. Despite not accomplishing much in the first three issues, this series hasn’t...		X-Men Misfits It took me quite a while to figure out what I hated about this comic. I mean this is the X-Men...
	Requiem for the Dead 4 Steve Pugh’s Requiem for the Dead, issue 4, follows the actions of a scientist, a reincarnated soul, and several policemen during a...		Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency #1 Yet another comic about an agency put together to stop a dark evil. Not just any evil but once again vampires....
	Nana Volume 18 If being a rock star is really this complicated then I’m finally going to recycle the empty Red-bull can I’ve been using...		One Piece Volume 22 Good pirates, bad pirates and a very literal race against the clock, you can’t ask for more action than One Piece...
	High School Debut - Volume 11 High School Debut 11 felt like Kazume Kawahara’s manga PSA about the dangers of relying on speed dial. I say this, because...		Hercules: The Knives of Kush #1 We have heard the stories, the ones that stand the test of time, retold over and over in their classic forms...
	Astro Boy: Official Movie Prequel (Issues #1 and #2) You will be sure to enjoy the first two issues of this Astro Boy prequel if you have a personal preference...		Vampire Knight Volume 7 Reading things like Vampire Knight makes me wonder why books like Twilight even exist. I will admit, I’ve never been particularly interested...