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High fantasy interweaves with political intrigue in ‘Thrones’

Winter is coming.

So says Eddard Stark in the book “A Game of Thrones,” part of the George R.R Martin fantasy series “A Song of Ice and Fire,” novels that have gained significant press now that HBO has decided to adapt it for the small screen.

The series could not be more deserving of this honor. This is fantasy at its finest.

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Fantasy found in ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’

Spells, witches, wizards and castles are all the telltale signs of a fantasy novel.

Diana Wynne Jones has all of these in “Howl’s Moving Castle.”

This was the Literati’s book of the month and it was a relaxing read. The Literati is Brophy’s book club and about every month a book is chosen to read and discuss.

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