Grimoire
by Kim Wilkins
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A book of grimoires (spells for conjuring up demons) was torn into four pieces and scattered around the world during Victorian times. Now, at Humberstone College a group of academics are eagerly trying to piece it together to achieve eternal life.Tags
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Too much romance, and not enough mystery. The author gives everything away to the reader, then makes him or her tag along for hundreds of pages while the protagonists catch up. The romance isn't even very believable.
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Kim Wilkins was born in London, England on December 22, 1970. She received a first class honours degree in literature in 1998, an MA in 2000, and a PhD in 2006 from the University of Queensland. She received the University Medal for academic achievement in 1998 and currently lectures there in creative writing. Her first novel, The Infernal, was show more published in 1997 and won Aurealis Awards for both horror and fantasy. Her other works include Grimoire, The Resurrectionists, Angel of Ruin, The Autumn Castle, Giants of the Frost, and Rosa and the Veil of Gold. She is also the author of the Gina Champion mystery series for young adults and the Fantastica Sunken Kingdom quartet for children. She writes general women's fiction under the name Kimberley Freeman. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1999
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- English, French, German
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- Paper, Audiobook
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