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Not long ago I reviewed Juliet McKenna’s debut novel, ‘The Thief’s Gamble,’ a good fourteen years after its publication. An enjoyable book with a strong lead in Livak, I caused a bit of a discussion about tropes when I suggested … Continue reading
This is Book 1 of the Bakkian Chronicles, which is, naturally, a trilogy. The premise is a simple one: Steve Miller learns that he has inherited a mansion from his little-known grandparents. When he and his wife Sarah go to … Continue reading
I received this submission from the author and read it quickly between other books. As it is a short story being used promote the larger series (self-published), I can not give it a proper review. I will however give a … Continue reading
I gladly took this submission when the author suggested it. The blurb offered me a hope for a unique setting, and I was hoping the book offered something a little different as well. I also fully admit I was intrigued … Continue reading
Warning: contains major spoilers for book 1 of the series, ‘Draykon’. I really enjoyed the first book of the Draykon series. It had interesting characters, an unusual world and magic system, and that just-one-more-chapter style that makes even such a … Continue reading
Part ten of the Complete Discworld Reread Wow, what a slog. When I started this reread I was wondering how a couple of those I had ignored would read a second time around, with “Moving Pictures” being my biggest fear. … Continue reading
“The worst thing about being in jail is the heat. And the smell. And you can’t get a beer. The company’s always bad as well. There’s plenty wrong with being in jail.” – Thraxas and the Warrior Monks Another light … Continue reading
I rather enjoyed ‘Treespeaker’ by the same author, so I was more than willing to try this. It turns out to be very different. The setting is a fairly generic one – a small town ruled by a lord, with … Continue reading
The author has done something pretty cool here. The second book of the Dreamblood duology is set in the same world as “The Killing Moon.” It features some of the same characters. It requires all the set up that amazing … Continue reading
The first ‘Wool’ novella was quick, smart dystopia that ended with a punch to the gut. It focused on Holston, sheriff of The Silo. The silo is a huge underground facility holding the survivors of an unknown apocalypse. Holston is … Continue reading