July 2017
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THE SKY: THE ART OF FINAL FANTASY – Yoshitaka Amano
I’ve never played Final Fantasy but I’m certainly familiar with the video game series, but my requesting an ARC of a book of Final Fantasy art has much more to do with my interest in art than it does with the subject matter in this case. The art here is by Yoshitaka Amano. It is Continue reading
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JAR CITY – Arnaldur Indridason
After reading Reykjavic Nights I decided to try another of the Icelandic Arnaldur Indridason’s Inspector Erlendur mysteries. In Jar City, Inspector Erlendur is called in when a man is found murdered in Reykjavic apartment. The killer left a strange note identifying him/herself as the dead man. The dead man, Erlendur discovers, has an inauspicious past: Continue reading
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SERENITY: NO POWER IN THE ‘VERSE – graphic novel
Like many fans of science fiction, I really liked the television series Firefly and the follow-up film, Serenity. The creative force behind the series, Joss Whedon, has kept the series going – not on television, but through graphic novels. It’s a pretty good means when you think about it. It’s still a visual medium, but Continue reading
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DEMON, VOLUME 4 – Jason Shiga
Jason Shiga finishes off his unusual graphic novel series, Demon, with this, the fourth issue. Jimmy Yee is a man cursed(?)/blessed(?) with a power that prevents him from dying. He discovers this fact when, about as far down on his luck as a man can get, he tries to kill himself. The essence of Jimmy Continue reading
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HOW TO PACK – Hitha Palepu
I enjoy traveling but I know that I can be an over-packer. I tend to jump on Google the night before a trip, search for packing lists, print three or four and then randomly fill my suitcases and check things off the lists. Not exactly efficient. So when I saw this book available, complete with Continue reading
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GIRL IN A BAND – Kim Gordon
I’m pretty fascinated by music and musicians (if I could live my life over again I would try to write music) and when I saw this biography of a founding member of Sonic Youth, I thought I would try it out. I borrowed the audio version from my local library for my drives to/from work. Continue reading
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AND SOON I HEARD A ROARING WIND – Bill Streever
When I request an ARC of a book, I generally request books that I expect to like – typically in a genre that I am fond of, or an author that I enjoy reading. Occasionally, I go outside my typical reading box and request books that I know nothing about but for one reason or Continue reading
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THE BURIED LIFE – Carrie Patel
If you’ve read many of my reviews you’ve probably seen me mention one of my favorite sci-fi publishers, Angry Robot Books. No…I get no kickbacks or preferential treatment for mentioning them. I like them because they take risks. They remind me of what DAW books was like in the 1970’s … edgy sci-fi that didn’t Continue reading
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THE CHANGE: ORBITAL – Guy Adams
Combine World War Z and Mad Max and put it into a comic book without pictures and you get the fast-paced feel for The Change: Orbital. “The Change” came about suddenly, turning the world into an instantaneous post-apocalyptic, dystopian world. Howard wakes up in a car on a highway to discover the change and is Continue reading
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