January 2019
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LONG LIVE THE DEAD – Hugh B. Cave
I grew up enjoying the old science fiction, fantasy, and thriller pulp magazines, but in my teens I didn’t pay a lot of attention to the authors unless they really caught my attention. I was familiar with the name – Hugh B. Cave – but I couldn’t tell you much about his writing. Long Live Continue reading
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THE INGENIOUS – Darius Hinks
This was wildly unusual. And I like that! The city of Athanor is a lot like what Australia had been – a place to send criminals. And while the criminals sent to Athanor were typically political exiles that criminal element has taken the city and turned it into one of the seediest, most violent communities. Continue reading
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THE UPLOADED – Ferrett Steinmetz
I had read Ferrett Steinmetz’s ‘Mancer’ series and despite rave reviews by so many, I could never quite see what the fuss was all about. Reading the slug line for this book I thought the concept sounded really interesting so I thought I’d give Steinmetz another go. The concept: In the not-too-distant future, as more Continue reading
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KILLING IN C SHARP – Alexia Gordon
Killing in C Sharp is the third book in the outstanding Gethsemane Brown Mystery series by Alexia Gordon. Gethsemane Brown is a conductor/musician/teacher. She is currently living in Ireland (read the first two books to learn more about why she is in Ireland). The house she is living in has been haunted by the previous Continue reading
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THE CHESSMEN – Peter May
The Chessmen by Peter May is the third book in The Lewis Trilogy. I’ve read the first book and reviewed here on my blog. I enjoyed much of that first book but only gave it three stars because, being the first book in a trilogy it was mostly story and character set-up and lacked a Continue reading
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THE NOT-SO-BRAVE PENGUIN – Steve Smallman
The Not-So-Brave Penguin by Steve Smallman is an adorable little book. Who doesn’t love penguins? And who can resist a not-so-brave penguin that steps up and does something brave? Percy and Posy are young penguins. Percy is outgoing and adventurous while Posy is cautious and timid. Percy loves to slide down icy slopes on his Continue reading
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THE SILENT ARMY – James A. Moore
Another James A. Moore book! Yes! This one was a little ways back in my ARC queue, but I’m always happy now to read some great fantasy from the hands of a modern master. And if you’re not sure if this will be exciting enough for you, take note of that slug line on the Continue reading
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I ONLY KILLED HIM ONCE -Adam Christopher
Raymond Electromatic is an assassin. An assassin posing as a private gumshoe. Raymond Electromatic is also a robot. And not just any robot … he is the last robot since the Department of Robot Labor (DORL) saw to the end of robot production. Ray Electromatic is very good at his job but he has one Continue reading
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RECENTERING THE UNIVERSE – Ron Miller
This is a really interesting little book! This is a history/science book targeted at an advanced middle school reader, but really it’s the perfect book for someone like myself. As a youngster I probably wouldn’t have cared for this book too much. There are a lot of names that don’t roll off the tongue, and Continue reading
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GOLDEN SON – Pierce Brown
Golden Son is the second book in Pierce Brown’s Red Rising series. The first book, Red Rising, really took me by surprise (in a good way) and I have the most recent book in my ARC queue so I thought I’d better get caught up with the series. Darrow grew up as a ‘Red’ – Continue reading
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THE HIDDEN MACHINERY – Margot Livesey
I was not at all familiar with Margot Livesey before reading this. When I requested this book I was on a bit of a kick to read books about writing (if you’ve been following my blog you can probably recall a few titles that have been reviewed here). I was also attracted to the very Continue reading
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quotes – Jan 2019
From my first post of book quotes I wrote: For about as long as I have been reading, I have collected quotes. What makes a good quote? I think it’s a snippet of writing that speaks volumes. It is the prose version of a poem – something that, in a condensed manner, waxes philosophic on Continue reading
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