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UNITED STATES OF JAPAN – Peter Tieryas
Following in the vein of alternate history works, like Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle, comes United States of Japan, by Peter Tieryas in which, well, you can probably guess it, Japan was the winner of World War II and took control of the United States (the West Coast, at least). This… Continue reading
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THE RED MAGICIAN – Lisa Goldstein
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE In a small European village, a young girl named Kicsi observes how a town is forced into the modern world and forced to see the hatred in the world. A strange magician, by the name of Voros comes to town. Kicsi is fascinated by this man, a man who claims… Continue reading
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RUBBER SOUL – Greg Kihn
I’ll start off by admitting that I really enjoyed this book. This semi-biographical mystery appears to follow the early days and rise of the Beatles. The book primarily follows “Dust Bin” Bob who meets John, Paul, Stu Sutcliffe and George before they become the famous Beatles. Given the nickname “Dust Bin” by John Lennon, Bob… Continue reading
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THE RETURNED, PART III – Peter David
A couple of disclosures: This is part three of a three-part series, and while I read/reviewed the first book (see that review here), I did not receive a review copy of the second part. One of the things I noted in the first book is that it isn’t a stand-alone book. The three books must… Continue reading
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JACK THE RIPPER – graphic novel
“The neighborhood was a maze. And now it had its minotaur…” This line, from relatively early in the book, had me hooked to this story, and the artwork by Jean-Charles Poupard is beautiful. The title says it all. This is a Jack the Ripper story, but the twist to it is the connection author François Debois… Continue reading
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STORMTRACK – James Sutherland
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A BOOK FROM MY SHELF Reading old science fiction, which was set in the future at the time the book was written, but which is now in our past, can be a real hoot! Parts of this story are frighteningly real today, but some of it just makes me shake my head.… Continue reading
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CLOWNFELLAS – Carlton Mellick III
Alright… so ‘bizarro’ fiction has become a “thing.” I mean … I know that there’s been bizarro fiction for a long time (I think I was writing it back in the 80’s), but it hasn’t always had its current classification (it was speculative fiction, with a twist back then). Now it’s its own genre. And… Continue reading
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WARREN THE 13TH AND THE ALL-SEEING EYE – Tania del Rio and Will Staehle
Warren, the 13th, is a twelve-year-old bellhop in a strange hotel that rarely sees any guests. Warren will inherit the hotel, which was started by the first Warren in a successive line of Warrens. Also in the hotel is Warren’s Aunt Anaconda who has taken over the management of the hotel, but Warren knows that… Continue reading
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CITIES AT SEA – Martin Simons
This was a very interesting idea for a YA novel, but it fails to trust that the YA reader is capable of complex thought. A thousand years in the future, all the major cities in the world are floating on giant rafts, using ocean currents to navigate. A young girl, Sal, meets with a genetic… Continue reading
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LITTLE NEMO: RETURN TO SLUMBERLAND – graphic novel
Not too long ago I reviewed a book about Winsor McCay, titled Wide Awake in Slumberland (you can see that review here). Fortuitous timing as I would otherwise not understand the background for this beautiful graphic novel, Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland. King Morpheus’ daughter, the Princess of Slumberland, is looking for a new playmate.… Continue reading
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THE AERONAUT’S WINDLASS – Jim Butcher
Let’s be honest. Most of us are going to read this book because of the author’s name. We probably all really like the Dresden Files books and we’re going to be faithful to the author and read this new series. Lightning does strike twice, after all. And those who don’t pick this up because of… Continue reading
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