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THE ALBINO’S SECRET – Michael Moorcock and Mark Hodder
I read a fair amount of Michael Moorcock, having been really fascinated by his hero, Elric, an albino prince in a fantasy land, and then relishing his Eternal Champion, which combined the familiar (to me) Elric other characters in Moorcock’s body of work. Somehow, however, I missed the first book in Moorcock’s “Metatemporal Detective” series. Continue reading
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DON’T STOP – Alan Light
I am not an ardent Fleetwood Mac fanatic. I have perhaps four of their albums, purchased between the mid-1970’s and mid-80’s and of course I listened to them on the radio back in those pre-internet days. And while they are someone I listened to, they definitely took a backseat to bands like the Beatles, the Continue reading
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THE WORLD OF BLACK HAMMER VOL. 5 – graphic novel
I was/am unfamiliar with the Black Hammer graphic novel series, but when this came available to me and I saw Jeff Lemire’s name, Geoff Johns’ name, and Patton Oswalt’s name in the credits I thought it was worth checking out. The book appears to be a graphic novel anthology. There are eight stories collected here, Continue reading
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SILVER ECHOES – Rebecca Rosenberg
Rebecca Rosenberg’s Silver Echoes is compelling historical fiction based on real people and events set in the early 20th century. We mostly follow Silver Dollar Tabor – the daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor who made their fortune during the silver mine boom in Colorado and were among the country’s elite. Silver hopes to use her Continue reading
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THE KILLING STONES – Ann Cleeves
It feels good to be with DI Jimmy Perez again. I am a fan of the Shetland books series and television series, even with DI Perez moving on, but there’s definitely something unique and comforting about Jimmy Perez. DI Jimmy Perez has moved from Shetland to Orkney with his partner Willow Reeves who is currently Continue reading
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SOMETHING WICKED – Falon Ballard
In the country of Avon, Callum, the son of the recently deposed ruler, is determined to become the country’s next leader. But to do so, he must kill his ailing father. Callum is an unusual aristocrat as he’s got both a conscience and strong morals. He wants to do right by the country. Callum’s sister Continue reading
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A GARGOYLE’S GUIDE TO MURDER – Gigi Pandian
Oh, it is so nice to have another Accidental Alchemist mystery book! Zoe Faust is a very old alchemist. Very old. Like 300 years old. Though she doesn’t look much older than 30. She currently lives in Oregon with Dorian Robert-Houdin – a gargoyle who was brought to ‘life’ by some backward alchemy. Now he is Continue reading
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BLADE RUNNER 2039: THE COMPLETE SERIES OMNIBUS – graphic novel
I’m a very big fan of Philip K Dick, his novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and the two feature-length Blade Runner movies (the original would probably make my top five favorite films of all time). I’ve not read any of the sequel novels by K. W. Jeter, nor, prior to this, have I read any of Continue reading
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WILD AS THE STARS – Kerry Chaput
It is the late 1920’s in an alternate universe where magic is banned alongside booze during Prohibition. Eleanora ‘Nora’ Cleary has dreams of performing her magical tap dance on the stage but Prohibition has meant that she has to keep her magic ability a secret. Fear of those with magic powers has pervaded the general Continue reading
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A PLAY ABOUT A CURSE – Caroline Macon Fleischer
Corey is a young woman with dreams of a life in the theatre. Maxine is the respected, award-winning dramatist currently leading a workshop where she encourages Corey. But when Maxine destroys Corey’s hopes at a collaboration, the young mentee seeks revenge. That revenge comes by way of a curse, drawn on dark powers, that will Continue reading
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JUMPSCARE – graphic novel
Collecting the first four issues of the comic book by the same name, Jumpscare is a new sort of superhero. A young woman who happens to be a huge fan of horror/slasher/grindhouse films is bestowed with a unique power – she can call up (and use) any movie weapon from any horror film she’s ever Continue reading
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THE SHIVERS COLLECTION
This is five short story/novelettes by five leading authors writing in the horror/dark fantasy genre. It seems like every decade or so, publishers try to find a way to capitalize on short fiction. I can recall working in a bookstore (the 90’s?) when some of the big publishers tried marketing short stories and novellas in Continue reading
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