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STORMBRINGER – Michael Moorcock
In this collection of Elric novellas we have “Dead God’s Homecoming,” “Black Sword’s Brothers,” “Sad Giant’s Shield,” and “Doomed Lord’s Passing.” In the first story, Elric’s wife, Zarozinia, is kidnapped by some beings out of chaos, on the behest of a resurrected god named Darnizhaan. Darnizhaan was killed by a soul-drinking Black Sword. Not Elric’s Stormbringer,… Continue reading
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THE FERRYMAN – Justin Cronin
If you were to combine a sci-fi read like Logan’s Run with a concept like Russian nesting dolls, and you might get a book like Justin Cronin’s The Ferryman. Prospera is a remote paradise, created by a mystery person known only as The Designer. In Prospera, citizens live long, fulfilling lives, away from the horrors of… Continue reading
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THE HORN – John Clellon Holmes
There have been changes in the jazz music scene and Edgar Pool (nicknamed “The Horn” by the young cats) has straddled a couple of the big changes, all the while staying true to his own sound. But jazz is more than just a sound – it’s a way of life. The music, the booze, the… Continue reading
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SEASONAL FEARS – Seanan McGuire
What if young love lasted forever? Harry March is a 17 year old high school athlete madly in love with his sweetheart, Melanie Cosgrove. Melanie is a frail girl, always suffering and constantly on the verge of dying from a heart disease. One day they both collapse at the football field, but when Melanie wakes… Continue reading
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BURNING QUESTIONS – Margaret Atwood
Burning Questions is a collection of essays, speeches, book reviews, book forewords, and other non-fiction miscellany from the pen and wit of the incredible Margaret Atwood. Collected works starting from 2004 and on up through 2021, the range of material here is so vast it practically defies description. It is most fascinating to see the different… Continue reading
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THE URBAN SKETCHING HANDBOOK: SPOTLIGHT ON NATURE – Virginia Hein & Gail L. Wong
I really love this art book series! As I’ve noted before, in the review of one of the other books in the series, there is no shortage of ‘how to’ art books. I’ve bought more than a handful myself, and rarely do I come away actually feeling enlightened in regards to a new technique or… Continue reading
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STAR MOTHER and STAR FATHER – Charlie N. Holmberg
When a star dies it must be replaced and a star is replaced when a god mates with a human and the human gives birth to a star. A new star is needed and the Sun God is looking for a human to provide the mortal womb. The Sun God has selected the village of… Continue reading
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ALL THE SECRETS OF THE WORLD – Steve Almond
Steve Almond has written a novel? That’s really good news. It’s better news that this is a really powerful, epic novel. The book begins almost as a YA angst story when two 13 year-olds from very different social and economic backgrounds are assigned to work together on a school project. The teacher believes it is… Continue reading
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DAMNIFICADOS – JJ Amaworo Wilson
In the heart of a large city in a Latin American country is a once-abandoned high-rise tower. It is now filled with squatters – families with nowhere else to as well as loners just looking for a safe place to dwell. These are the ‘damnificados’ – the unwanted; those damned to dwell where no one… Continue reading
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CITY OF MAGIC – Avi
It is 1492 and King Claudio has heard that someone in Venice has written a manuscript that explains a magical method for making money. King Claudio then orders Magnus the Magnificent (and Fabrizio, Magnus’s assistant) to go to Venice and steal the manuscript. To fail will mean death, but Venice doesn’t look kindly on magic or magicians and to… Continue reading
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THE CABINET – Kim Un-su
Mr. Kong is a dedicated and concerned office worker whose job is to watch over the special Cabinet 13. Cabinet 13 looks like any other ordinary office cabinet full of folders stuffed with papers, but Cabinet 13 may contain some of the most precious information for the future of mankind. Cabinet 13 contains the stories… Continue reading
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ELRIC OF MELNIBONÉ – Michael Moorcock
I first read Elric of Melniboné in the late 1970’s and I’ve had my DAW Books edition of this series sitting on a bookshelf because I’ve been wanting to reread not just the Elric books, but the entire ‘Eternal Champion’ books again. But I’ve been really tied up with a backlog of ARC books so all I’ve… Continue reading
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