SF/Fantasy – Page 44 – Looking For a Good Book

September 27, 2018

SOLERI – Michael Johnston

Soleri is an epic fantasy that captures a touch of ancient Egyptian mythology and mixes it with the high drama of a Shakespearean tragedy by Michael Johnston. One family has ruled the Soleri Empire for longer than the calendars have been recording the history – nearly 3,000 years. No one has seen this family, described… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

September 25, 2018

BLACKWELLS AND THE BRINY DEEP – Philippa Dowding

Next up from the fabulous Philippa Dowding is the next book in her Weird Stories Gone Wrong series. This is not a sequential series in which you must read each book in order, but instead this is a series in which you can always expect to be entertained and spooked out just a little bit.… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

September 21, 2018

THE PLASTIC MAGICIAN – Charlie N. Holmberg

I’ve been quite a fan of the Paper Magician series by Charlie N. Holmberg. I’ve recommended the series to many people and every one has come back to tell me how much they’ve enjoyed it. Now Holmberg is keeping the series alive with what is part sequel and part spin-off. There’s still plenty of magic… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

September 14, 2018

BLOOD’S A ROVER – Harlan Ellison

I was reading both this book, and one other book by Harlan Ellison, when Harlan passed away. While I am always reading more than one book at a time, it’s rare that I am reading more than one by the same author (that other book is Ellison’s original teleplay of “City on the Edge of… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

September 10, 2018

HAUNTED NIGHTS – Ellen Datlow & Lisa Morton, editors

You know that when you pick up a book edited by Ellen Datlow you’re bound to get some really nice fiction. This volume is no exception. Haunted Nights is a collection of short stories with a Halloween theme. That’s a pretty narrow window for reading on a theme (it’s not like Christmas when people typically… Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, SHORT FICTION

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, SF/Fantasy, Short Stories

September 3, 2018

9 FROM NINE WORLDS – Rick Riordan

How do you appeal to the younger (late elementary/middle school) readers? You give them a popular series with some recognizable characters and you add some crude humor (“Thor was letting out farts like a sputtering engine.”). This book is nine short stories told from the point of view of different characters. We start with Asgard:… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, MYTHOLOGY, SF/FANTASY, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Mythology/Legend, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

August 27, 2018

THE BROKEN ONES – Danielle L. Jensen

I had only just finished the initial trilogy (The Malediction Trilogy) by Danielle L. Jensen when I began this book, a prequel. It was definitely nice to have some of these characters very fresh in my mind as I went in to this. I wasn’t entirely enamored of the trilogy. I thought that the first… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

August 17, 2018

AURORA – Kim Stanley Robinson

You can’t go into a Kim Stanley Robinson novel expecting a fast, light read. Robinson typically writes compelling epics with a large cast of characters and Aurora is right in there – a classic Kim Stanley Robinson novel. Humanity’s efforts to colonize beyond our own solar system take a step closer to reality as a… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

August 16, 2018

ALEX AND THE OTHER – Philippa Dowding

Not since the Goosebumps series have we had good ‘weird’ stories for young readers until Philippa Dowding began her Weird Stories Gone Wrong series. Alex and the Other is the fourth in this series, and though I’ve only previously read the first book in the collection, it’s definitely a series to consider – especially if… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

August 14, 2018

A CROWN OF WISHES – Roshani Chokshi

Roshani Chokshi’s A Crow of Wishes is a follow-up to her novel The Star-Touched Queen, which I have not read. There were times I felt as though I’d missed out on something, but for the most part, this novel reads smoothly as a stand-alone. The story follows two members of royalty – Princess Gauri and… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mythology/Legend, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

August 13, 2018

DEBT COLLECTOR: SEASON ONE – Susan Kaye Quinn

There are some perks to reviewing books (of course). One is getting a chance to read new books by favorite authors, but perhaps the greater perks is ‘finding’ new talent. More often, however, we find the ‘almost-but-not-quite’ talent. Debt Collector Season One, by Susan Kaye Quinn falls into the latter category. In a dark, noir… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, SHORT FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Short Stories

August 8, 2018

WARRIOR WITCH – Danielle L. Jensen

Warrior Witch concludes the Malediction Trilogy and I … I … I just don’t know what to make of it. The series started off quite nicely with Stolen Songbird, but the follow-up, Hidden Huntress, lost the magic that made Songbird a success. (If you are on my blog, then you can do a quick search… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult