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Published on January 11, 2013 @ 2:24 PM Number of Views: 656
Tricked, by Kevin Hearne
Publisher: Del Rey
Pub Date: May 2012
Reviewer: Joshua Palmatier
Rating: 4 out of 5
Tricked is the fourth novel in Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles and picks up fairly close to the previous novel, Hammered. I've certainly enjoyed this series so far, and look forward to the next book, Trapped.
This book starts off with the main character, Atticus, attempting to leave his old life behind, taking his new apprentice with ...Published on January 6, 2013 @ 5:18 PM Number of Views: 1830
Eutopia, by David Nickel
Publisher: Chi-Zine Publications
Published: 2011
Reviewer; Michael D. Griffiths
Stars: 4/5
Eutopia, by David Nickel is a hard book to fit into an established genre. One might be tended to label it as Horror, however it could also be considered Historical Fantasy or even Dark Fantasy. But whatever it might be termed, Eutopia is a powerful book that takes the reader on an intense and ...Published on January 1, 2013 @ 10:49 AM Number of Views: 343Categories:
Thief's Covenant, by Ari Marmell
Publisher: Pyr
Publish Date: February 2012
Reviewer: Joshua Palmatier
Rating: 4/5
This is the first book by Ari Marmell that I've read, but after this I'll definitely be reading more. Thief's Covenant is the first book in this young adult series, called Widdershins.
The main premise is that Widdershins is a thief who once had a chance to become part of the aristocracy, but a horrific event forced her ...Published on December 28, 2012 @ 3:36 PM Number of Views: 459Categories:
The Bridge, by Janine Ellen Young
Published by; Aspect
Published: 2000
Reviewed by: SJ Higbee
Stars: 4/5
This book was nominated for a Philip K. Dick Award – and after reading it, I can see why…
When the Ring aliens first thought to contact other worlds, they gave no consideration to the fact that other species might be constructed differently from them. Deep-space dwellers, more like large and complex bundles of genetic information than physical ...Published on December 23, 2012 @ 1:10 PM Number of Views: 367Categories:
The Art of Assassin's Creed III, by Andy McVittie
Reviewed by Michael D. Griffiths
Publisher: Titan Books
Year Published: 2012
Rating: 4/5 Stars
The Art of Assassin's Creed III, by Andy McVittie is quite an undertaking and a pleasure to behold. Before I go further, I should mention a few things. First, this is not a graphic novel as much as a showcase for the intense artwork that has helped form the video game Assassin's Creed III. I should ...Published on December 19, 2012 @ 10:52 AM Number of Views: 736Categories:
Blackout, by Mira Grant
Publisher: Orbit
Pub Date: June 2012
Reviewer: Joshua Palmatier
Rating: 5/5
This is the third and final book in Mira Grant's Newsflesh series. The first book blew me away, and while the second book wasn't as good as the first, it still rocked. I was looking forward to the third book, and read it as soon as I could.
The basic premise is that the news group has discovered that the outbreak caused by the hurricane ...by Published on December 17, 2012 @ 5:47 PM
"It's finally here, the second book in the Fenaday/Shasti Chronicle (sequel to Was Once a Hero) Just in time for the holidays, death and adventure among the stars, featuring a foreword by Babylon5's own Claudia Christian."
Fearful Symmetry
Foreword by Claudia Christian:
"Fearful Symmetry is well named. There is fear, as well as is hope in this fast-paced tale of action and thoughtful adventure. Edward McKeown has written a gripping story of espionage, ...Published on December 16, 2012 @ 8:16 AM Number of Views: 704Categories:
The Alchemist of Souls, Book 1 of the Night's Masque series, by Anne Lyle
Published by: Angry Robot Books
Released: 2012
Reviewed by SJ Higbee
Stars: 3.5
I'd had Anne Lyle's historical fantasy debut on my radar for a while, but when I got to meet her again at Fantasycon this year, I also picked up her book and tucked into it on the journey home...
When a Tudor explorer returned from the New World, they brought back a name out of half-forgotten ...Published on December 12, 2012 @ 12:17 PM Number of Views: 426Categories:
Janna Fangfingers, by Jim McPherson
Genre: Fantasy
Reviewed by: Clair Nash
Stars: 3.5/5
Janna Fangfingers, written by Jim McPherson, is an epic tale of tails, vampires, witches, devils, gods, deviants, extra-terrestrial beings, zombies, multiple dimensions and more. Set in a modern place called Aka Godbad City, McPherson takes his readers on a journey through a story within the story, as told by the famous "Legendarian" Jordan or Jordy Tethys.
Tethys ...Published on December 2, 2012 @ 12:13 PM Number of Views: 656Categories:
Late Eclipses, by Seanan McGuire
Publisher: DAW Books
Pub Date: March 2011
Reviewer: Joshua Palmatier
Rating: 3/5 stars
This is the fourth book in Seanan McGuire's October Dayeurban fantasy series, about changeling Toby Daye, a knight of the faerie court, who looks into mysteries involving the fae for her liege Duke Sylvester Torquill. I'm enjoying this series, although not as much as I enjoy Seanan's zombie trilogy Newsfleshwritten under her pseudonym ...Published on November 30, 2012 @ 3:25 PM Number of Views: 922Categories:
Alien, The Illustrated Story, by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson
Reviewed by Michael D. Griffiths
Publisher: Titan Books
Year Published: 2012
Rating; 4/5 Stars
Alien, the Illustrated Story is quite an epic undertaking. It is even more impressive that it occurred 33 years ago. I am a big fan of the movie Alien and might be one of the few people reading this that actually saw it in the theater. It is a movie that has more than stood the test of time. ...Published on November 29, 2012 @ 5:40 AM Number of Views: 404Categories:
The Outlaw Prince
Published by Dark Horse Comics
80 pages
$12.99.
As in all media, there are works in comics which seem to elevate the potential of the form. These are the stories that you read and then think, “Why can’t MORE comic books be like this?” Here’s another occasion to ask yourself that question: a four-color tale called The Outlaw Prince.
The first of a set of four volumes planned, Prince begins a retelling of The Outlaw of Torn, a novel ...Published on November 27, 2012 @ 7:36 PM Number of Views: 1192Categories:
Stormdancer, The Lotus War Book One, by Jay Kristoff
Review by Brandy Tucker
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin’s Press, New York
Year Published: 2012
Rating; 4/5 Stars
I simply loved this book! What an imagination! Kristoff has set mine in motion. As you read this book, you can see the action in your mind’s eye. The imagery is fascinating. The story has everything you could want in a story -- drama, romance, betrayal, political uprising, and at the ...Published on November 23, 2012 @ 12:36 PM Number of Views: 579Categories:
Vampyric Variations, by Nancy Kilpatrick
Reviewed by Michael D. Griffiths
Publisher: Edge Publications
Year Published: 2012
Rating; 4 Stars
Nancy Kilpatrick is quite an active author. She focuses on the dark side of existence and is one of premiere vampire tale spinners of our current era. I, however, had never gotten a chance to read more than a few short stories of her work, before I got my hands on Vampyric Varations. I would also like to point ...Published on November 20, 2012 @ 9:21 PM Number of Views: 690Categories:
Hammered: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Three, by Kevin Hearne
Publisher: Del Rey
Pub Date: July 2011
Reviewer: Joshua Palmatier
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Hammered is the third book in Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles, which I discovered when he was on my panel at Comic Con. I love this series, and moved immediately from the second book to this one.
The premise of the book is that Atticus' debts have come due. During the first ...Published on November 18, 2012 @ 11:53 AM Number of Views: 353Categories:
Paths to Divinity, by Joseph DiCristofano
Reviewed by Michael D. Griffiths
Publisher: Lulu
Year Published: 2009
Rating: 2 out of 5
Paths to Divinity, by Joseph DiCristofano is a self-published series of short stories that orbit several types of Speculative Fiction. Everything from Supernatural Adventure, to Horror, and even Fantasy can be found within the pages of what claims to be volume one of a series. The book itself is rather short. There are only ...Published on November 17, 2012 @ 2:04 PM Number of Views: 319Categories:
Michael:Let's start with the whole credits thing. What published works do you have out there and what side projects are you working on? (Also if you are members of any groups or work for writer types of things feel free to give them a little shout out here.)
Scott: Mythica: Genesis is my first published novel. I am currently working on a follow-up series to Genesis that will span several books, with the first installment, Mythica: Dark Uprising, slated for release in spring 2013. ...Published on October 31, 2012 @ 3:14 PM Number of Views: 485
Alien Proliferation, by Gini Koch
Reviewed by Jshua Palmatier
Publisher: [COLOR=black]Daw Books
Year Published: 2011
Rating: 4 out of 5
This is the fourth book in Gini Koch's Alien series. I've enjoyed all of them, mostly because they are so action-packed and because the characters are fun to follow. The plots are convoluted and over-the-edge in the believability factor, but the whole point is just to have fun. The books aren't intended to be taken too ...Published on October 28, 2012 @ 10:28 AM Number of Views: 510
Wildcatter, by Dave Duncan
Reviewed by David Hodge
Publisher: Edge Publishing
Year Published: 2012
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
In the universe of Wildcatter, interstellar travel is too expensive, too slow, and too unreliable due to variable time slip (dilation) to generate much trade in things. Most exploration and exploitation are in information. The life on new worlds generates new drugs and other useful chemicals. This effort is dominated by “multinational” ...Published on October 25, 2012 @ 10:07 AM Number of Views: 560Categories:
The Lamplighters, by Frazer Lee
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Pub Date: 2011
Reviewer: Michael D. Griffiths
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
The Lamplighters, by Frazer Lee is the third book by Samhain Publishing that I have read and so far it is my favorite. Lee takes the reader into a unique landscape and story line. As I have said in other reviews, in the world of modern horror it is difficult to take a new twist or find an environment that has not been explored, ...
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