• Fantasy Anthology

    Book Review: Boondocks Fantasy, edited by Jean Rabe & Martin H. Greenberg 

    Published on 04-25-2011 10:33 AM  Number of Views: 430 
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    2. 3.5 Stars
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    Boondocks Fantasy, edited by Jean Rabe & Martin H. Greenberg
    Reviewed by Joshua Palmatier

    Publisher:DAW
    Year Published: 2011

    This is obviously a take on the "urban" fantasy trend in the market right now, taking us back to the sticks instead of into the city streets. I enjoyed most of the stories in this anthology and it was good overall. One story stood out above the others--Brian A Hopkins? Black Rider--but there were plenty of good stories in here. A good range of lighthearted all the way up to rather dark. My favorite "light" story was Raymond Benson?s The Devil is a Gentleman. Here are my thoughts on each individual story:
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    Book Review: Crime Spells, edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Loren L. Coleman 

    Published on 05-28-2010 03:20 PM  Number of Views: 576 
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    1. Anthology
    2. Fantasy
    3. Fantasy Anthology
    4. Dark Fantasy
    5. Modern/Urban Fantasy
    6. 3.5 Stars
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    Crime Spells, edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Loren L. Coleman
    Reviewed by Joshua Palmatier

    Publisher:DAW
    Year Published: 2009

    Web Ginn House by Phaedra Weldon: A good story with an interesting voice for the main character, who uses her ability to travel outside her body to earn a living. This new case presents her with some . . . unexpected problems. I liked the setup for the character and her career, but the case itself felt a little unwieldy. There were too many things going on and in the end they didn?t get connected as well as I would have liked. ...
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    Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies, edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Kerrie Hughes 

    Published on 03-29-2010 05:17 PM  Number of Views: 3706 
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    2. 2.5 Stars
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    Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies, edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Kerrie Hughes
    Reviewed by Joshua Palmatier

    Publisher: DAW
    Year Published: 2009
    ISBN: 978-0756405823


    This is an anthology of "creatures of the night". Reviews of each story in the antho are presented here:

    Death Mask by Jody Lynn Nye: This was a zombie raccoon story, where the raccoons come up against a farmer who doesn?t agree with the idea that you need to commune with nature. It was an OK story, but I had a hard time getting used to the voice of the farmer character, which threw me off. ...
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