• Mixed Genre Anthology

    Book Review: Full Dark, No Stars, by Stephen King 

    Published on 02-03-2012 09:01 AM  Number of Views: 57 
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    2. 3.0 Stars
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    Full Dark, No Stars, by Stephen King
    Reviewed by Dave Felts
    Year First Published: 2010
    Rating: (3/5)

    It's been long while since I've read a Stephen King book. I think the last one was one of his Dark Tower books, and I couldn't tell you when that was. I thought The Stand was fantastic and have read it 3 or 4 times, but not in a long while. It's one of my favorites, but then I have a weakness for post-apocalyptic stuff. I remember some of his short stories too, though I couldn't tell you any titles. I haven't deliberately decided to avoid his stuff, I just kind of.... stop noticing it I guess. Plus his books tend to be very long and require a hefty investment of time to finish. And I haven't been reading as much as I used to. ...
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    Review: Triangulation: Dark Glass, by Pete Butler 

    Published on 04-22-2010 02:20 PM  Number of Views: 603 
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    Triangulation: Dark Glass, by Pete Butler
    Reviewed by Joshua Palmatier

    Publisher: PARSEC Ink
    Year Published: 2009
    ISBN: 978-0578031033

    This is the first time I?ve ever read, let alone reviewed, an anthology published by a small press. I have to say the experience was interesting. I thought that the stories had much more of an edge to them regarding originality of story concepts, the authors playing with ideas that weren?t as standard or as accepted in the mainstream, such as different types of POV characters, or worlds that were leaning farther away from our own than usual. For this reason alone, I think I?ll continue reading small press anthologies when I get the chance. For fantasy and science fiction, it?s often the idea that makes the world cool, so pushing the envelope is definitely a good thing. ...
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    Book Review: Bones of the World, edited by Bruce Holland Rogers 

    Published on 03-02-2010 03:33 PM  Number of Views: 1276 
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    2. 4.5 Stars
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    Bones of the World, edited by Bruce Holland Rogers
    Reviewed by David L. Felts


    Publisher: SFFNet
    Date Published: 2001

    Bones of the World is the fourth volume in the Darkfire anthology series published by SFFNet. As with the three previous volumes, this one is themed. Here, Mr. Rogers has challenged his writers to deliver tales set in the far, far future, to deliver tales about endings. There's a song by Semisonic titled Closing Time that contains the line "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." This book embodies this; it isn't just about things ending, it's also about new beginnings. ...
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