• Dark Fantasy

    Published on 07-31-2010 02:53 PM  Number of Views: 961 
    Categories:
    1. Fantasy
    2. Dark Fantasy
    3. 3.5 Stars
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    A Local Habitation, by Seanan McGuire
    Reviewed by Joshua Palmatier

    Publisher:DAW
    Year Published: 2010

    A Local Habitation is Seanan McGuires' second book in her October Daye series. I read the first one and enjoyed the writing and the characters and the worldbuilding, but felt that there was some random wandering around in the middle of the novel. ...
    Published on 05-28-2010 02:20 PM  Number of Views: 175 
    Categories:
    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. ...
    Published on 05-24-2010 10:29 PM  Number of Views: 345 
    Categories:
    1. Horror
    2. Dark Fantasy
    3. 5.0 Stars
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    Bigfoot War, by Eric S. Brown
    Reviewed by G. A. Bixler

    Publisher:Coscom Entertainment
    Year Published: 2010

    Eric S. Brown, according to his bio, has been called "The King of the Zombies;" however, since I had never read any of his work before, I would have to think that he might also now become King of the BigFoot!

    Bigfoot War is not for those who cannot appreciate a great slasher or splatter book or movie. Soooo, you are now warned... ...
    Published on 04-22-2010 01:44 PM  Number of Views: 348 
    Categories:
    1. Dark Fantasy
    2. 4.5 Stars
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    The Night Watch, by Sergei Lukyanenko
    Reviewed by S. J. Higbee

    Publisher: AST (Russian edition), William Heinemann (UK edition), Miramax (USA edition)
    Year Published: 1998
    ISBN: 5-237-01511-5

    Enjoy reading fantasy with a distinctly different feel? What about a world that raises issues that keep tickling the edges of your brain long after you’ve put the book down? If so, then reach for The Night Watch - you’re in for a treat. ...
    Published on 04-03-2010 08:19 PM  Number of Views: 226 
    Categories:
    1. Dark Fantasy
    2. 4.5 Stars
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    Mall of Cthulhu, by Seamus Cooper
    Reviewed by Trudy Myers

    Publisher: Night Shade Books
    Year Published: 2009
    ISBN: 978-1597801270

    At some point between my agreeing to review this book and its arrival on my doorstep, I slapped my forehead and cried out, "What was I thinking? I hate Lovecraft!" Luckily for me, Seamus Cooper did not try to re-create Lovecraft's style, only tell a story that had some connection with Lovecraft's universe. ...
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