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Published on December 12, 2012 @ 12:17 PM Number of Views: 427Categories:
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 October 20, 2012 @ 5:43 PM Number of Views: 561Categories:
Even White Trash Zombies get the Blues, by Diana Rowland
Publisher: DAW Books
Pub Date: July 2012
Reviewer: Joshua Palmatier
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
I was looking forward to reading Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues, the second book in Diana Rowland's White Trash Zombie series, since I finished the first book. I really liked the first book--the writing, the character, the storyline, and the treatment of zombies. So I got to this one as soon ...Published on July 8, 2012 @ 3:36 PM Number of Views: 105Categories:
Napier’s Bones, by Derryl Murphy
Publisher: Chizine Publications
Pub Date: 2011
Reviewer: Michael D. Griffiths
Rating: (3.5/5)
Napier’s Bones, by Derryl Murphy is a very original novel. In centers around Don who is a numberate. A numberate is a person that can create powerful magical effects through the control of numbers. Almost at once, three important and intense things happen to Dom. First he has a shadow of a dead numerate named Billy move into ...Published on May 30, 2012 @ 9:09 AM Number of Views: 241Categories:
Silence, by Michelle Sagara
Publisher: DAW
Published: May 2012
Reviewer: Joshua Palmatier
Rating: (3/5)
Silence is Michelle Sagara's first book in the new Queen of the Dead urban fantasy series. As most of you know, I'm not a huge fan of urban fantasy, but I love Michelle's other fantasy books, so I decided to give this one a try.
The main story revolves around Emma, who lost her father a while ago, and has recently lost her boyfriend ...Published on May 12, 2012 @ 8:41 PM Number of Views: 263Categories:
The Gargoyle Prophecies Part I: The Savior Rises, by Christopher C. Payne
Published by Journalstone
Copyright 2010
Reviewed by Michael D. Griffiths
Rating: (3.5/5)
The Gargoyle Prophecies is the first in what promises to be a series that centers around a most improbable heroine. Stefani is a virgin topless dancer and if that was not hard enough to believe, she is also the ‘Chosen One’ who will either lead the Gargoyles into a new age or bring doom down ...Published on April 22, 2012 @ 9:04 AM Number of Views: 566Categories:
In the Mean Time, by Paul Tremblay
Published by Chizine,
Copyright 2010
Reviewed by Ivana Reynolds-Boyle
Rating: (4/5)
In the Mean Time is a compilation of fifteen short stories written by Paul Tremblay. Each story is distinct from the next although there are common themes of turmoil and transition, which are alluded to by the title of the book.
The Teacher: The opening story is about a high school girl, Kate, and her unconventional teacher, Mr. Sorent. Kate goes through a transformation, both in attitude and perspective, as she and her classmates progress through Mr. Sorent’s questionable curriculum. ...Published on April 19, 2012 @ 9:44 PM Number of Views: 375Categories:
Discount Armageddon, by Seanan McGuire
Published by Daw
Copyright 2011
Reviewed by Joshua Palmatier
Rating: (3/5)
This is the first book in a new series from Seanan McGuire, best known for her October Daye urban fantasy novels featuring Toby Daye and the fae living among us. Those novels are rather dark in tone and nature, with nearly all of the fae creatures tending toward their more wicked and tricksy original roots. ...Published on April 8, 2012 @ 3:21 PM Number of Views: 584
Eternal Aftermath, by Michael D. Griffiths
Reviewed by SJ Higbee
Publisher: Living Dead Press
Year Published: 2011
Rating: (4/5)
I read the Kindle edition of this book, as it was quicker and cheaper than waiting for the printed edition to plop through the letterbox – and this, after all, is what I bought my Kindle for in the first place… ...Published on April 4, 2012 @ 10:08 PM Number of Views: 676Categories:
In an Iron Cage, The Magic of Steampunk edited by Danielle Ackely-McPhail
Reviewed by Michael D. Griffiths
Publisher: Dark Quest
Year Published: 2011
Rating: (3.5/5)
In an Iron Cage, The Magic of Steampunk is a fourteen story anthology edited by Danielle Ackey-McPhail, Electra Hammond, and Neal Levin. Steampunk seems to be getting more popular each year. Whether it is new Hollywood blockbusters, full length novels, or numerous anthologies, Steampunk is being exposed and enjoyed by more people than ever before. This anthology, however, takes a different twist on the genre and incorporates a world where Magic is real and works alongside and often fights with the various forms of Steampunk technology. ...Published on March 13, 2012 @ 1:43 AM Number of Views: 418Categories:
Midnight in Paris (2011), PG-13
94 minutes
Directed by Woody Allen
Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Kathy Bates, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Marion Cotillard
Review by Dave Felts
Rating: (4/5)
Gil Pender and his finance Inez (Rachael McAdams) are on a vacation in Paris, accompanying Inez's wealthy parents on a business trip. Gil is a struggling screenplay writer. Not struggling in the sense of making money, but struggling with ...Published on March 8, 2012 @ 6:30 AM Number of Views: 487Categories:
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Directed by Brad Peyton
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzm?n
Review by Dave Felts
Rating: (2.5/5)
I'll confess to a quick Internet search to see if Dwayne Johnson had any children, because the only reason I could see him wanting to be in this movie would be if he had a kid that would think it was cool. I dug just deep enough to learn he has an 11 year old daughter, which ...Published on January 18, 2012 @ 4:38 PM Number of Views: 571Categories:
Briarpatch, by Tim Pratt
Reviewed by Michael D. Griffiths
Publisher: Chizine Publications
Year Published: 2011
Briarpatch by Tim Pratt is a dark, very moody tale. When the story starts with a suicide the reader quickly learns what they are in for. Pratt, however, breaks away from the pack and proves that he can weave a unique and extremely engaging story. Like most Chizine books, this one is full of concepts and ideas that takes normal storytelling, throws it out the window, and replaces it with a type of world that even the most experienced reader has yet to explore. ...Published on January 2, 2012 @ 5:12 AM Number of Views: 719Categories:
Desdaemona, by Ben Macallan
Reviewed by Joshua Palmatier
Publisher: Solaris
Year Published: 2011
Desdaemona is the debut novel (here in the US) for Ben Macallan. It's an urban fantasy, and most of you know that I generally don't read urban fantasy. I just don't get caught up in it. I received this book as an eARC before it was published and read at least half of it then. I bought the book when it came out and finished it up just now. Out of the urban fantasies I've read, I'd say that this one has a few qualities that will make it stick out in the urban fantasy field. ...Published on December 12, 2011 @ 5:19 PM Number of Views: 663
Griffin Rising, by Darby Karchut
Reviewed by Michael D. Griffiths
Publisher: Twilight Times Books
Year Published: 2011
Griffin Rising is an Urban Fantasy set in our current times. It is geared toward a younger audience, which is fitting, for this book chronicles the early adventures of the teenaged Griffin as he comes to terms with his supernatural nature. ...Published on December 6, 2011 @ 4:37 PM Number of Views: 566Categories:
Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris
Reviewed by Joshua Palmatier
Publisher: ACE TRADE
Year Published: 2010
First off, I have not seen "True Blood" so I read this without any possible coloration from having viewed that first.
As everyone probably already knows, this is the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris. The basic premise is that vampires have been legally recognized and so are now part of the world. Sookie, a waitress in the small town of Bon Temps, has been desperate to see one, so when one shows up in her town, she's instantly drawn to him, mostly out of curiosity. But when young women--all with jobs like Sookie's, and all who associate with vampires--begin turning up strangled to death, suspicions turn on this new vampire, who Sookie has now befriended. The rest of the book revolves around Sookie finding out more about the vampire world while attempting to figure out who is killing these young women, since she is obviously a potential target. ...Published on July 11, 2011 @ 11:33 AM Number of Views: 601Categories:
The Fire Song, by Kim Bannerman
Reviewed by Frank Zafiro
ISBN 978-0-9864701-2-7
Publisher: Fox & Bee
Published: February 8, 2011
Rating (4/5):
Quick hit ? The Fire Song is a great read.
If that?s all you need to know, then my recommendation is to go buy, rent or borrow a copy and enjoy. If you?re looking for a little more, read on.
First, a confession. I?m not your standard fantasy reader. I write crime fiction and like any writer, I read extensively in my genre. So elves and fairies and goblins and gods are not so much in my repertoire these days. But I grew up reading Tolkien and Lewis and Piers Anthony. I think when you read at that age, those stories get hard wired into a person. So I came pretty easily to The Fire Song.
...Published on May 28, 2010 @ 1:20 PM Number of Views: 841
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 May 20, 2010 @ 6:53 PM Number of Views: 1844Categories:
The Devil You Know, by Mike Carey
Reviewed by S.J. Higbee
Publisher:Grand Central Publishing
Year Published: 2008
You?ve just put down the latest Harry Dresden installment with a sad sigh, already missing the sharp asides from our hero. Cheer up, there?s another kid on the block - every bit as sardonic, hard-boiled-yet-vulnerable as Jim Butcher?s entertaining protagonist. Felix Castor. Apologies for those of you who have already discovered this series which apparently has been knocking around for a while, but I?ve only just tripped over Mike Carey?s world. ...
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