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Shooting War

Cover to Cover #293A: Anthony Lappe and Dan Goldman

January 21, 2008June 22, 2024 | 12 Comments
Wolf Brother

Cover to Cover #161: William Sleator / Michelle Paver

April 11, 2005June 26, 2024

Cover to Cover #461: Building Your Audiences

January 30, 2012May 27, 2024 | 5 Comments
The Grave Thief

Cover to Cover #379A: Tom Lloyd

October 26, 2009June 13, 2024 | 1 Comment
Death's Daughter by Amber Benson

Cover to Cover #350A: Amber Benson

March 3, 2009June 9, 2024 | 5 Comments
Burn

Cover to Cover #269: James Patrick Kelly / Seth Harwood

July 5, 2007July 3, 2024 | 6 Comments

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Review: “Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar”

Review: “Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar”

Web Genii | December 13, 2010June 7, 2024

Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar books are the reader’s equivalent of coming home after a long day; putting on your pj’s and eating cereal for dinner. It’s simple and sometimes intensely comforting. As a reader, the structure of a Valdemar book is highly predictable and that is part of their appeal.

So, this book of short stories is a great way to shake things up.

Review: “Freedom (TM)” by Daniel Suarez

Review: “Freedom (TM)” by Daniel Suarez

Michael Hickerson | March 9, 2010July 1, 2024 | 1 Comment

At its core, “Freedom (TM)” is a techno-thriller with elements of cyberpunk thrown in for fun.  Suarez keeps the story moving at a good clip, creating some nicely done action sequences that could translate well to the big-screen whenever the movie version of the novels is made.  But he also balances that out with sections examining the implications of technology and an over reliance on it.

Review: “Small Favor” by Jim Butcher

Review: “Small Favor” by Jim Butcher

Brian Brown | June 27, 2008June 1, 2024 | 1 Comment

Small Favor is a great read and I think that the Dresden Files books are a great introduction to fantasy/sci-fi for someone who doesn’t normally read such genres. It’s a P.I. mystery with magic with strong characters, an over arching plots as well as smaller story arcs that finish up in single book… mostly.

Review: “WWW: Wake” by Robert J. Saywer

Review: “WWW: Wake” by Robert J. Saywer

Michael Hickerson | June 17, 2009June 7, 2024

Good science fiction speculates on things that are theoretically possible given some of the conditions and advances of our current level of technology. In many cases, the advances may be years or decades away from becoming reality, but in the case of Robert J. Sawyer’s new novel, “WWW: Wake,” part of his speculated future has become a reality far too quickly.

Review: “Whitechapel Gods” by S. M. Peters

Review: “Whitechapel Gods” by S. M. Peters

Lora Friedanthal | June 7, 2008June 1, 2024 | 2 Comments

Up until now, steampunk has been, for me, an aesthetic. It makes the great heroes of my childhood even cooler. And it makes for computers that are beyond sexy. Something in the synthesis of technology and analog mechanisms strikes just the right chord with me. It’s like the most elegant Rube Goldberg imaginable, with style. And yet, I had never read anything from the genre that inspires these creative works of fabrication fancy.

Until now.

Guest Review: “Dead Reckoning” by Charlaine Harris

Guest Review: “Dead Reckoning” by Charlaine Harris

Summer Brooks | July 22, 2011June 7, 2024

I get a bit exhausted for Sookie. There are always someone or some things “out to get her.” Throughout Book 11, there are constant threats from different sources, and Sookie is on high alert most of the novel. Sookie still struggles with being a good person, for her world is continually violent and evil visits her seemingly day in and day out. In Dead Reckoning, you don’t see her grow much as a character, as she doesn’t have time to do much of anything except try to stay alive.

Review: “I Am Number Four” by Pittacus Lore

Review: “I Am Number Four” by Pittacus Lore

Michael Hickerson | August 10, 2010July 27, 2024

“I Am Number Four” is a narrative driven story, full of twists, turns and danger for John and Henri. And while that keeps the pages turning, the story lacks any really fleshed out or interesting supporting characters for John.

Review: “A Young Man Without Magic” by Lawrence Watt-Evans

Review: “A Young Man Without Magic” by Lawrence Watt-Evans

Tia Bowman | August 7, 2010June 14, 2024

A Young Man Without Magic is very easy to read. While some events seem like they were shuffled around to fit the outline instead of being part of a natural progression, everything works. Every time I found myself starting to get the slightest bit bored with what was happening, something exciting broke the page and I was hooked again.

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