Category Archives: fantasy
Book Review: CRIMSON DEATH by Laurell K. Hamilton
Well, Laurell K. Hamilton has done it again. She’s written a pretty decent police procedural and then tacked on about 300 pages of relationship angst. Yes, that’s right, it’s time for me to review Crimson Death, the latest Anita Blake … Continue reading
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Tagged anita blake, crimson death, ireland, laurell k. hamilton, polyamory, relationship angst, were-tigersome
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“Murder with Monsters” by KT Katzmann
From Murder with Monsters, which I reviewed at Escape Pod.
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Tagged crown heights, golems, humor, kt katzmann, murder with monsters, sasquatch, vampire
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Book Review: “The Shepherd’s Crown” by Terry Pratchett
On September 1, my Kindle automatically downloaded my preordered copy of The Shepherd’s Crown. By September 3, I’d finished reading the final Discworld novel. How do I feel about this? Empty. Satisfied, but empty. The book is closed on the … Continue reading
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Tagged discworld, granny weatherwax, lampshading, review, sheds, spoilers, terry pratchett, the shepherds crown, tiffany aching
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Book Review: “Please Don’t Tell My Parents I’m a Supervillain” by Richard Roberts
In a world where superheroes and supervillains are locked in honorable combat… in a world where science and magic are both real… in a world where superheroism is an inherited trait… three middle-school students are about to discover their true … Continue reading
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Tagged middle grade, penny akk, please don't tell my parents i'm a supervillain, review, richard roberts
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Book Review: “Ghosts of Engines Past” by Sean McMullen
Read my latest book review here. Book Review: Ghosts of Engines Past by Sean McMullen
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Tagged ghosts of engines past, review, sean mcmullen, steamgothic, svyatagor, voice of steel
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Book Review: “Affliction” by Laurell K. Hamilton
I just recently finished Affliction, the latest Anita Blake novel by Laurell K. Hamilton, and while it had a lot of really good action sequences, some of the problems that plague the other tales are just as evident in this … Continue reading
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Tagged affliction, anita blake, laurell k. hamilton, polyamory, review, shower sex
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Book Review: “Dodger” by Terry Pratchett
Book Review: Dodger by Terry Pratchett « Escape Pod
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Tagged dodger, review, terry pratchett, tosher
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Book Review: “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman
It was a good book. Just, hard to explain in one short teaser paragraph. From my review of The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman.
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Tagged handsome george, neil gaiman, review, the ocean at the end of the lane
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Book Review: “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster
Book Review: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
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Tagged humbug, jules feiffer, norton juster, review, the dot and the line, the phantom tollbooth, watchdog
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Book Review: “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman
It’s been a while since I’ve read any Neil Gaiman, and that’s a shame — he is one of the greatest working writers of our time, either in spec-fic or out of it. Whenever I read one of his books, … Continue reading
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Tagged american gods, dave mckean, neil gaiman, neverwhere, nobody owens, review, sandman, the graveyard book
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Book Review: “Serpent’s Storm” by Amber Benson
So here’s the thing about Serpent’s Storm, the third Death’s Daughter book by Amber Benson: at first I thought she’d turned into Laurell K. Hamilton. Then I thought she was writing a madcap roller-coaster adventure. Then I got completely lost. … Continue reading
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Tagged amber benson, bast, calliope reaper-jones, cats claw, deaths daughter, laurell k. hamilton, review, sea serpent, serpents storm, sex
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Book Review: “Cat’s Claw” by Amber Benson
Following her enjoyable adventure through Hell with Calliope Reaper-Jones, Death’s middle daughter, I think it was pretty much understood that actress and author Amber Benson would return to her Death’s Daughter universe. She did so in 2010 with Cat’s Claw, … Continue reading
Book Review: “Wrayth” by Philippa Ballantine
I also think this book suffers in some ways from being the series’s Empire Strikes Back. Geist was more a stand-alone novel, and Spectyr set up what’s going on in Wrayth. But Wrayth is clearly a ramp-up to the showdown … Continue reading
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Tagged books of the order, closure, doorstop, geist, philippa ballantine, review, spectyr, tetralogy, trilogy, wrayth
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Book Review: “Death’s Daughter” by Amber Benson
I have a thing about Death stories. My favorite is, of course, the Death of the Discworld (black cloak, scythe, TALKS LIKE THIS), followed by Neil Gaiman’s perky goth-girl Death of the Endless. Somewhere on the continuum is Piers Anthony’s … Continue reading
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Tagged amber benson, calliope reaper-jones, chick lit, death, deaths daughter, deus ex machina, indra, kali, neil gaiman, piers anthony, review, susan sto helit
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Book Review: “Kiss the Dead” by Laurell K. Hamilton
Hmm… okay, so, we start with police procedural, and our hero shows up on the scene. She’s got a crap-ton of weapons and abilities, and she uses them to be a monster and save the day, sort of, except that … Continue reading
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Tagged anita blake, kiss the dead, laurell k. hamilton, polyamory, urban fantasy, vampire, werewolf
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Book Review: “Hunter and Fox” by Philippa Ballantine
My review of Philippa Ballantine’s Hunter and Fox is now up. TLDR version: it was a good book, but it wasn’t really up my alley. Book Review: Hunter and Fox by Philippa Ballantine
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Tagged cliffhanger, doorstop, geist, hunter and fox, philippa ballantine, review, spectyr
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Book Review: “Railsea” by China Mieville
When I first downloaded the book, I thought there was something wrong with my copy, so I went over to Amazon & checked the first chapter. Nope, it was that way on purpose. In fact, one of the shorter chapters … Continue reading
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Tagged ampersand, china mieville, moby-dick, mocker-jack, rails, railsea, review, trains
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Book Review: “Out of Oz” by Gregory Maguire
I think my biggest problem with the book was its time-scale. I realize that makes me somewhat of a hypocrite, given that my favorite book takes place over about the same scale (ten or so years) and its sequels occur … Continue reading
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Tagged a lion among men, elphaba, gregory maguire, l frank baum, oz, review, son of a witch, the wiz, tin man, wicked, wicked years
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Book Review: “Bigfoot: I Not Dead” by Graham Roumieu
In beginning, Josh think it funny to write review of book Bigfoot: I Not Dead using Bigfoot style of writing. However, realize will get annoying fast and not want annoy readers. So will stop. Book Review: “Bigfoot: I Not Dead” … Continue reading
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Book Review: “Snuff” by Terry Pratchett
Pratchett’s customary humor and wit are present throughout, and the writing remains as wonderful as ever. My inner 12-year-old appreciated all the poo references, and if we’ve already done the goblin thing back when Vimes visited the Low King, at … Continue reading
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Tagged alzheimer's, batman, city watch, discworld, goblins, poo, review, snuff, terry pratchett, vimes, willikins
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 