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The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl by Tim Pratt

Cover to Cover #205: Tim Pratt

February 13, 2006June 10, 2024 | 5 Comments

Cover to Cover #333A: Tor.com

October 27, 2008August 24, 2024 | 9 Comments
Mindscan by Robert J. Sawyer

Cover to Cover #159: Robert J. Sawyer

March 28, 2005June 3, 2024

Cover to Cover #201: Matthew Wayne Selznick

January 15, 2006June 22, 2024 | 9 Comments
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

Cover to Cover #380A: Cherie Priest

November 2, 2009June 4, 2024 | 1 Comment
Elminster's Daughter

Cover to Cover #121: Ed Greenwood

July 5, 2004June 13, 2024

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Review: “Parasite” by Mira Grant

Review: “Parasite” by Mira Grant

Michael Hickerson | November 30, 2013May 30, 2024

Mira Grant’s first novel Feed was one of the best novels of its year, garnering critical praise, a legion of fans and making the short list for the Hugo Award.

It deserved every bit of that attention thanks in large part thanks to a new take on the zombie thriller and a couple of interesting twists along the way that made me eager for the next installment in the trilogy.

Review: “Ysabel” by Guy Gavriel Kay

Review: “Ysabel” by Guy Gavriel Kay

Lora Friedanthal | August 30, 2008June 4, 2024 | 5 Comments

Ysabel is my first Guy Gavriel Kay book. He’s one of those authors that I’ve always heard about. Maybe it’s the memorable name, I don’t know. But he was always just kind of out there as one of those authors that I knew I was supposed to read and simply hadn’t.

In case I was wondering, I guess, if he was worth the hype, Kay opens Ysabel with a 3-page prologue that was, simply, stunning.

Dual Review: “Twelve”, “Thirteen Years Later” by Jasper Kent

Dual Review: “Twelve”, “Thirteen Years Later” by Jasper Kent

Web Genii | September 25, 2011June 9, 2024 | 1 Comment

Before I start reviewing Twelve and Thirteen Years Later I have to go on a rant, a rant about books with serial killers. The success of The Silence of the Lambs has meant a huge number of books featuring serial killers. I find the popularity of serial killer characters unnerving and annoying. Unnerving, because this hero worship of insane killers, is well unnerving.

Review: “Star Trek FAQ” by Mark Clark

Review: “Star Trek FAQ” by Mark Clark

Laith Preston | November 24, 2012May 29, 2024

As a solid Trek fan I am always on the lookout for good books on the franchise, and Star Trek FAQ comes through in spades.

Review: “The Luck of Madonna 13” by E. T. Ellison

Review: “The Luck of Madonna 13” by E. T. Ellison

Joe Murphy | June 30, 2004May 31, 2024

Usually, as I’m reading a novel, I get an idea of how I’m going to start off the review. Usually a theme coalesces and is fully formed by the time I reach “The End.” But with The Luck of Madonna 13, by E. T. Ellison, I honestly have no idea where to begin, other than to say that this is easily the weirdest book I have ever read. Which must be a good thing, as I whole-heartedly believe that was one of the author’s intentions.

Review: “S.” by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst

Review: “S.” by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst

Stephen Carpenter | November 26, 2013June 8, 2024 | 1 Comment

The novel S. is less of a conventional story written using words than it is an experience using the book as an object that mystifies the reader into a multi-layered tale of intrigue, young romance, and mystery. S. is told through the imaginary novel, Ship of Theseus, written by a Kafkaesque V.M. Straka whose real identity is unknown.

Review: “The Carpet Makers” by Andreas Eschbach

Review: “The Carpet Makers” by Andreas Eschbach

Lora Friedanthal | December 19, 2007June 17, 2024 | 1 Comment

For those who believe that The Great Masters of sci-fi are necessarily long gone, that the depth of their insight was greater due to a proximity to some essential force that we, as descendants, find always already out of our touch, that singular genius is all but evaporated from the modern writer, to you, I submit The Carpet Makers by Andreas Eschbach for consideration.

Review: “The Sky People” by S.M. Stirling

Review: “The Sky People” by S.M. Stirling

Brian Brown | January 25, 2007May 30, 2024 | 1 Comment

The Sky People is a fun read that harkens back to another time in science fiction writing. It has some minor quibbles but nothing that would get in the way of enjoying this rousing tale. So fire up the rockets and head to your local bookstore and pick up this gem.

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