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The Midnight Road by Tom Piccirilli

Cover to Cover #276A: Tom Piccirilli

August 20, 2007June 11, 2024 | 1 Comment
Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan

Cover to Cover #189: Robert Jordan / Sheri L. McGathy

October 24, 2005June 22, 2024 | 2 Comments
Thunder Road

Cover to Cover #120: Tamara Thorne / Russel Like

June 28, 2004June 28, 2024 | 1 Comment
Shriek by Jeff VanderMeer

Cover to Cover #210: Jeff VanderMeer

March 20, 2006June 8, 2024 | 3 Comments
Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword

Cover to Cover #255: Tee Morris

March 26, 2007June 22, 2024 | 3 Comments
A Field Guide to Monsters

Cover to Cover #178: Garth Nix / Dave Elliott

August 8, 2005June 22, 2024 | 6 Comments

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Review: “The Devil You Know” by Mike Carey

Review: “The Devil You Know” by Mike Carey

Brian Brown | June 27, 2007June 8, 2024

This is a great read. It starts as a slow meandering walk but eventually becomes a frantic run towards the finish line. The twists and turns kept me guessing, I had some of the pieces of the puzzle but there were a lot that didn’t fall into place until the last few chapters. I loved how even the smaller characters had a depth to them.

Review: “Medalon” by Jennifer Fallon

Review: “Medalon” by Jennifer Fallon

Summer Brooks | February 5, 2005May 30, 2024

The first three books in the Hythrun Chronicles were actually known in Australia as The Demon Child Trilogy, and were bestsellers as well as finalists in Australia’s Aurealis Awards back in 2000. Here in the US, that trilogy is being combined with the books known as The Hythrun Chronicles Down Under to make it a 6-book series here.

Review: “Letters From the Flesh” by Marcos Donnelly

Review: “Letters From the Flesh” by Marcos Donnelly

Joe Murphy | April 26, 2004May 31, 2024

Robert J. Sawyer is one of the Dragon Page’s best friends. Besides the fact that he writes ridiculously good science fiction, he has been generous with his time and has given us several great interviews and plugs. Which is why I’m trying to rehydrate my parched lips as I type. I’m giving the first title from his new line of books a thumbs down.

Review: “The Summoner” by Gail Z. Martin

Review: “The Summoner” by Gail Z. Martin

Debbie Walker | September 7, 2007June 1, 2024

Although a bit clunky at times, this book is fairly well written. Even though it is over 600 pages, this book feels more like an appetizer than a stand-alone book within a series. I am interested enough in the adventure to read the next installments when they become available, but I wish I had the whole series at once.

Review: “Night Train to Rigel” by Timothy Zahn

Review: “Night Train to Rigel” by Timothy Zahn

David Moldawer | January 21, 2006June 24, 2024

Timothy Zahn’s a prolific writer with many succesful books both in his own and in other people’s universes.

What’s more, his name makes him eminently suited to be a bad guy in a Star Wars movie himself.

Darth Zahn’s latest book, Night Train to Rigel, delivers why-didn’t-I-think-of-that clever ideas and a zippy plotline that kept me flipping paper to the end.

Review: “Bride of the Fat White Vampire” by Andrew Fox

Review: “Bride of the Fat White Vampire” by Andrew Fox

Joe Murphy | August 16, 2004June 4, 2024

God, I love the sci-fi-fantasy-horror-magicrealism-pagan-mystic genres, cause every once in a while you come across a book like Bride of the Fat White Vampire, by Andrew Fox. Funny, clever, and highly entertaining.

Review: “The Sorority” Trilogy by Tamara Thorne

Review: “The Sorority” Trilogy by Tamara Thorne

Joe Murphy | October 14, 2003June 6, 2024

Tamara Thorne wrote The Sorority trilogy as the literary equivalent of a teen exploitation horror movie. It has dozens of girls in a sorority house, an evil sorority president, sex, ghosts, oral sex, dead football players, group sex, human sacrifice, and chipmunk sex. Reading a book like this makes me cry. In college I couldn’t get laid to save my life.

Review: “The Hunter’s Blades” Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore

Review: “The Hunter’s Blades” Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore

Joe Murphy | December 19, 2003June 8, 2024

These are the first books by R. A. Salvatore that I’ve read. Now I know why he is a best seller. These books are not profound. They are not really awe-inspiring, even given the scope of the story. Aside from some journal entries by Drizzt, there is very little that is “deep” in these books.

But, they are a hell of a lot of fun to read, and surprisingly well written. I’m thinking I may have to check and see if he could indeed have written a good book based on Star Wars: Episode II.

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