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Cover to Cover #97: Philip Baruth / Tyler Morrison

January 19, 2004June 19, 2024
Hot Mama by Jennifer Estep

Cover to Cover #287A: Jennifer Estep

November 20, 2007June 7, 2024 | 2 Comments
In the Night Room

Cover to Cover #137: Welles on Wells / Peter Straub

October 25, 2004June 27, 2024

Cover to Cover #421B: Theme and Variations

August 27, 2010June 17, 2024 | 4 Comments
Song of the Dragon by Tracy Hickman

Cover to Cover #415A: Tracy Hickman

July 5, 2010June 17, 2024 | 8 Comments
The Course of Empire

Cover to Cover #241: K. D. Wentworth and Illustrators of the Future

December 18, 2006June 21, 2024 | 3 Comments

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Review: “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” by Matthew Stover

Review: “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” by Matthew Stover

Summer Brooks | April 14, 2005June 3, 2024

The opening of the final chapter of the Star Wars Saga begins on a fast-paced note, and rarely slows down until the very end. All of us old-time Star Wars fans know exactly how things turn out, but what we’ve never known was how events progressed in that direction; until Episode II, we never knew just how much of the bigger picture was manipulated by Darth Sidious.

In this story, we learn how much has been manipulated, how long the pieces have been in play, and how they all come together in the end.

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: “Jump Start” by Gary Carter

Joe Murphy | December 22, 2003June 3, 2024

All in all, though I think the book is flawed, I wanted to keep reading. I wanted to see how the story ended, which is a lot more I can say about other books I’ve reviewed.

I feel a bit flummoxed when it comes to rating this book. I enjoyed reading it, I don’t deny that, but the entire time I’m also thinking how much better it could be. Since I’m torn down the middle, I’ll tear the rating down the middle as well.

Review: “Outrageous Fortune” by Tim Scott

Review: “Outrageous Fortune” by Tim Scott

Lora Friedanthal | November 9, 2007July 27, 2024

Outrageous Fortune is absurd — not comedic in a way that will necessarily make you laugh out loud, not constructed of jokes and punch-lines. It’s absurd in the vein of Dali, which I think becomes quite apparent in Tim Scott’s prose.

Review: “The Strain” by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan

Review: “The Strain” by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan

Michael Hickerson | June 17, 2009June 24, 2024

Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan originally conceived “The Strain” as a serialized television series for the Fox network. After Fox execs balked at the original vision, insisting the writers inject more humor into the storyline of a modern-day vampire apocolypse, del Toro and Hogan decided to take their toys and go home. Rather than create a movie version of this modern day retelling of “Dracula,” the two decided to go literary.

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: “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: “Queen Ferris” by S. C. Butler

Review: “Queen Ferris” by S. C. Butler

Tim Adamec | January 26, 2008June 6, 2024

The second book in S. C. Butler’s Stoneways Trilogy continues where Reiffen’s Choice ends. The story spans more than seven years beginning with Reiffen’s return to the Three magical instruction. This book focuses equally on the growth of Reiffen, Ferris and Avender to good effect.

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