The Boy Who Would Live Forever
A review of the novel by Fredrik Pohl & A tribute to his life.
Book 6 of The Gateway Series
Tor Books
ISBN-10: 0765349353
ISBN-13: 978-0765349354
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The Boy Who Would Live Forever
A review of the novel by Fredrik Pohl & A tribute to his life.
Book 6 of The Gateway Series
Tor Books
ISBN-10: 0765349353
ISBN-13: 978-0765349354
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Magic To The Bone
Book 1 of the Allison Beckstrom Series
by Devon Monk
Penguin Putnam (ROC)
ISBN-10: 0451462408
ISBN-13: 9780451462404
In this first installment of the Allison Beckstrom series, Devon Monk paints a vivid picture of a world much like our own with one major exception: magic. In this world, magic is a natural resource brought to the public through a patented pipeline distribution system by Beckstrom Industries; a corporate giant with a near monopoly on magic technology. Anyone and everyone can use magic, and pretty much everyone does. In the 30 years since it was discovered it has become part of the everyday fabric of society, like cell phones and the Internet. Like those things it has had a drastic impact on society for better or for worse in a very short time. It’s used to do everything bigger, better, and faster - from food production to sex. School children are taught how to use it. College degree programs revolve around it.
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Dracula’s Heir
An Interactive Mystery
by Samuel Stall
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN-10: 1594742855
ISBN-13: 978-1594742859
Rating: Gamer-Friendly
When Bram Stoker penned “Dracula” way back in the late 19th Century, he intended it to be both the gothic stories and tall tales of ages past, and an allegory of man’s dark nature. He never imagined it would have been popularized in movies and books, and give birth an entire subculture of disciples devoted to the Count and his numerous misdeeds. Now, well over a century later, author Samuel Stall has revisited the saga of Van Helsing, Jon and Mina Harker in “Dracula’s Heir“. Only this time, a game’s afoot , and Sam is taking us all for ride. A long, hands on ride.
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Monster Nation
A Zombie Novel
by David Wellington
Publisher: Running Press
ISBN-10: 1560258667
ISBN-13: 978-1560258667
Alexis de Tocqueville once said that the only thing worse than a tyranny of the minority is a tyranny of the majority. In other words, mob rule. But what does one call a horde of undead descending on the American Heartland, devouring men, women and children and rendering entire governments obsolete? What if the dead aren’t really…dead? Those are just a few of the questions David Wellington poses in his doomsday thriller “Monster Nation”, and while it doesn’t rise to the level of a Steven King novel, the bizarre, surreal wasteland America that Wellington paints is more than a cure for narcolepsy.
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Blood Bound
A Mercy Thompson Novel
Book 2 - Review
by Patricia Briggs
ISBN-10: 0441014739
ISBN-13: 978-0441014736
One of the perils of a science fiction series-or any other media-is the so-called “sophomore slump”. The period when the audience is still in love with the world the character has created, yet it is obvious that sequel, or sequels, aren’t as good as the original. Novels plod along at a slower pace, and situations that used to be interesting no longer have the same charm that they used to have. Such is not the case with Patricia Brigg’s follow up to Moon Called. This paranormal action-fantasy still delivers a drop-kick of adrenaline to the senses, and that’s all that matters.
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Raven’s Shadow
The Raven Duology - Book 1
by Patricia Briggs
Mass Market PB: 352 pages
Publisher: Ace
ISBN-10: 044101187X
ISBN-13: 978-0441011872
Fantasy books, in general, are hard to get into. Most lack the kind of non-stop action and suspense needed to suspend disbelief—especially for a male audience. Then there are the soap opera style plots, incestuous and convoluted in their design. While Patricia Brigg’s “Raven’s Shadow” is no different, it demonstrates the versatility that we have come to expect from the creator of the Mercy Thompson series. For that reason alone, the novel is worth reading, Read More→
Iron Kissed
A Mercy Thompson Novel
Book 3 - Review
by Patricia Briggs
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Ace
ISBN-10: 0441015662
ISBN-13: 978-0441015665
Trilogies or any series in general, are fickle creatures. Ask anyone, and they all have different opinions of them. ‘I liked the original, but I hated the second book’ one person might say. ‘I hated the original, but I loved so and so in the final novel’. And inevitably, everyone seems to hate the sequels. While the Mercy Thompson series has matured over the past three years, with “Iron Kissed”, author Patricia Briggs proves that the paranormal action-fantasy still has heart-not to mention guts. And though the third book in the series finds Mercy coming to terms with new challenges in her life, she still finds herself sleuthing around in Washington State, only this time the mystery is much more personal than she’d like to admit.
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Moon Called
A Mercy Thompson Novel
Book 1 - Review
by Patricia Briggs
Since the “Twilight” series became popular, a spate of novels and books based around vampires, werewolves, and the supernatural have wormed their way into bookstores across the country-not to mention the hearts of teens, tweens and anyone interested in walking on the wild side. Some are sappy romances, others testosterone-laden action fests. Few are worth reading beyond the first page. Few that is, except Patricia Briggs “Moon Called”.
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