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Nyphron Rising: The Riyria Revelations (Volume 3) by Michael J Sullivan
Nyphron Rising is the third book in Sullivan’s Riyria Revelations following both The Crown Conspiracy and Avempartha. The first novels set the bar rather high and I’m happy to report that Nyphron Rising manages to live up to its predecessors in just about every respect [...]
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Sleepless: A Novel by Charlie Huston
So Sleepless is an apocalyptic crime story plus many other pieces that all add up to literary fiction. Yes, this is a book that is both genre and literary (in spite of having a plot). It is very much a discussion on the human condition – it’s just that most [...]
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Hawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull by Michael Moorcock
This is a fast-paced, action-packed reprint of a 1960s sword and sorcery thriller that holds up nicely though contains little insight into life under the Black Jewel sorcery rule as the plot is linear. The hero makes the story line work as he believes his ultimate abjection [...]
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Wings of Creation (The Silver Ship) by Brenda Cooper
Cooper explores what it means to be human by exploring what isn’t and in doing so does more to illuminate the human condition than any bit of “realistic” fiction ever could. However, I felt the story was overlong, dragging in the parts when Cooper pauses to have [...]
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Sons of Dorn (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Imperial Fists) by Chris Roberson
All in all, this is not a novel I can recommend with any sincerity. It starts well enough, though Roberson’s particular brand of prose doesn’t grab me personally, and then really seems to lose the plot with lackluster action scenes and poorly conceived attempts at [...]
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Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
The story itself is a rather interesting tale of murder and mystery. It has similarities to modern serial killer tales, but the setting makes it very fresh and interesting.
McCammon does a good turn in describing the world of the American Colonies before the French and Indian war. People are just people, [...]
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Under the Dome: A Novel by Stephen King
Stephen King creates a mesmerizing series of events with complex characters along the lines of the TV program “Jericho,” only better. Not a book for the squeamish, the gruesome reality is set on high, but seems appropriate under the circumstances. This is a classic tale of good and [...]
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Ariel by Steven R. Boyett
Despite a couple of important plot elements dating the novel, the story itself holds up 25 years later and worked on a very powerful and emotional level for me. Included is an afterword reflecting on the book and some insight to the novel. One thing that is remarkable about the novel [...]
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Cosmopath (Bengal Station Novels) by Eric Brown
So, another series come to an end and one of my favourites in a while. Although I have a soft spot for psychic detectives Eric Brown delivered a consistently good series and Cosmopath was the icing on the cake. This has the sort of appeal that can bring new [...]
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Gator A-Go-Go: A Novel by Tim Dorsey
This is a wild even for Serge over the top of the entire Sunshine State thriller as Gator A Go-Go is a fitting title as everything goes in this zany tale. Fans will enjoy the serial killer competing with an even crazier serial killer while also becoming a Serge [...]
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The Santa Claus Murders by Ed Gorman
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