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Stalking the Vampire by Mike Resnick – Review
Stalking the Vampire: A Fable of Tonight by Mike Resnick
No TagMy only complaint regarding this book is that it was released in hardcover, and tops out around 260 pages. It’s a quick read, a fast-moving story that’s over way too quickly for my tastes, and I’d have loved to spend more time in Mallory’s world. I guess for the meantime, I’ll have to be satisfied with rereading Stalking the Unicorn and tracking down the short stories featuring these characters (one of which appeared recently in an anthology edited by Resnick and Eric Flint, The Dragon Done It.)
If you happen to be looking for a comedic blend of fantasy and mystery, you can’t go wrong with Stalking the Vampire. It’s a well-told story with a solid plot, excellent characterization, an entertainingly strange setting, and plenty of laughs, worth the price of admission.
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Second Time Around by Beth Kendrick – Review
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Beth Kendrick’s chick lit novels are always light, fun and easy to read (my reviews of The Pre-Nup and Nearlyweds), and Second Time Around was no exception. I love how Kendrick can develop solid and sympathetic characters in a short amount of time. It’s easy to fall in love with the four women in this
The Gunslinger by Stephen King – Review
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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1) by Stephen King You ever find that you like a book more and more the longer you think about it? I didn’t overly love The Gunslinger (1982) [US] [UK] when I finished it, but the more I keep thinking about it, the more I really like what King
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce – Review
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Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce 12-year-old Liam is tall for his age, and is often mistaken for an adult. He has a fascination with thrill rides and theme parks, so Liam jumps at the chance to try out a new one involving a rocket. But the problem is that Liam enters the Greatest Dad Ever
Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb – Review
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Dragon Haven: Volume Two of the Rain Wilds Chronicles by Robin Hobb Expelled from the Cassarik area by the fear of the locals of the new dragon hatchlings, the beasts and their mutated human keepers continue their journey to find the fabled lost city of Kelingra with danger and starvation every step along the deadly
Writing How-To Books – What is a How to Book?
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The simplest answer is that it is a book which is intended to show the reader how to do something. But to really understand how to books, you need to understand some of the other terms that are used for similar books.
Writing 101: Setting And Characters – Who Did That Where?
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In novels, both characterization and setting are extremely important. These items are often treated separately by those who like to tell us how we should write. However, the characters must fit into the setting in one of two ways: The character was born and raised in the setting or the character was imported into the setting (by the writer).
The Storyteller – Fiction Books!
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Volumes I through IV now available with Amazon.com
Nyphron Rising by Michael J. Sullivan – Review
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Nyphron Rising: The Riyria Revelations (Volume 3) by Michael J. Sullivan With the third book in the Riyria Revelations series, Nyphron Rising, Michael J. Sullivan has done it again. He has managed to write a story with a momentum that keeps the pages turning and the heart racing, keeping you itching to know what happens
Almost Home by Pam Jenoff – Review
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Almost Home by Pam Jenoff I read Pam Jenoff’s debut novel The Kommandant’s Girl a long time ago and really enjoyed it, so I’ve kept an eye out for the novels she’s released since then, though I haven’t picked any up until now. I had heard good things about Almost Home, but was unsure about
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin – Review
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book 1 (The Inheritance Trilogy) by N.K. Jemisin Firstly, our main character Yeine is by all counts not spectacularly beautiful or vastly talented in magic or anything we’d have become used to in the normal fantasy fare. She’s small, has brown skin and dark hair, cut short to her scalp. Her
about 1 year ago
This one sounds mildly interesting, will have to look out for it.