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Is your writing a joy-filled creative process or a drudgery-filled chore? If you answered a chore, today is the day to change your perspective. Read this article and you’ll see writing your book easily is simply a matter of harvesting your information. You may discover you already possess the majority of the information needed to [...]
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Servant of a Dark God by John Brown
The other great positive is the world that Brown creates. The setting feels fresh and the magic of the land is just unique enough. The culture of the people is also quite fascinating – Brown’s take on oppressed peoples feels real enough at times to make me genuinely [...]
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The Magicians: A Novel by Lev Grossman
In the end, Grossman has written a something that I would recommend only to fans of fantasy. It’s a decent read, but instead of trying to put itself on the shelf with the classics with its original and vibrant storytelling, it chooses instead to piggyback off its predecessors. You’d [...]
about 8 months ago - 1 comment
The Human Disguise by James O’Neal
The jacket discription of O’Neal’s debut novel The Human Disguise reads like it is supposed to be a post-apocalyptic noir story.  It had me really excited.  Needless to say I was a bit disappointed when the novel turned out be more of an action-thriller and I had radically adjust my [...]
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by Tom Rob Smith
Last year thriller fans got introduced to Tom Rob Smith with his fantastic debut novel, – introducing us to Leo. With The Secret Speech, we follow on from Child 44 and what happened next.
The Secret Speech is set after Stalin’s death and the changes being made in Russia. The story [...]
about 8 months ago - 1 comment
Orphan’s Destiny (Jason Wander) by Robert Buettner
Robert Buettner follows up his action-packed debut novel Orphanage with the much of the same great storytelling in Orphan’s Destiny.
Buettner continues the tale of Jason Wander, reluctant recruit to the space forces in their war against the slugs in a very near future. Having won the battle at Ganymede [...]
about 9 months ago - No comments
The Ninth Circle by Alex Bell
Alex Bell shows plenty of encouraging signs in what is – for the most part – an entertaining, absorbing read. It’s just a shame that a series of minor niggles tarnish what could have otherwise been a very impressive debut novel. Still, Bell’s got time on her side and there’s [...]
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The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V.S. Redick
The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V.S. Redick is an ambitious, unique but ultimately flawed fantasy adventure. But the there is enough of foundation to build a tremendous series out of it but only if the plotting weakness’ can fixed in future volumes. While not the strongest [...]
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Drood: A Novel by Dan Simmons
This is an excellent historical thriller that looks closely at the last few years of Dickens’ life using the unfinished final novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood and other historical facts as a basis for this wonderful account. The story line grips the audience from Collins’ opening monologue and never [...]
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Lulu in Marrakech by Diane Johnson
There are some names you can’t ignore. When you find them attached to a particular fictional character, you can’t assume that blind coincidence prompted the writer’s choice. Call your girl-heroine Jane and there may be echoes of Jane Eyre, but the association is not forced on you. And a Cathy [...]
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