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SWORD-DANCER by Jennifer Roberson

April 20, 2013

This is one of those books that I picked up again and again, and ended up buying all of the copies in paperback. Then boxed them up. Somewhere. Now that there is a new book out in the series, I wanted to read them again. And they’re on ebook so it’s much easier to buy […]

DEAD THINGS by Stephen Blackmoore

February 24, 2013

Dead Things by Stephen Blackmoore was recommended to me by an editor friend who not only reads my books, but also reads a lot of the same stuff I do. So I have her to thank for this one. After I saw the cover and read the description, I ordered the book immediately. I’d been […]

BLACK SUN REICH: THE SPEAR OF DESTINY: PART ONE OF THREE by Trey Garrison

January 9, 2013

Black Sun Reich: The Spear of Destiny: Part One of Three by Trey Garrison is a thrilling return to the halcyon days of pulps and Saturday matinee serials. You know the ones – where you’d show up for a Saturday, watch your heroes go through a whirlwind of adventures fighting the bad guys, then end […]

THE SORCERER OF THE NORTH by John Flanagan

December 31, 2012

My wife and fifteen year old love John Flanagan’s The Ranger’s Apprentice series. We’ve been listening to the audiobooks for a few years now, always when we’re on long trips so we can get a whole book in. This Thanksgiving we got away for a few days, and we listened to The Sorcerer of the […]

THE SWORD-EDGED BLONDE by Alex Bledsoe

September 3, 2012

I have to admit, it took me a second try to get into The Sword-Edged Blonde. I blame me, though. I must have been looking for something different when I first picked it up. Or maybe I was looking for a more sedate or a more pure read. Alex Bledsoe’s first Eddie LaCrosse novel is […]

ALLANON’S QUEST by Terry Brooks

August 27, 2012

I couldn’t resist the allure of a 99-cent Terry Brooks story for my iPad. Bought it and read it almost in one move. Overall, I think it was money well-spent. For 99 cents, I was transported to another world and took up a quest with Allanon, Brook’s fabled druid. That environment came alive around me […]

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 by Brian Wood, Becky Cloonan, and Dave Stewart

February 11, 2012

The romance between Conan the Cimmerian and Belit, Queen of the Black Coast was a big part of Roy Thomas’s run on the barbarian hero at Marvel Comics. I remember reading those issues and looking forward to each one with anticipation. Conan had hung out with Red Sonja for a time, but there had never […]

BEHEMOTH by Scott Westerfeld

January 15, 2012

Scott Westerfeld created a fascinating world out of the ashes of what was World War I (The Great War) in the real world. He peopled his Leviathan trilogy with real heroes and heroines young readers (and the young at heart) could get behind and root for, and he seasoned it with the wonderful spice of […]

THE SKIN MAP by Stephen R. Lawhead

January 10, 2012

Stephen R. Lawhead embarks on a new and entertaining old school fantasy trilogy with some interesting new twists that include string theory and multiple earths. I enjoy the quest aspects of The Skin Map, his first book in his Bright Empires trilogy, the large casts of characters all set out to chart their own courses, […]

EYES TO SEE by Joseph Nassise

December 3, 2011

Eyes To See is the first book in an intriguing new series by Joseph Nassise (author of the Templar Chronicles) and is a great little mix of paranormal and noir fiction. In order to find his missing daughter, scholar Jeremiah Hunt gave up his eyes in exchange for a new vision that allows him to […]

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