Nov 23, 20182 min read
Book Review: Writing the Blockbuster Novel, by Albert Zuckerman
Like most books about writing, Albert Zuckerman’s Writing the Blockbuster Novel doesn’t say much you haven’t read elsewhere. But some of...
Nov 2, 20182 min read
Book Review: Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik
It’s hard to do better than Naomi Novik when you want a good historical fantasy. Spinning Silver, her latest offering, is a riff on...
Oct 9, 20182 min read
Book Review: Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
“Because survival is insufficient.” This is the worthy theme that runs through Emily St. John Mandel’s eclectic Station Eleven, a...
Sep 11, 20182 min read
Book Review: Bright We Burn, by Kiersten White
“Without Radu to gently push her in new directions, she was turning into the most brutal version possible of herself.” The quote above is...
Aug 6, 20182 min read
Book Review: Assassin's Quest, by Robin Hobb
Robin Hobb’s Assassin’s Quest marks the end of what has become one of my favorite fantasy trilogies. The story picks up where the second...
Jul 10, 20182 min read
Book Review: Royal Assassin, by Robin Hobb
I still can’t put my finger on why I like Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy so much. Sure, the magic system is fun. In Royal Assassin, the...
Jun 2, 20182 min read
Book Review: Assassin's Apprentice, by Robin Hobb
What if names were designed to be destiny, determining which traits people had and how they acted? And what if you didn’t have a name,...
Apr 7, 20182 min read
Book Review: The Girl with Ghost Eyes, by M. H. Boroson
The Girl with Ghost Eyes might be the first cultural fantasy I’ve read. M. H. Boroson’s novel is packed with plenty of history too. The...
Mar 14, 20184 min read
Book Review: The Dark Tower, by Stephen King
And so at last we come to The Dark Tower, the final book in Stephen King’s series of the same name (the long tale he’s said is his Lord...
Jan 26, 20182 min read
Book Review: Now I Rise, by Kiersten White
Kiersten White’s Now I Rise is an example of a sequel that wouldn’t work on its own, but as part of a series, makes for a strong second...
