Dec 3, 20172 min read
Book Review: The Master Magician, by Charlie Holmberg
Charlie Holmberg’s Paper Magician series has a lot going for it. The magic system is great: magicians have to bond to a specific manmade...
Nov 6, 20172 min read
Book Review: Song of Susannah, by Stephen King
Song of Susannah is my favorite of Stephen King’s Dark Tower books so far. There are several reasons. For one thing, King picks up right...
Oct 20, 20173 min read
Book Review: The Last Kingdom, by Bernard Cornwell
I’m always fascinated when an author I like switches point of view. And Bernard Cornwell does it admirably in The Last Kingdom, the first...
Oct 1, 20172 min read
Book Review: Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
Although Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys is set in the same world as his American Gods and shares a common (minor) character, that’s about as...
Sep 8, 20172 min read
Book Review: I Am Not a Serial Killer, by Dan Wells
At first, the protagonist in Dan Wells’ I Am Not a Serial Killer feels like a young-adult version of Dexter (Jeff Lindsay’s surprisingly...
Aug 12, 20172 min read
Book Review: Redshirts, by John Scalzi
John Scalzi’s Redshirts starts as a Star Trek parody and ends as something deeper. His protagonists are five new crew members of the...
Jul 28, 20172 min read
Book Review: Wolves of the Calla, by Stephen King
At this point, I have a good idea what I’m getting into when I pick up one of Stephen King’s Dark Tower novels. The story will wander. It...
Jun 18, 20172 min read
Book Review: Wool - Omnibus Edition, by Hugh Howey
Self-publishing still gets a bad rap. Sometimes it’s justified: with a lower barrier to entry, platforms like Kindle Direct Publishing...
May 20, 20172 min read
Book Review: The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman’s made a living by playing with our notions of how things work. In American Gods, he asked what would happen if the people of...
Apr 12, 20172 min read
Book Review: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood, is a masterclass in worldbuilding. Most authors would have detailed the story’s premise—or at...
