Review: JOHANNES CABAL THE NECROMANCER by Jonathan L. Howard
2010 Published by Doubleday Available in Hardcover, Paperback, Audio and Kindle editions In the Stacks: Demons In Short: A scientist sells his soul to the Devil, regrets it, then makes a wager to get...
View ArticleReview: HEAVEN’S NIGHT by Harry Aderton
2012 Published by: Aderton Prime, LLC Available in: Kindle edition In Short: When Lucifer challenges the throne of God, it ignites a decades-long war that devastates the serenity of the Heavens. With...
View ArticleReview: THE SCRIVENER’S TALE by Fiona McIntosh
Published by Harper Voyager Release Date: March 26, 2013 Available in Paperback and Kindle editions In Short: A psychiatrist in Paris struggling to overcome a tragedy becomes embroiled in some fantasy...
View ArticleReview: THE DEMON’S DAUGHTER by Paula Altenburg
Published by Entangled Select Release Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Available in Paperback and Kindle In Short: Hunter, better known as The Demon Slayer, is hired to find and retrieve a demon spawn....
View ArticleReview: STRANGE FATES by Marlene Perez
Published by Orbit Books Release Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Available in Paperback and Kindle editions In Short: Nyx Fortuna is the son of the fourth Fate, Lady Fortuna. He has dedicated his immortal...
View ArticleReview: MURDER ON OLYMPUS by Robert B. Warren
Published by Dragonfairy Press Release Date: April 11, 2013 Available in Paperback and Kindle editions In Short: A human private investigator is reluctantly drawn into the case when someone starts...
View ArticleReview: FROST BURNED by Patricia Briggs
Mercy Thompson, Book 7 Published by Ace Release Date: March 5, 2013 Available in Hardcover, Kindle and Preloaded Digital Audio Player editions In Short: An adventure-prone couple made up of a “walker”...
View ArticleTHE CURSE OF BOOK 2 – Thoughts on the Sophomore Slump and/or Middle Book...
Justin Cronin’s despised sequel The Twelve, and a great literary tradition it might well uphold by Kate Nagy The Twelve, the sequel to Justin Cronin’s wildly popular 2010 vampire thriller The Passage,...
View ArticleReview: THE 5TH WAVE by Rick Yancey
The 5th Wave, Book 1 Published by Putnam Juvenile Release Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Available in Hardcover and Kindle editions In Short: Cassie must question everything she knows about the invading...
View ArticleReview: LOVER AT LAST by by J.R. Ward
The Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 11 Published by NAL Release Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Available in Hardcover and Kindle editions In Short: Qhuay – vampire warriors Qhuinn and Blaylock, for the...
View ArticleBook Review: THE UGLY TIN ORRERY (2013) by Rachael Acks
BOOKS — STEAMPUNK BY GABRIELLE LISSAUER A Marta Ramos Novella Published by Musa Publishing Release Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013 Available in Kindle edition In the Stacks: Steampunk In Short: Train...
View ArticleKINDLE WORLDS – Amazon’s Experiment in Licensed Fan Fiction
Would you pay between 99c and $3.99 for an amateur story about The Vampire Diaries? Amazon certainly hopes so. BY RACHEL HYLAND Fan fiction is without a doubt one of the more contentious realms of...
View ArticleBook Review: DEAD EVER AFTER by Charlaine Harris (2013)
BOOKS — VAMPIRES — URBAN FANTASY BY SARA PAIGE Southern Vampire Mysteries/Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood, Book 13 Published by Ace Release Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Available in Hardcover and Kindle...
View ArticleSWEPT AWAY – Meditations on the Uncommon Genius of Stephen King
BOOKS — HORROR — STEPHEN KING BY CASSANDRA CHIN “You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you.” ― Stephen King, On Writing From The Shawshank...
View ArticleBook Review: KING ARTHUR (2013) by Daniel Mersey
BOOKS — MYTHOLOGY — NON-FICTION BY RACHEL HYLAND Myths and Legends, Book 4 Published by Osprey Publishing Release Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Available in Paperback and Kindle edition In Short: King...
View ArticleBook Review: THE DEVIL’S HEART (2013) by Cathy Maxwell
BOOKS – PARANORMAL ROMANCE BY AMY SHARMA The Chattan Curse Series, Book 3 Published by Avon Release Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Available in Paperback and Kindle editions In the Stacks: Book 3 In...
View ArticleTHIS WEEK IN GEEK – The Wolverine, Urban Fantasy galore and hey, Ultimate...
A peek at all the geek that’s fit to critique; week beginning July 22, 2013 BY RACHEL HYLAND Click to jump ahead… MOVIES — TV — BOOKS — COMICS — CONVENTIONS MOVIES Out on July 25, in limited release...
View ArticleBook Review: THE WARLORD’S LEGACY (2011) by Ari Marmell
BOOKS — FANTASY BY K. BURTT Sequel to The Conqueror’s Shadow Published by Spectra Release Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Available in Hardcover, Paperback and Kindle formats In the Stacks: Invasion!...
View ArticleTHE SDCC AWARDS: EVENT EDITION – The Highlights from San Diego Comic-Con, 2013
Four days. A thousand panels. Half a million people. All kinds of epic. BY CASSANDRA CHIN The 2013 San Diego Comic-Con was epic. Between the panels, special guests, exclusives and interactive...
View ArticleBook Review: THE DARWIN ELEVATOR (2013) by Jason M. Hough
BOOKS — ALIENS — INVASION — ZOMBIES BY K. BURTT The Dire Earth Cycle, Book 1 Published by Del Rey Release Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Available in Paperback and Kindle editions In Short: A good debut...
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