Continuing a Love Affair with the Written Word
Book Review The Will to Battle, Book 3 of Terra Ignota By Ada Palmer Speculative Fiction. Science Fiction. Philosophical Fiction. Political Science Fiction. 5 Stars Better than the last, Ada Palmer continues to create a fabulously woven world. “For Warre, consisteth not in Battell onely, or the act of fighting; but in a tract of... Continue Reading →
Week one of my first National Novel Writing Month participation is coming to a close. Definitely a great decision on my part (it happens occasionally) to jump in. I've shown up. I've gotten great word counts in, and most importantly, I've been forced to follow a rule of first drafts that I usually ignore, which... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Dialectic of Agony: Echo Volume 3 by: Kent Wayne While Crusader Kischan Atriya fights to keep his life and sanity, his mentor Chrysalis Verus undertakes a perilous journey across the wilds of Echo. Their separate paths intertwine in the unlikeliest of places and across all borders, both psychic and physical. 5 Stars... Continue Reading →
Book Review: EVO Shift by: K. J. Chapman She killed him, but did it make a difference? Her kind has been exposed, abused, and segregated, and now Teddie Leason is top of Britain’s most wanted list at just nineteen. Teddie has to decide whose side she is on, what she fights for, and whether it’s... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Splintered, by A. G. Howard "A descendent of the inspiration for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, sixteen year old Alyssa Gardner fears she is mentally ill like her mother until she finds that Wonderland is real and, if she passes a series of tests to fix Alice's mistakes, she may save her family from... Continue Reading →
Published in 2010, Metagame, by Sam Landstrom is a science fiction novel I found through my Pixel of Ink account. I held onto it for a while before really getting into it, though when I did, it seemed strange that I hadn't dove right in. The world Mr. Landstrom creates is fun, and believable. Opening... Continue Reading →
According to Publishers Weekly, This book could easily open a fresh new world of urban fantasy. I have to agree. Originally published in 2011, Shaman Healer Heretic brings a unique take on a story that's saturated the shelves of urban fantasy, M. Terry Green makes it all seem new. Maintaining the fun feel that endears characters such as Laurel... Continue Reading →
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Continuing a Love Affair with the Written Word
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