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Category: Book Reviews
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EMPHYRIO by Jack Vance
There is nothing quite like getting immersed into another world, taking in the sights and sounds of an alien place…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 74 | Absolute Superman #4
Listen to Pick of the Week episode 74 here on your favorite podcasting platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16616571 Absolute Superman? Pick of the…
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THE VANISHED BIRDS by Simon Jimenez
Last year, Jimenez’s second book, The Spear Cuts Through Water, was my book of the year. It was a book…
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STORMED FORTRESS by Janny Wurts
An ending, of a sort. Stormed Fortress brings to culmination a long arc of storytelling that is nearly unrivaled in…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 73 | Babs #5
Click here to hear about the other books we read this week: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16574882 I really do try to mix up…
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Lightfall by Ed Crocker
“I think I know who the Grays are. Tonight I find out for sure.” I can confidently say I’ve never…
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PARABLE OF THE TALENTS by Octavia E. Butler
In a projected near future novel, an author always takes a risk that they may live to see the timeline…
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American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis Book Review
To hear our spoiler filled thoughts on this book, click here to listen to our podcast episode After watching the…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 71 | The Sacrificers #13
Find our latest episode here on your favorite podcasting platform Sometimes I wonder if I should choose a different series…
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Ultimate Wolverine #1 Review
One of the first characters that caught my eye back in the late 80’s was Wolverine. I followed his series…
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Cold West by Clayton Snyder- a review
Well Shit… From the very first sentence, right on through to the bitter, grisly end, this book drags the reader…
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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON by Daniel Keyes
This introspective science fiction master piece was first published back in the early sixties. What makes this book different from…
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Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Vacuous Perfection At the time of writing this review the novel Twilight by Stephenie Meyer already has 6,866,507 ratings and…
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A Roll of the Dice by Tim Hardie- a review
I need more! A Roll of the Dice is my first foray into the Brotherhood of the Eagle world, and…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 68: Skin Police #3
To listen to what else Mike and I read this week, you can hear the episode here on your favorite…
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In the Shadow of Their Dying by Michael R Fletcher and Anna Smith Spark- a review
Holy fuck fuckity fuck fuck! I know. That’s probably no way to start a review, but by whatever wretched, twisted…
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Tristan’s Regret by Jacob Sannox
‘“Some wounds never heal,” said Arthur. “Tristan’s regret will never fade.”’ I conclude my review of Jacob Sannox’s The Return…
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Pick of the Week Issue 67: The Exorcism at 1600 Penn #2
Click here to listen to our latest episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16264890 I know I’m a week behind on this one, I didn’t…
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Agravain’s Escape by Jacob Sannox
‘Fear is stale bread and hard cheese. Terror is milk and honey,’ Malagant grinned. ‘And right now, Agravain, you are…
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Pick of the Week Issue 66: Babs #4
To listen to the rest of our picks this week, check out episode 66 here on your favorite podcasting platform:…
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BLOOD AND BONE by Ian C. Esslemont
A novel of the Malazan empire, this book is the fifth in a series with that title and it is…
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NEXUS: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI, by YUVAL NOAH HARARI
In this next “chapter” of a series of books that started with Sapiens and attempts to explain history with an…
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The Ravenmaster’s Revenge by Jacob Sannox
King Arthur is back, but can he stop the Ravenmaster? This is the first of three reviews I’ll be posting…
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Pick of the Week Issue 65: Convert #4
Hear about the other books Mike and I discuss this week on this episode of the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16187415 Convert has…
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THE DISPOSSESSED by Ursula K. LeGuin
Are you ready for an out of body experience in a dark spooky sci-fi setting where consciousness is fleeting and…
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Gates of Hope by JE Hannaford – SPFBOX Feature
Aulirean Gates Book 1 “Stories not told are soon forgotten.” This is a story told with love and I understood…
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REVOLVO by Steven Erikson
Steven Erikson! He takes jabs at commercial art! He throws a haymaker at critics! He strikes body blows at “serious”…
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Pick of the Week Issue 62: The Sacrificers #12
To hear Mike and I discuss this book and the rest of what we read last week, listen to our…
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Your Blood and Bones by J Patricia Anderson
As an avid reader I always plan out my reading for the year ahead, trying to ensure I get a…
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Some thoughts on AMERICAN PSYCHO by Bret Easton Ellis
I truly never thought I would not finish a book due to the fact that I despised it as much…
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Pick of the Week Issue 62: The Exorcism at 1600 Penn #1
Find this weeks podcast where Mike and I discuss the other books we read this week: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16062416 Yeah, I know…
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THE WINDUP GIRL by Paolo Bacigalupi
Imagine a future that creates a working elephant from the lost DNA of a mammoth and improves on that DNA…
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Godless Lands by Sean Crow
Godless Lands was Sean Crow’s debut novel and the first book in his Godless Lands grimdark fantasy series. I first…
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Pick of the Week 60: VICARIOUS #1
If you would like to listen to the rest of what Mike and I read this week, download our latest…
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Pick of the Week 59: The Terminator #1
If you would like to listen to the rest of what Mike and I read this week, download our latest…
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Callus & Crow by DB Rook (SPFBOX Feature)
“It’s no surprise that there’s something very unsettling about burying your only friend in the ground while he continues to…
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TIGANA by Guy Gavriel Kay
Welcome to a romantic tale of magic and love; an ultimate fairy tale without the fairies; a tale of love…
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BOOK REVIEW: 1984 by George Orwell
Join me if you will, in my regimen of Double Speak. Embrace my hate for this pamphlet of praise for…
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Withered Hill by David M Barnett
As I were going up Withered Hill With night-time coming soon I met a man under the trees Whiter than…
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BOOK REVIEW: SPEAR by Nicola Griffith
Hearken to the days of old! When magic filled the air! And those who had the will could grasp destiny…
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Book review: The Devil Delivered by Steven Erikson
In The Devil Delivered, Erikson is the devil who delivers us a tale of a grim near future that may…
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A Ritual of Bone by Lee C Conley
Lee C Conley’s writing drew my eye after I read some of his excellent short stories, published in the Skybreaker…
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The Failures (Wanderlands #1) by Benjamin Liar
Finally a debut that I’m keen to reread! ???? Magic. Mystery. Mayhem.Tonally apt writing, compelling story and character interactions, very…
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Comic Commentary: Top 10 by Alan Moore
Not another Top 10 list! by Mike M So I have been doing this podcast thing with my friend Steve…
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The Navigator’s Children by Tad Williams
The much awaited finale to the Osten Ard saga … With The Navigator’s Children, Tad Williams delivers a satisfying and…
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Raw Spirit by Iain Banks
“Banksie, hi. What are you up to?” “Well, I’m going to be writing a book about whisky.” “You’re what?” “I’m…
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Valhalla Steel by Sean Crow
Released in 2020, Valhalla Steel is an illustrated novella bursting with ideas and invention written by Sean Crow with great…
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Age of the Dryad by Jacob Sannox
In Age of the Dryad we return to the fantasy world of Jacob Sannox’s Dark Oak Chronicles. Since this is…
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Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks
This book is a reread for me, some 20 years after last picking it up. I’m delighted to say Use…
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A Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark
Before starting A Court of Broken Knives I was reading Leviathan Wakes. For those who haven’t read Leviathan Wakes, it’s…
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Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Usually when I watch the live adaptation I’ll avoid reading the books because it ruins the reading experience for me.…
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Obsidian: Awakening by Sienna Frost
Obsidian Awakening is one of those books that feel easy to read, but when you look back you realize how…
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My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
My Heart is a Chainsaw is a love letter to slasher movies. It reads like a slasher movie, there are…
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Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
“Anger was an old companion of mine by now.” Ancillary Sword is the sequel to the all-conquering Ancillary Justice, which…
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Seraphina’s Lament by Sarah Chorn
Before we get into the review, we should talk first about Sarah Chorn. Sarah is an author, editor, blogger, reviewer…
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The Winter Road by Adrian Selby
I had high expectations for this book, it’s been one I’ve been looking forward to for a while. But I…
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