January is always a great month for books. By accident or design, I often read books in January that make my Favourite Things list at the end of the year. This past January has been no exception. Conspiracies by F. Paul Wilson Paul Wilson is a writer I truly admire. I read The Keep yearsContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading”
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My Favourite Things: 2015
I always wait until the last possible moment to write this post because, in the last two years, I’ve had to update a couple of the entries as I go to one last movie or find the book I couldn’t have made it through my life without reading. This year, the delay again proved worthwhileContinueContinue reading “My Favourite Things: 2015”
Review: 14 by Peter Clines
Mysteries of the ages! Apocalypses! Steampunk doomsday devices! Tentacles! 14 is definitely my favourite of Peter Clines’s books—and I almost didn’t read it. I found a copy at the library sale a couple of years ago, shortly after I read The Junkie Quatrain. I’d liked Clines’ take on zombies and had enjoyed his characters. TheyContinueContinue reading “Review: 14 by Peter Clines”
Review: The Shards of Heaven
Every now and then Tor Books sends me something I did not request. Every time this happens, I open the envelope with equal parts excitement and trepidation. Who doesn’t like getting books in the mail? I do worry it might be a book I’m not interested in reading, let alone reviewing, but to date theseContinueContinue reading “Review: The Shards of Heaven”
Review: Son of the Black Sword
I have been looking forward to Son of the Black Sword ever since I read “The Keeper Of Names” in Baen’s Shattered Shields anthology (reviewed November last year). “The Keeper Of Names” is not only an engaging and more than competent short story, it serves as an introduction to a new venture for Larry Correia:ContinueContinue reading “Review: Son of the Black Sword”