The Princess of Dhagabad, by Anna Kashina (Dragonwell, June 2012. Ebook) Reminiscent of ‘ Tales From The Arabian Nights’, ‘ The Princess Of Dhagabad’ tells the story of the friendship between a princess and a djin. On her twelfth birthday, the princess, whose name we do not learn until the very end of the bookContinueContinue reading “Review: The Princess of Dhagabad”
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Review: Man and Boy
Man and Boy, by Tony Parsons (Touchstone, May 2001. Paperback, 368 pages) Man and Boy by Tony Parsons is the story of how a man becomes a father to his son, and a son to a father. The affection Harry feels for his family, all of it, is obvious from the first page. As evidentContinueContinue reading “Review: Man and Boy”
Review: Transformation
Transformation, by Carol Berg (Roc, August 2000. Paperback, 448 pages) I could not put this book down and I had tears in my eyes before I had turned the hundredth page—that’s how compelling the characters were, right from the outset. Simply, Transformation is the story of two men separated by about a decade, age-wise, andContinueContinue reading “Review: Transformation”
Review: Firebird
Firebird, by Jack McDevitt (Ace, November 2011. Hardcover, 384 pages) ‘Firebird’ by Jack McDevitt starts in much the same way most ‘Alex Benedict’ novels do. Alex and his assistant, Chase Kolpath, come into possession of some artefacts and prepare to sell them. Alex Benedict is no ordinary antiquities dealer, however. He has an insatiable curiosityContinueContinue reading “Review: Firebird”
Review: Armored
Armored, Edited by John Joseph Adams (Baen, March 2012. Paperback, 608 pages) Sadly, for those who write introductions and forewords for anthologies, I often only glance at them in passing, then move on to the good stuff – the stories. In this instance, the first sentence of the foreword by Orson Scott Card leapt outContinueContinue reading “Review: Armored”
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