Summoned home to Barrayar to follow up on an incident where he might have accidentally cut the legs of the Imperial Courier he had just rescued, Lord Miles Vorkosigan finds that his own integrity is not the only thing awry. Simon Illyan, Chief of Imperial Security (Imp Sec) is having trouble remembering things, which shouldContinueContinue reading “Review: Memory (A Miles Vorkosigan Novel) by Lois McMaster Bujold”
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Book Expo America 2014
One of the perks of being a reviewer is a ticket to Book Expo America. You can attend as a reader or blogger; in fact, they have a convention just for you, BookCon on Saturday. I prefer to go on the professional days because it’s a little quieter. New York’s Comic Con fills my yearly quotaContinueContinue reading “Book Expo America 2014”
Review: The Mark of the Tala (The Twelve Kingdoms, #1) by Jeffe Kennedy
‘The Mark Of The Tala’ is the first of three novels set in ‘The Twelve Kingdoms’. Each book tells the story of one of three sisters. As the oldest, Ursula is heir to the throne. She has a head for politics and strategy and sleeps with her sword. Amelia is the youngest and the sweetest.ContinueContinue reading “Review: The Mark of the Tala (The Twelve Kingdoms, #1) by Jeffe Kennedy”
Review: East of West Vol. 2: We Are All One
“There’s Horsemen on the plains, the sky’s red as blood, and only the blind can see a better end.” Fate was always going to put ‘East Of West’ in my path. I devour post-apocalyptic stories with unholy glee and have done since I discovered the ‘Book Of Revelation’, which is probably why I enjoy ‘EastContinueContinue reading “Review: East of West Vol. 2: We Are All One”
Review: Morningside Fall (Legends of the Dustwalker, #2) by Jay Posey
At the end of Jay Posey’s debut Three, the first book in ‘The Legends Of The Dustwalker’, I got the impression the titular character, Three, couldn’t possibly be the dustwalker of legend, which both surprised and saddened. He was a compelling figure and the entire plot hinged upon his actions. Three embodied the role ofContinueContinue reading “Review: Morningside Fall (Legends of the Dustwalker, #2) by Jay Posey”