The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski Geralt of Rivia is a witcher—acquired (stolen?) as a child and subjected to a form of mutation. Witchers are fed toxins and undergo rituals. The survivors develop immunity to the toxins and gain certain abilities as a result. They are designed for a single purpose—the hunt and slaughter ofContinueContinue reading “Review: The Last Wish”
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Review: In the Land of the Living
In the Land of the Living by Austin Ratner “Part family saga, part coming-of-age story, In the Land of the Living is a kinetic, fresh, bawdy yet earnest shot to the heart of a novel about coping with death, and figuring out how and why to live.” I gave up on In the Land of the LivingContinueContinue reading “Review: In the Land of the Living”
Review: One Step Too Far
One Step Too Far by Tina Seskis I couldn’t sum up the premise of One Step Too Far any more eloquently than the official blurb: An apparently happy marriage. A beautiful son. A lovely home. So what makes Emily Coleman get up one morning and walk right out of her life to start all overContinueContinue reading “Review: One Step Too Far”
Review: Fire with Fire
Fire with Fire by Charles E. Gannon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Caine Riordan is a writer, not a soldier, but when he chases a story to the Moon, he apparently steps too close to a secret held by an organisation that does not officially exist, or so he is led to believe whenContinueContinue reading “Review: Fire with Fire”
Review: The Heretic
The Heretic by David Drake Shortly after the death of his mother, six year-old Abel Dashian wanders into a locked storage shed. He has a fair idea what he’ll find in there: nishterlaub. Forbidden articles of old and broken technology packed away behind lock and key. Abel is a precocious young lad; he turns theContinueContinue reading “Review: The Heretic”
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