I’m back and feeling good which means this column has all sorts of goodies in it for you. If you can’t find something interesting in here to read, watch, or listen to, you’re not trying hard enough!
The Sunday Rumpus interviews Margaret Atwood. Also, this week marks the 63rd anniversary of George Orwell’s death, and Margaret Atwood wrote a column about her experiences reading Orwell as a child.
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller’s LIADEN Universe hits its 25th anniversary this year.
January 23rd, 2013. Ruth Arnell | World Wide Wednesday | 2 comments |
The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher
I don’t know if I’ve seen a book as packed with ideas, tropes, storylines, and genres as The Six-Gun Tarot, by R.S. (Rod) Belcher. To give a rough idea, here is a mere sampling of what’s in the mix: Native American coyote mythology, zombies, a seemingly unkillable sheriff, Lovecraftian/Cthulhu mythos, Western genre tropes, acupuncture, Lilith mythos, steampunk, a re-examination of Christian creation myth, romance, Mormonism, Civil War stories, horror, ghosts, pirates (OK, only briefly mentioned,
January 23rd, 2013. Bill Capossere and Marion Deeds´s rating: 4.5 | R.S. (Rod) Belcher | SFF Reviews | 12 comments |
Iced is the first novel in Karen Marie Moning’s new DANI O’MALLEY series, which is a spin-off from her excellent FEVER series. Readers of FEVER know who Dani is — she’s the 14-year-old sidhe-seer that Mac befriends. Besides being able to see the fae, Dani has other superpowers — she moves “super-fast” and has super senses, too. Dani also has the Sword of Light — one of only two magical objects that can kill the fae.
Dani lives in Dublin during the year 1 AWC (After the Wall Crash).
January 23rd, 2013. Kat Hooper´s rating: 2 | Karen Marie Moning | Audio | SFF Reviews | 4 comments |
What a fascinating exploration of Edwige Fenech's contributions to the giallo genre! I love how the post highlights her unique…
Pretty challenging book. Cut by half, speed up the cadence. Trying to figure out the plot, the main point of…
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
The "body count" bothered me a bit less because being dead seemed more like an inconvenience than anything else... unlike…