The Invisibles (Vol. 1): Say You Want a Revolution by Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison gained recognition in the United States for revamping the flagging title Animal Man. He’s now known also for some of his early, quirky Vertigo titles such as Doom Patrol and The Invisibles. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to sit down and start The Invisibles, but I’m glad I did. At the moment,
August 15th, 2014. Brad Hawley´s rating: 5 | Comics | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
The House of the Four Winds by Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory
Do you ever read a book and wonder how it got published? Or read an established author and think, “Don’t they understand basic storytelling?”
The House of the Four Winds, by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory, starts innocently enough. Princess Clarice of the Duchy of Swansgaarde must go out and seek her fortune because she has eleven sisters and a brother, and the Duchy cannot support twelve royal dowries. Clarice is a master sword fighter and intends to make her living as an instructor.
August 15th, 2014. Kate Lechler´s rating: 1 | Mercedes Lackey | SFF Reviews | 11 comments |
Earth’s Last Citadel by C.L. Moore & Henry Kuttner
Catherine Moore and Henry Kuttner, generally acknowledged to be the preeminent husband-and-wife writing team in sci-fi history, initially had their novella Earth’s Last Citadel released in the pages of Argosy magazine in 1943 (indeed, it was the very last piece of science fiction to be serialized in that publication). It was finally published in book form 21 years later. This is a pretty way-out piece of sci-fi/fantasy that reveals its debt to a handful of writers who had been major influences on the pair,
August 15th, 2014. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 3 | C.L. Moore, Henry Kuttner | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 4 comments |
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