Locke and Key (Vol. 2): Head Games by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
A solid and scary second section to this first-class horror story.
Warning; may contain spoilers of Volume One; Welcome to Lovecraft
After everything the Locke family went through in Volume One, Welcome to Lovecraft, they need a break. Unfortunately, in Volume Two of this powerful graphic horror novel, they aren’t going to get one.
Head Games starts with an elderly teacher at Lovecraft Academy.
October 3rd, 2014. Marion Deeds´s rating: 4 | Joe Hill | Comics | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
The novella Unlocked is John Scalzi’s prequel to his innovative novel of ideas Lock In. I read the beautiful Subterranean Press hard copy, and Kat will add comments about the audio version of the story. With both Lock In and Unlocked, the publishers have made some interesting choices in audio presentation.
The subtitle of Unlocked is “An Oral History of Haden Syndrome.” Further down on the title page,
October 3rd, 2014. Marion Deeds and Kat Hooper´s rating: 3 | John Scalzi | Audio | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Appalachian Overthrow by E.E. Knight
Appalachian Overthrow the tenth novel in E.E. Knight’s VAMPIRE EARTH series, is about Ahn-Kha. not David Valentine. I wanted to get that out upfront because if you have been following this series for a long time, which I have, then reading this book is interesting because of who it’s about and not because of the way it advances the storyline.
Ahn-Kha is a grog. That’s like saying that he’s an amphibian or a mammal because the diversity between the different species is enormous.
October 3rd, 2014. John Hulet´s rating: 3 | E.E. Knight | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris
I read The Wood Beyond the World largely because I enjoyed the author’s The Well at the World’s End so much. I was disappointed in it, though. It doesn’t have the depth of the slightly later book (they were published two years apart), and the story itself is not as satisfying, nor is the main character as strong.
Golden Walter is what I call a spoiled protagonist. He ends up with benefits that he doesn’t earn.
October 3rd, 2014. Mike Reeves-McMillan´s rating: 2 | William Morris | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
I believe you are missing the point of this book here. I don't believe the purpose is to tell a…
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Almost as good as my friend: up-and-coming author Amber Merlini!
I don't know what kind of a writer he is, but Simon Raven got the best speculative-fiction-writing name ever!
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