Here’s a book cover that’s screaming for a new name. See it screaming?
Please help us rename the horrible cover of this book by the esteemed Michael Moorcock.
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October 9th, 2014. FanLit | Michael Moorcock | Thoughtful Thursday | 17 comments |
The Accidental Highwayman by Ben Tripp
Ben Tripp’s YA book, The Accidental Highwayman: Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides, is the first in a series, and it’s a heck of a lot of fun.
It tells the story of Kit Bristol, an orphan and circus performer who has become a valet to a mysterious gentleman. He quickly learns that his employer is none other than Whistling Jack, a notorious highwayman with a bounty on his head.
October 9th, 2014. Kate Lechler´s rating: 3.5 | Ben Tripp | Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Deadly Shores by Taylor Anderson
I love Taylor Anderson’s characters and the world he has built in his DESTROYERMEN series, and the audio editions of these books are wonderfully performed by William Dufris.
But Deadly Shores (2014) is the ninth book in the series and the war, which is pretty much the focus of the entire plot, seems like it’s still winding up. There’s just no end in sight.
There are a couple of personal changes for Captain Reddy’s crew and alliances,
October 9th, 2014. Kat Hooper´s rating: 3 | Taylor Anderson | Audio | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Last Banquet by Jonathan Grimwood (pseudonym of Jon Courtenay Grimwood)
Jean-Marie Charles d’Aumont is first and foremost a chef. Even the title chef is a gross understatement. Jean-Marie is a connoisseur on an adventure to taste as many different things as he can in his lifetime. As The Last Banquet opens up, we find Jean-Marie as an orphan sitting by a dung heap munching on beetles. With each beetle consumed, he notes that they often taste like what they’d consumed prior to being eaten. There’s a very wry,
October 9th, 2014. Pat Doherty´s rating: 5 | Jon Courtenay (Jonathan) Grimwood | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
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