Curse of the Bane (The Spook’s Curse in the UK) by Joseph Delaney
Curse of the Bane (2005) is the second book in Joseph Delaney’s LAST APPRENTICE series. (The series is confusingly called THE WARDSTONE CHRONICLES in the UK and this book is titled The Spook’s Curse there.) The first book, Revenge of the Witch (The Spook’s Apprentice in the UK) was terrifying and though I really enjoyed it,
November 20th, 2015. Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Joseph Delaney | Audio, Children, Horror | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
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Written in 1969, Ubik is one of Philip K. Dick’s most popular science fiction novels. It’s set in a future 1992 where some humans have develop psi and anti-psi powers which they are willing to hire out to individuals or companies who want to spy (or block spying) on others. Also in this alternate 1992, if you’ve got the money, you can put your beloved recently-deceased relatives into “coldpac” where they can be stored in half-life and you can visit with them for years after their death.
November 20th, 2015. Kat Hooper, Bill Capossere and Sandy Ferber´s rating: 3.5, 4, 5 | Philip K. Dick | Audio, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 16 comments |
So, if the WSJ article is accurate, romantasy is just a heavy slather of pornographic, wish-fulfillment fantasy layered onto a…
No, I've never heard of him. Thanks for the hedzup, K.!
De Mille sounds fun. Have you tried Arthur Friel? It was a long time ago, but as I recall he…
COMMENT "Weird good fun"... that's my favorite kind! 😁
Sounds like weird good fun, Sandy.