Robert Jackson Bennett first came to our attention in 2010 with his Depression-era dark fantasy Mr. Shivers. He won the Shirley Jackson Award for that book. He has since published The Company Man (which won an Edgar Award and a special citation from the Philip K. Dick award), The Troupe and American Elsewhere, which garnered him another Shirley Jackson Award. The first book in his breath-taking DIVINE CITIES trilogy,
June 13th, 2017. Marion Deeds, Bill Capossere and Kate Lechler | Robert Jackson Bennett | Author Interviews, Giveaway! | 22 comments |
Soleri (2017), by Michael Johnston, isn’t going to make anyone marvel at its originality, which in and of itself isn’t necessarily a problem. I’ve said many a time that with genre books, often one can get away with employing standard tropes in terms of characters and plots so long as the craft and execution is there. Unfortunately, Johnston doesn’t quite succeed with either, and so despite having some potential, it’s hard to recommend Soleri at this point,
June 13th, 2017. Bill Capossere and Tadiana Jones´s rating: 2.5, 3.5 | Michael Johnston | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Dead Man’s Hand edited by George R.R. Martin
This review will contain mild spoilers for the previous WILD CARDS novels.
Dead Man’s Hand (July 1990), the seventh WILD CARDS novel, was published merely six months after the previous novel, Ace in the Hole (January 1990). Supposedly, Martin had planned for the stories in each to be combined into only one novel but his publisher (Bantam Books) said it would be too long, so it was divided into two books.
June 13th, 2017. Kat Hooper´s rating: 3 | George R.R. Martin | Audio | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
The Field of Swords by Conn Iggulden
Conn Iggulden’s The Field of Swords (2005) follows a Caesar who is no longer young. Though he is still eminently capable and still driven to work day and night in pursuit of glory, he is exhausted rather than energized by his work in Spain. Naturally, the real story begins when he returns to Rome to form an alliance with Pompey and Crassus.
Rome considers itself the greatest city in the world, but, to our eyes,
June 13th, 2017. Ryan Skardal´s rating: 3 | Conn Iggulden | Edge | SFF Reviews | no comments |
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