Clay’s Ark by Octavia Butler
Clay’s Ark (1984) was written last in Octavia Butler’s 4-book PATTERNIST series, but comes third in chronology. It takes place after Wild Seed (1980) and Mind of My Mind (1977), in the post-apocalyptic California desert. Society has collapsed into armed enclaves, marauding ‘car families’, organ hunters, and isolated towns. It’s along the lines of Mad Max, with fuel sources depleted and social infrastructure nonexistent,
March 3rd, 2016. Stuart Starosta and Kat Hooper´s rating: 3, 4 | Octavia Butler | Audio, Edge | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
I have to admit to being rather disappointed with The Queen of the Damned. I came into the third book in Anne Rice’s VAMPIRE CHRONICLES fresh from the excellent The Vampire Lestat and ready for more. At the end of The Vampire Lestat, the reader is left with the distinct impression that everything in Rice’s meticulously constructed vampire universe is about to explode, and I was excited.
February 14th, 2012. Tim Scheidler´s rating: 3 | Anne Rice | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
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