I hate giving up on books I plan to review but, unfortunately, this is the second one in a month that I’ve had to abandon.
Steel Beach (1992) is the second in John Varley’s stand-alone novels set in his EIGHT WORLDS universe in which vastly superior aliens have kicked humans off of planet Earth so they can commune with the dolphins and whales (who are more intelligent, in their eyes, than humans). I liked the first EIGHT WORLDS book,
July 29th, 2019. Kat Hooper´s rating: 1 | John Varley | Audio | SFF Reviews | 5 comments |
The Illearth War by Stephen Donaldson
Reading The Illearth War (1978), the second book in Stephen Donaldson’s THE CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT, I can’t help but be reminded of The Empire Strikes Back. This is in comparison to the strong THE LORD OF THE RINGS feel exuded by Lord Foul’s Bane, the first book in the series. Both Illearth and Empire are the middle story in a trilogy (and like THOMAS COVENANT,
July 13th, 2017. Jesse Hudson´s rating: 3 | Stephen R. Donaldson | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
I’ve read plenty of Terry Brooks‘s fantasy novels, but among his earliest works I’ve only ever completed The Wishsong of Shannara. But with news of a television adaptation of The Elfstones of Shannara scheduled to air in 2016, I figured now was as good a time as any to delve into his backlog — and it’s interesting to see how he’s developed as a writer since then.
As the direct sequel to The Sword of Shannara,
December 24th, 2015. Rebecca Fisher´s rating: 3.5 | Terry Brooks | SFF Reviews | 5 comments |
I’ve avoided some of Stephen King’s more recent works, like Cell and Under the Dome, because they didn’t look like they would be my thing. Doctor Sleep was a different matter. I didn’t think it was perfect, but it had a lot of the things I look for in a King novel.
In 1977, King published The Shining, a book about an evil hotel in Colorado,
October 6th, 2014. Marion Deeds´s rating: 4 | Stephen King | Horror | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
The Lives of Christopher Chant is set twenty-five years before the events told in Charmed Life, but was published after it in 1988. Although many would avidly insist that you must read such books in publishing rather than chronological order (just look at the debate that rages over how you’re supposed to read the Chronicles of Narnia) I would suggest reading this before Charmed Life.
February 5th, 2008. Rebecca Fisher´s rating: 4.5 | Diana Wynne Jones | Children | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Do it! One of the best things I've read in recent years.
This reminds me. I want to read Addie LaRue.
We’re in total agreement David!
I felt just the same. The prose and character work was excellent. The larger story was unsatisfying, especially compared to…
Hmmm. I think I'll pass.