Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Apr 27, 2020 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman It’s been over twenty years since Practical Magic was first published, and now we can finally snuggle up and enjoy another book about the Owens family. The Rules of Magic (2017) centres on the aunts of the first novel: Frances and Jet Owens, who are born and raised […]
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Posted by Jesse Hudson | Jan 26, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Stone Canal by Ken MacLeod The Stone Canal, second in Ken MacLeod’s Fall Revolution series, is a difficult book to write a review of. The reason is the story’s structure: the book is broken in half, chapters alternating to tell the first and second halves separately, with the ending joining the two together at […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Jun 19, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 1
Catch the Lightning by Catherine Asaro If we’re talking about publication order, Catch the Lightning is the second book in Catherine Asaro’s SKOLIAN EMPIRE series. It stands between Primary Inversion and that book’s direct sequel, The Radiant Seas. If you’re coming from reading Primary Inversion, I suggest you skip this one for now and read […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Aug 29, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 0
Kirinya by Ian McDonald After recently enjoying Ian McDonald’s Evolution’s Shore, the first book in his CHAGA series, I was eager to proceed with book two, Kirinya. I wanted to know where McDonald was going with the fascinating ideas he presented in that first novel. What is the goal of the Chaga, the alien evolution […]
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Posted by Brad Hawley | Jul 26, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 0
Witchblade Volume 2: Awakenings (Issues 86-92) Writer: Ron Marz. Artists: Mike Choi, Keu Cha, and Chris Bachalo I had to go ahead and immediately write a follow-up review to my first column on Ron Marz’s WITCHBLADE because I think he really hits his stride in this second collection. Basically, just like I think you need to stick with […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Mar 31, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 15
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb FitzChivalry Farseer, who barely survived an assassination attempt by his uncle, Prince Regal, has returned to Buckkeep where the King, his grandfather, lies dying. His other uncle, Prince Verity, is exhausting himself by trying to keep the kingdom together in the face of increasing attacks by the Red Ship Raiders. […]
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Posted by Guest | Sep 29, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 1
Century of the Soldier by Paul Kearney Century of the Soldieris the omnibus edition of The Iron Wars (1999), The Second Empire (2000) and Ships from the West (2002), and is the concluding volume of Paul Kearney’s re-issued The Monarchies of God. It is as compelling and readable as Hawkwood and the Kings, and while […]
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Posted by Amanda Rutter (guest) | Feb 3, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
Enchanter by Sara Douglass Enchanter is book two of the Axis Trilogy of The Wayfarer Redemption saga and follows the same path as many middle novels in trilogies: lots of events occur, but the main focus is getting all the main players into place for the big wrap-up in book three. In Enchanter, Axis is […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Jul 4, 2007 | SFF Reviews | 1
Lirael by Garth Nix Lirael is the sequel to Garth Nix‘s best selling book Sabriel, and the second of his Old Kingdom trilogy. Set fourteen years after the events of Sabriel, this book surrounds the actions of two main characters. Prince Sameth is the capable, but rather inexperienced son of Touchstone and Sabriel, overshadowed by […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Jun 26, 2007 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman The Subtle Knife is the second in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, beginning with The Golden Compass and ending with The Amber Spyglass. It is an amazing piece of literature; often more suited for adult readers than for the children/young adults that it’s geared toward, and with a […]
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