Posted by Kat Hooper | Feb 24, 2020 | SFF Reviews | 6
The Broken Crown by Michelle West I listened to 19 hours (60%) of the new audio version of Michelle West’s The Broken Crown before giving up. The Broken Crown (1997) is the first novel in West’s SUN SWORD series which contains six books that add up to a whopping 4,803 pages. After getting through 458 […]
Read More
Posted by Marion Deeds | Jan 30, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 2
Faces Under Water by Tanith Lee I found the first book of Tanith Lee’s THE SECRET BOOKS OF VENUS series, Faces Under Water, in a used bookstore recently. To call Lee a prolific writer is to understate things somewhat. I had never heard of this series, set in an alternate Venice and based on the […]
Read More
Posted by Ruth Arnell (RETIRED) | Jan 3, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 4
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling I’m pretty sure every person in the western world knows who Harry Potter is and knows the basic story line. Harry Potter was The Boy Who Lived. Both his parents were killed by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, the evil Lord Voldemort, but he survived the attack, somehow causing Voldemort […]
Read More
Posted by John Hulet | Jun 12, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 0
Magelord: The Awakening by Thomas K. Martin It is interesting to read older fantasy novels and see how the genre has grown and evolved. Thomas K. Martin published Magelord: The Awakening in 1997, and it feels dated. Bjorn Rolfsson is a young hedge-wizard. In a time when people who can use magic are hunted down […]
Read More
Posted by Kat Hooper | Aug 14, 2011 | SFF Reviews | 2
Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling After a strange electrical storm, the residents of Nantucket discover that their entire island and its surrounding waters have been sent back to 1300 B.C. Now this society, which is mostly based on a tourist economy, must figure out how to establish a new identity in […]
Read More
Posted by Kat Hooper | Apr 20, 2011 | SFF Reviews | 3
In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker Rescued from the dungeons of the Spanish Inquisition, feisty little Mendoza is enrolled in a special school and becomes a cyborg agent of The Company, a group of immortal merchants and scientists who travel backwards in time in order to make money for The Company and to […]
Read More
Posted by Kat Hooper | Jan 24, 2011 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Physiognomy by Jeffrey Ford Physiognomist Cley has been sent by Master Drachton Below, the evil genius who constructed the Well-Built City, to the faraway mining district of Anamasobia to investigate the theft of a fruit that’s rumored to have grown in the Earthly Paradise and to have supernatural powers. Upon arriving, the skeptical and […]
Read More
Posted by Thomas M. Wagner (guest) | Nov 22, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
Children of Amarid by David B. Coe The fantasy debut of historian David B. Coe is a highly readable adventure with a freshness and appeal that too many modern fantasies lack. I found the tale enjoyable, unpretentious, avoiding obvious Tolkienisms, with characterization superior to most of what is being sold and touted these days as […]
Read More
Posted by Ruth Arnell (RETIRED) | Jun 25, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 2
Sandry’s Book by Tamora Pierce THE CIRCLE OF MAGIC series by Tamora Pierce consists of four books, but the action and characters are so intertwined that it makes sense for me to review them as a series. These are some of my favorite YA stories, and ones that make me cry every time I read them. […]
Read More
Posted by Kat Hooper | Jan 12, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 3
The Harlequin’s Dance by Tom Arden I got 67 pages (eight chapters) into Tom Arden‘s The Harlequin’s Dance (1997), and even those 67 pages were a struggle. In fact, I started and stopped the book a few times before finally giving up. I’m a little disappointed, because it seems like there’s potential here. Characterization is thorough, […]
Read More
Posted by Kat Hooper | May 16, 2008 | SFF Reviews | 0
CROWN OF STARS by Kate Elliott CROWN OF STARS is well-thought out and obviously well-planned. It’s epic in scope and it’s got a lot of texture. There are many complex characters who we follow in parallel, as in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time. Some of them are very likeable, and there are some really excellent villains […]
Read More
Posted by Guest | May 16, 2008 | SFF Reviews | 0
Lord of the Isles by David Drake David Drake has a considerable reputation as a science-fiction writer, but Lord of the Isles was my first introduction to his work. To be frank, it is not a good introduction. Lord of the Isles begins in the tried-and-tested high fantasy tradition — ancient events outlined in the […]
Read More
Posted by Guest | May 14, 2008 | SFF Reviews | 0
When the Gods Slept by Allan Cole When the Gods Slept is the first book in Allan Cole’s Timuras trilogy and I am debating whether I should read the other two books or not. Generally, I don’t like writing a review until I have read all the books in a trilogy, but I also have a […]
Read More
Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Jul 31, 2007 | SFF Reviews | 0
Running With the Demon by Terry Brooks Did You Sell Your Soul for So Little? Terry Brooks is best known for his Shannara series, which is immensely popular despite being rather obviously inspired by Tolkien’s plots, characters and themes. For reasons even I can’t explain, I’ve read quite a few of these novels (despite my […]
Read More
Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Jun 11, 2007 | SFF Reviews | 0
Switchers by Kate Thompson Tess is a reasonably distant and lonely child, who takes long walks out into the forest and park lands each day, returning home each evening to somewhat bemused parents. They don’t believe anything is seriously wrong with their child despite the fact she has no friends — they just think she’s […]
Read More
We’re updating our theme, so things may be a little messy or slow until we’re finished. Thank you for being patient with us!
Recent Discussion