Posted by Brad Hawley | Jun 13, 2020 | SFF Reviews | 0
B.P.R.D. (Vol. 4): The Dead by Mike Mignola (writer), John Arcudi (writer), Guy Davis (artist), Dave Stewart (colors), & Clem Robins (letters) B.P.R.D.: The Dead is the second main arc of the B.P.R.D. series since the first two volumes were collections of short stories. The Dead advances the plot started in B.P.R.D. (Vol. 2): Plague […]
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Posted by Ryan Skardal | Aug 8, 2017 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Gods of War by Conn Iggulden Every reader who starts Conn Iggulden’s Emperor: The Gods of War (2006) already knows that in this novel Caesar crosses the Rubicon, defeats Pompey, meets Cleopatra, and is ultimately betrayed by Marcus Brutus, his best friend. The point of the plot is not what happened but why. Caesar […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Sep 23, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 1
Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson Warning: This review will contain spoilers for the previous books in the QUEEN BETSY series. Undead and Unreturnable is the fourth book in MaryJanice Davidson’s QUEEN BETSY series. In the first book, Undead and Unwed, we met Betsy, a shallow fashion-conscious young woman who died and woke up as […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Apr 6, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Reality Bug by D.J. MacHale The Reality Bug is the fourth novel in D.J. MacHale’s 10-book PENDRAGON series for teens. In each novel, young Bobby Pendragon, a Traveler, visits a different “territory” (world) where he tries to prevent Saint Dane, the evil villain, from causing enough chaos to completely destroy the multiverse. This time […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Jul 7, 2011 | SFF Reviews | 0
City of Secrets by Mary Hoffman It’s Always Somehow Connected to the di Chimici… City of Secrets is the fourth book in Mary Hoffman’s Stravaganza series, but by this stage they’re wearing a little thin. They’re still very well written, but the freshness and originality of the first couple of books are long gone and […]
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Posted by Ruth Arnell (RETIRED) | Jan 25, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Poison Eaters and Other Stories by Holly Black The first collection of short stories by author Holly Black, The Poison Eaters and Other Stories is dark, gorgeous, and emotionally compelling. Ranging from longer stories to short little character sketches, Black has created a handful of settings and characters that will live on in memory […]
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Posted by Bill Capossere | Jan 2, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 3
Crack’d Pot Trail by Steven Erikson Crack’d Pot Trail is the fourth of Steven Erikson’s Malazan novellas following the exploits of Korbal Broach and Bauchelain, a pair of sinister necromancers whose dark side is often thrown into a grayer cast due to their situational context and the characters (often allegedly “purer” or “better”) that surround them. As […]
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Posted by Bill Capossere | Mar 28, 2008 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Born Queen by Greg Keyes The Born Queen is the concluding (and how often do we get to say that when reviewing a fantasy novel?) book in Greg Keyes’ four-book series, Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone. And it does actually conclude the series without any sort of sly wink-wink, nod-nod to a new series […]
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Posted by Kelly Lasiter | Oct 2, 2007 | SFF Reviews | 1
Druid’s Sword by Sara Douglass I’ve been following this series for years, reading each new book avidly as the storyline and the relationships became deeper, richer, more complicated. I couldn’t wait to see what sort of denouement Sara Douglass had in store for The Troy Game. I was particularly interested in what would become of […]
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