The Whisperers by John Connolly The Whisperers is Irish writer John Connolly’s eleventh CHARLIE PARKER thriller. The books are set for the most part in the USA, mostly in Maine, where Parker, the ex-cop turned private-eye turned something-more makes his home. Underlying the plot of The Whisperers is a current theme, the question of how wounded […]
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The Burning Soul by John Connolly The Burning Soul, by John Connolly, is an autumnal book, reminding us that winter is coming, a time when we will be more in darkness than light. Surprisingly, given the moody, atmospheric writing, the thriller aspect of the story is grounded in everyday reality, with few supernatural elements — in fact, […]
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A Book of Bones by John Connolly 2019’s A Book of Bones is the 18th book in John Connolly’s CHARLIE PARKER series. This series is dark, with a thriller plot steeped in supernatural elements. Over the years, we’ve seen Parker, his human helpers Louis and Angel, and his supernatural protectors Sam and Jennifer face a […]
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The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly A vulnerable boy makes his way into an alternate world filled with magic and danger. To return to his own world, he must find a talisman held by the land’s king. He is beset by dangers, unsure who to trust. So far, this sounds like many other […]
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Conquest by John Connolly & Jennifer Ridyard At first, Conquest by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard reminded me of a blend of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth; the Final Conflict, and the history of the Roman Empire. The Roddenberry sense comes from the descriptions of the aliens who conquer Earth; tall, slender and graceful, some with shaven […]
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Empire by John Connolly & Jennifer Ridyard (Warning, may contain spoilers for Conquest.) Empire, by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard, is filled with action, suspense, and characters we care about. It is YA but adults will enjoy it. In Conquest, the first book of THE CHRONICLES OF THE INVADERS, Earth had been conquered by a technologically […]
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Dominion by John Connolly & Jennifer Ridyard The CHRONICLES OF THE INVADERS by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard comes to a satisfying conclusion with Dominion, the final book of the trilogy. We get a post-apocalyptic survival story on earth, an off-planet prison break, space battles, and political skullduggery and espionage in the halls of the Nairene […]
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The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology by Christopher Golden (ed.) FORMAT/INFO: The New Dead is 400 pages long divided over nineteen short stories. Also includes a Foreword by the editor Christopher Golden, and biographies on all of the anthology’s contributors. February 16, 2010 marks the North American Trade Paperback publication of The New Dead via […]
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Today’s feature comes courtesy of Mihir Wanchoo, who reviews over at Fantasy Book Critic. When I saw Amanda’s call going out for readers everywhere to write about their favourite authors and “why others should read them too” I was intrigued. When I thought about who I could write about, one name popped out in my […]
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I’m reporting about Day 2 today. Read about Day One here. There were lots of interesting panels today, and it was frustrating to try to boil them down into the ones I wanted to see. My first choice was “Retelling Old Stories: The New Fairy Tales.” I’ve got all the modern fairy tale collections edited by Terri […]
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