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Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Let the Right One In, by John Ajvide Lindqvist, is a bleak and chilly horror novel that evokes classic Stephen King works like Salem’s Lot. Lindqvist is a Swedish writer and the book is set in a planned community in northern Sweden, called Blackeberg, in 1981. The novel follows several different point of view characters as the events that will change the community forever begin to unfold.
From the beginning,
January 9th, 2012. Marion Deeds´s rating: 3.5 | John Ajvide Lindqvist | Horror | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Clockwork Rocket by Greg Egan
The Clockwork Rocket, which is the first volume in Greg Egan‘s brand new hard science fiction trilogy ORTHOGONAL, is a book with three different but equally important focal points. On the one hand, it’s the story of a young woman who also happens to be a very alien alien. On the other, it’s a novel about a planet — a very alien planet — on the cusp of tremendous social change. And, maybe most of all,
January 9th, 2012. Stefan Raets´s rating: 3.5 | Greg Egan | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Reading The Glister by John Burnside was like opening a perfectly crafted wooden box and finding inside a set of components, nested into cognac-colored velvet. Some components were made of finely worked gold and brass; some were polished wood; some were ethereal blown glass; some were made of jewels and bone. Usually, components like these fit together to form a whole: a telescope, a kaleidoscope or a theodolite. Try as I would, though, I could not get the components of The Glister to merge into one coherent whole.
January 6th, 2012. Marion Deeds´s rating: 3.5 | John Burnside | Edge, Horror | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Child of Fire by Harry Connolly
Ray Lilly works for Annalise Powliss, a sort of enforcer among sorcerers, and he’s terrified of her. She wants to kill him, but she’s been forbidden to, and so is forced to settle for using him as a chauffeur and hired hand in all things magical and mundane.
On their first outing, they work together to help a family whose child has just spontaneously combusted before their eyes, ultimately dissolving into a mass of fat, wriggling, silver-gray worms. But the family doesn’t want their help;
January 6th, 2012. Terry Weyna´s rating: 3.5 | Harry Connolly | SFF Reviews | 8 comments |
It’s 2019, and the cure for aging is here. By sheer accident, scientists have identified the gene that causes aging. After receiving “the cure,” people can still get the flu, or cancer, or get murdered or die in car accidents, but the actual, biological aging process is halted so their bodies can theoretically keep going forever. The Postmortal is the story of John Farrell, a young estate lawyer who receives the cure early on and witnesses its effects on society firsthand.
The Postmortal is one of those old-fashioned science fiction novels that takes current — or at least very near-future — society as a starting point,
January 3rd, 2012. Stefan Raets´s rating: 3.5 | Drew Magary | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Within the Flames by Marjorie M. Liu
Within the Flames is another solid entry in Marjorie M. Liu’s Dirk & Steele paranormal romance series. In this installment, one of the most lovable recurring characters in the series finds his mate. Eddie is assigned to find and protect Lyssa, a young woman living a vagabond life in New York City. The two fall in love but must face demons both internal and external before they can be together.
In many ways, Lyssa is a perfect match for Eddie.
December 21st, 2011. Kelly Lasiter´s rating: 3.5 | Marjorie M. Liu | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Wild Cards edited by George R.R. Martin
Sept 15, 1946: Wild Card Day. When aliens from the planet Takis wanted to test their newly developed virus on a species that is similar to them, naturally, they brought it to Earth. Though they were thwarted by one of their own princes, a foppish alien who has become known to Earthlings as Dr. Tachyon, the virus fell into the hands of evil Dr. Tod, a Nazi sympathizer who, thinking it a biological weapon, decided to drop it on New York City. His archenemy, Jetboy,
December 12th, 2011. Kat Hooper´s rating: 3.5 | Carrie Vaughn, David D. Levine, George R.R. Martin, Melinda Snodgrass, Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams | Audio | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
The Hermetica of Elysium by Annmarie Banks
The year is 1494. Nadira is a Moorish slave whose late mother taught her to read and write in the hopes of bettering her lot. She lives in Barcelona and keeps the books for her master, Sofir, a recent convert from Judaism to Catholicism. Due to the peculiarities of Nadira’s background, she can read and write in a number of languages. Her humdrum existence comes to an abrupt end when an English gentleman, Lord Montrose, takes her away from Sofir and on a dangerous journey.
December 6th, 2011. Kelly Lasiter´s rating: 3.5 | Annmarie Banks | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Evil Elves by Bruce Coville
Moongobble has successfully (sort of) completed two of his three tasks to prove that he deserves to be a magician. His third task is to retrieve a jewel called The Queen’s Belly Button, which has the power to turn its owner evil, from the elves who stole it. The elves, who used to be peaceful creatures, have been badly influenced by the Belly Button and they do not want to give it back.
Edward et al. once again set out with Moongobble to help him get the jewel.
December 3rd, 2011. Kat Hooper´s rating: 3.5 | Bruce Coville | Audio, Children | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
The Weeping Werewolf by Bruce Coville
Moongobble has been assigned his second task to prove he should be a magician: he must get a bottle of tears from the dreaded Weeping Werewolf who lives alone in the forest. Fortunately, Edward, Urk the toad, the Rusty Knight, and Fireball the Dragon are willing to help. When they find the Weeping Werewolf, everyone is in for a big surprise!
This charming little series of short children’s novels, beautifully narrated and enhanced with cute sound effects by Full Cast Audio is the perfect way to spend an hour with a child on a Sunday afternoon.
November 26th, 2011. Kat Hooper´s rating: 3.5 | Bruce Coville | Audio, Children | SFF Reviews | no comments |
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