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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Night Train to Rigel by Timothy Zahn
A government whistle blower is sacked. The night he agrees to work for private
enterprise, a body drops a train ticket at his feet. Apparently unfamiliar with the adage regarding
curiosity, Frank Compton embarks on a galactic wide adventure.
Frank’s background is a bit sketchy. He appears to have been some type of agent
which explains his many skills. Zahn
does his normal good job of creating a reasonable scenario (reasonable based on
my love of scifi perhaps) and crafting a wealth of unique alien characters.
The plot moved well and there was plenty of action. It was a good story and I look forward to
the next book in the five book series.
I recommend it.
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Sunday, September 2, 2012
A Video Interview with R. J. Sullivan Author of Haunting Obsession!
My interview with R. J. Sullivan Author of
Haunting Obsession!
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Monday, August 27, 2012
The Fourth Wall by Walter Jon Williams
I gave up, it seemed to have a good plot but the run on
stuff just ruined it for me. I have
read and enjoyed his previous books, I just couldn’t get through this one.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Deadly Descendant by Jenna Black
Nikki Glass is a former private eye who suddenly became a
Liberi, a quasi-immortal. Her change to
more than human has required more sacrifices than she expected. He acclimation to the side she has chosen in
a millennium long conflict and her conflicted emotions about being part of a
team are the focus of this second book in a very good series.
I mentioned in my review of Dark Descendant, Niki is a
likeable character. She is not some
invulnerable super hero, she is a volatile, insecure semi-normal person you
might know. She deals with her changed
life with frustration and fear.
As in Dark Descendant, there is plenty of action and emotion
with just a hint of sensuality. This
provides a touch of romanticism that doesn’t deter from a good urban fantasy. This is the second of Ms. Black’s work I have
read and I am looking forward to reading the next in this series. Warning, it may have a little too much
romanticism if you are a flannel shirt, insecure manly man. I, of
course, am typing this while holding my bowie knife in my teeth, a loaded Judge
on my side and kneeling on the throat of a thrashing swamp gator, I ain’t
intimidated by any romantic stuff.
I recommend it.
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
Star Corpsman: BloodStar by Ian Douglas
In a not too distant future, a well off young man decides to join the navy and become a corpsman. He hopes that he will get a free education and be able to return to help the family business. Much to his surprise, his choices lead him to off world adventures and a complete re-evaluation of his personal goals.
I enjoyed the book and the action was top notch. It is apparent that Ian Douglas (aka William H. Keith, Jr.) has more than the
average knowledge of medicine. I felt
that he became a bit too detailed on some of the medical aspects of the
story. It created some drag when the
story wanted to soar high.
Douglas did a nice job crafting his characters. The main protagonist is the only one that has
any depth or enough detail to capture you though. I very much liked his soul searching and his
choices.
The stage was well
constructed and the situations were thought provoking. The power of religion was examined even as
action tore the sky with plasma beams.
This is the first of a series. I
look forward to reading the rest.
I did enjoy the book and I recommend it.
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Haunting Obsession Trailer Unveiled!
Here is a link to Haunting Obsession Trailer.
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