Read this book. Soon. If you don’t laugh your way through The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion, you might need to get your head checked. Don Tillman is a professor of genetics at a university somewhere in Australia, short on charm and high on organization. His life is well-organized and efficiently measured rhythm, and he […]
Book Review: Mia Love — The Rise, Stumble and Resurgence of the Next GOP Star, by Matt Canham, Robert Gehrke and Thomas Burr
2014-11-12 · by ·
With Mia Love: The Rise, Stumble and Resurgence of the Next GOP Star, a biography of Mia Love by Salt Lake Tribune reporter Matt Canham, with Robert Gehrke and Thomas Burr, readers are fortunate to find a glimpse into the history and biography of Utah’s newest Representative to Congress, the first black, Republican woman to be elected […]
Shattered Shields Raises the Bar on Military Fantasy
2014-11-03 · by ·
If you’re on my Christmas gift list and you read fantasy, I’m sending you a copy of Shattered Shields. It’s just that good of a collection. One of the most surprising and enjoyable selections on my reading list this year, Shattered Shields has something for everyone. In addition to providing hours of enjoyable reading, the […]
Bad Penny by John D. Brown is Visceral
2014-10-29 · by ·
Bad Penny was one of the most surprising reading experiences of my year, to date, and in all the right ways. John D. Brown, who is otherwise known for his fantasy writing, has written a story that is both compelling and entertaining, not to mention viscerally realistic. Bad Penny‘s hero, Frank, is a nice guy. He’s […]
The Best Fantasy Books…? [Poll]
2014-10-28 · by ·
What’s on your list of the best fantasy books? A while back I put together my Top 25 Science-Fiction Books list. Making the list was a blast. I took a walk down memory road and reminisced about reading some of my favorite novels, talking about why I had enjoyed them, and evaluated how they had affected […]
Let NASA send my name to Mars on a spaceship? HECK, YES.
2014-10-14 · by ·
NASA is sending a spacecraft back to Mars in December of 2014, and apparently, they’re taking names with them. No typo. Just the names are going. I sent mine in to be aboard the exploratory craft. Because you know: space. (h/t Eric James Stone)
Monster Hunter Nemesis by Larry Correia: 110% Pure Awesome
2014-10-12 · by ·
No bones about it: I am a slow reader. Worse, I am a serial book buyer and starter, and years can pass after I buy a book before I actually start it, to say nothing of finish it. Except for anything by Larry Correia. Somehow, Correia has figured out the secret combination to writing novels that […]
6 Reasons To Read More Than One Book at a Time
2014-10-08 · by ·
Long ago I realized that I would never be able to keep up with all the interesting books that get published each year. Heck, I can barely keep up with the stack of books piled up on my bedstead or on my desk, just begging to be opened. But that doesn’t mean there’s not a […]
A Rarefied View at Dawn by David Farland: Holding Up A Mirror
2014-10-07 · by ·
Equally touching, tender, and socially exploratory, A Rarefied View At Dawn by David Farland is a short story that takes place in the far future on a planet far from here. Men and women are segregated by gender and on the mountain top fortress of Kara Kune most births are controlled, allowing only females to […]
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers: Time Travel Done Right
2014-10-02 · by ·
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers is time travel done right. It’s been over thirty years since The Anubis Gates was published, and the story of treachery, time travel, and long dead gods has aged well. But then, what should I have expected? It’s Tim Powers. As I think I saw someone else mention about the […]
