The medieval ages were far more like our modern age than we often think. The only thing that came to my mind prior to reading this book was knights and castles. Hardly a dark age as often portrayed, the period was full of industrial innovation, and Jean Gimpel makes an interesting survey of some of […]
Short Review | Medieval Machine: The Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages by Jean Gimpel
2014-01-04 · by ·
Book Review | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 by Anne Applebaum
2013-12-28 · by ·
Perhaps what is most fascinating about the strange episode of human history under which the communist oppression of Eastern Europe falls is that it has gone so long without a comprehensive history of how it occurred. Anne Applebaum‘s Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 appears to step into that gap, providing in-depth research and a […]
Author Guest Post | Andy Remic on his inspiration for The Iron Wolves
2013-12-18 · by ·
Author Andy Remic’s The Iron Wolves is the latest to hit my Currently Reading list and is the author of Kell’s Legend trilogy, Kell’s Legend, Soul Stealers and Vampire Warlords (and that’s just for Angry Robot books). Out at the end of this month, The Iron Wolves is an exciting sounding novel that I can’t wait to dig […]
Review | Feeding the Doves: 31 Short and Very Short Stories, and Haibun by Stella Pierides
2013-12-16 · by ·
Every once in a while, I get a book in the mail that is unique from anything else I’ve ever read. As a collection of short stories, Stella Pierides’ Feeding the Doves: 31 Short and Very Short Stories, and Haibun has given me a new definition of what short means, not to mention how quickly a story can […]
Review | Unnatural Creatures: Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman
2013-12-01 · by ·
I’ll admit it: I picked up Unnatural Creatures: Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman from the bookstore shelf because it carried Neil Gaiman‘s name on the front. A collection of short stories focused on fantastical creatures “that exist only in our minds,” each is a golden nugget by writers both classic and new, every one an […]
Update on a Statisicity by Yaron Glazor
2013-11-21 · by ·
Last month, this blog hosted a guest post on dystopian science fiction by author Yaron Glazer. We’re happy to announce that Noble Beast is going to publish Statisicity, his dystopian sci-fi thriller set in Shanghai in the year 2084. Noble Beast is an amazing new publisher of enhanced ebooks, and their recent title – Steampunk […]
Challenge | The NPR Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy List
2013-11-21 · by ·
What are the best science fiction and fantasy novels of all time? NPR asked it’s listeners and readers to weigh in on this quintessential question during the summer of 2011, taking suggestions and then posting the nominees for the public’s vote. The result was a list of the Top 100 novels in the science fiction […]
Author Guest Post | Steve K Peacock on politics in Diplomancer
2013-11-20 · by ·
The pitch from Steve Peacock’s publicist was one of the best I’ve read in a while, and I get quite a few requests to read and review new authors’ books. But this one was sharp, witty, and interesting. So I had to let Peacock make the case himself. Since he had, like myself, spent some […]
Book Review | Writers of the Future Volume 29 edited by Dave Wolverton
2013-11-17 · by ·
Finding an interesting, new author is a fantastic experience, like discovering a new favorite restaurant or traveling to a place you’ve never been before. It is full of exploration, of discovery, and the refreshing feel of something new and fresh. Imagine, then, what it’s like to find one book with 12 interesting new authors, all […]
Graphic Novel Review | Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown
2013-11-14 · by ·
Darth Vader and Son is a delightful and clever children’s comic book that is well conceived and worthwhile entertainment for children and adults alike. Set up as a series of illustrated tableaus from the life of a Darth Vader who, instead of learning only mid-way through Empire Strikes Back that Luke Skywalker is his son, is the single father of a four-year old […]
