Clik here to view.
This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously Dude, don’t Touch It–The Book Trailer
It may have been published in 2009, but John Dies at the End was probably my favourite book of 2011. I suspect that This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously Dude, Don’t Touch It! may prove to be my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Dr. Moreau–Guy Adams
“Science is a fluid thing, Doctor. Like mercury spilled on the laboratory table, it chases away with itself. Often, it is quite beyond us to restrain or capture it.”~Sherlock Holmes Within the first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quirk Books is looking for Bloggers!
Quirk Books wants You! Over the past few years, I’ve managed to enjoy and review several titles by Quirk Books. From Night of the Living Trekkies (a delightfully morbid look at sci-fi conventions) to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Casino Royale–Ian Fleming
‘First of all, and he inhaled a thick lungful of Caporal,’you will be pleased with your Number Two. She is very beautiful’-Bond frowned-’very beautiful indeed.’ Satisfied with Bond’s reaction,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula–Loren D. Estleman
“Who is Count Dracula,” he intoned, frowning. “As well may you ask me who is Lucifer, for the two have much in common. Perhaps I should begin by telling you who was Count Dracula, and by this means...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Girl Genius: Agatha H and the Airship City–Phil and Kaja Foglio
“But I don’t have the Spark. I seem to have the opposite. Nothing I build even works.” Krosp sighed in exasperation. “What do you think you DO at night?” Agatha looked wary. “I don’t know. I’m...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alex Grecian’s The Yard has my attention
Anyone who knows me and my book habits will know that I’m a sucker for anything “Holmesian,” and frankly, anything to do with Scotland Yard has the same effect. I’ve always had a soft spot for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mogworld-Yahtzee Croshaw
“Me, I’m just here for a nice clean death, and Dub said he can give me one. I don’t care who ends up running the world. I just want it to stop being my problem.” ~Jim Bottomroach. Life was so much...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Dies at the End apparently doesn’t translate well.
A while back I wrote a review of John Dies at the End, a book which I absolutely loved. Shortly thereafter, it was optioned for film and Don Coscarelli (of Phantasm fame) attached as director. I’ve...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cadaver In Chief–Steve Hockensmith
“Hello,” Woods said as she walked to her car. “Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello.” She said, “Hello” to everyone she passed, and they all said “Hello” to her. Anyone who didn’t say “Hello”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Girl Genius: Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess–Phil and Kaja Foglio
“It’s ‘over.’” She snorted. “You speak like a child. The Baron’s people will be back, or if not, there will be others like them. You must be ready!” Agatha looked at her angrily. “What makes you say...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Buntline Special–Mike Resnick
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead “A lot of people think Ringo’s the best,” said Holliday. “And if you’re going to be the best, you have to beat the best.” “Think of the damage you two could do to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Court of the Air – Stephen Hunt
“We’re the ghosts in the machine, Oliver, keeping the game straight and hearts pure. The only thing they know about us is the name Kirkhill gave us – the Court of the Air; the highest bleeding court...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Yard–Alex Grecian
“Breath through your mouth, Mr Day. The odor isn’t pleasant.” Day nodded, panting heavily. “I suppose it is Mr Little. But what have they done to him?” You can see what’s been done. The question is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Affinity Bridge–George Mann
“One thing is certain. There doesn’t appear to be a simple solution to any of this.” Veronica shrugged, folding her hands on her lap. Newbury smiled. “There rarely is, my dear Miss Hobbes. There...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Last Policeman–Ben H. Winters
“I’m sorry, what did you say you were looking for?” “I don’t know yet. An investigation’s proper course cannot be mapped in advance. It follows each piece of information forward to the next one.” “Oh...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ack-Ack Macaque–Gareth L. Powell
“Do you know what you have to do?” Ack-Ack Macaque grinned, exposing his teeth. “Same as I always do, right?” He snapped the reloaded Colt back together and spun the barrel. “Blow shit up and hurt...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bitter Seeds–Ian Tregillis
“The price has been negotiated. It will be paid.” “The Hell it will! Tell it to sod off.” “My friends.” Will spoke in a rigidly neutral tone. The strain of maintaining his composure and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On honesty and Book Reviews
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ~Oscar Wilde Anyone who’s browsed through this blog may have noticed over time that most of the reviews I put up are generally laudatory. There’s a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Ethical Assassin–David Liss
I probably wouldn’t have said it without the beer, but I’d had the beer. “Okay, fine. Meat is murder. But you know what else is murder? Wait, let me think. Oh, yeah. I remember now: Murder....
View Article
