Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? Steven Barnes has been around a while, having penned some collaborations with Larry Niven in 1981 and 1982, with Stretlethal, his first solo out (at least according to his web …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Simon and Schuster Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Steven Sawicki Have you read this book? Strange Secrets presents a collection of paranormal phenomena; UFO’s, Telepathy, Crop Circles, Cattle Mutilation, Noah’s Ark, Witchcraft, etc., and links them to government documents. Initially I thought this was …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: 1st Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by David Hart Have you read this book? Magic has reappeared in the world, after many generations. A miner called Accurrah finds a magical artifact and becomes a creature of evil. Fortunately good King Traaylon’s blacksmith manages to forge …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Riptide Publishing Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by David Hart Have you read this book? For centuries the empire of Shallai was a superpower, ruling a continent. Suddenly it became an uninhabited desert. Ten years later, an Archaist guild summons up sufficient curiosity to try to …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Published: 1983 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by David Hart Have you read this book? This is the first of the Vlad Taltos books, which take place on a world with two main intelligent species. In the East, imported in the very distant past, are humans. In …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: iUniverse Published: 2001 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? In Dawn of Man, Lewis does an admirable job of creating minority characters that aren’t often seen in science fiction. Like Lewis, most of his characters are African American. I …
Genre: Alternate History Publisher: Warner Books Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Fraser Ronald Have you read this book? I was actually a little bit worried when I got my hands on Zulu Heart, the sequel to Steven Barnes’ fabulous Lion’s Blood. My review of that book tells you …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Roc Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? Dragon Moon is the second book in Alan F. Troop’s dragon series. Last May I posted a review of Troop’s first book, The Dragon DeLasangre. Although well-written, I was left thinking …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Bantam Published: 1993 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by David Hart Have you read this book? This is the first book of the trilogy “A Requiem for Homo Sapiens”, which is the sequel to Neverness. It would be possible to follow the story as a stand-alone, but …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Bantam Published: 1996 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by David Hart Have you read this book? This is the second in the Requiem for Homo Sapiens trilogy, following The Broken God. Danlo Ringess has qualified as a space pilot and leaves the city of Neverness with many …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Bantam Published: 1998 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by David Hart Have you read this book? This is the last in the Requiem for Homo Sapiens trilogy, following The Broken God and The Wild. Danlo Ringess has returned to Thiells from his successful explorations of the Wild, …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ballantine Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? Stormrider is the fourth book in Gemmell’s Rigante series (and I think there’s also one that has yet to make it across the Atlantic). It, along with Ravenheart, continues the story …
Genre: Horror Publisher: iUniverse Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Ray Wallace Have you read this book? Editor’s Note: I’m not sure when it happend, but the title has been changed to Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter. OVERVIEW: A first person fictional account of one man’s ongoing struggle to …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: iUniverse Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? Among print-on-demand publishing houses, these are some that seem to turn out better books than other. iUniverse is one such company. IMO, a couple of the books I’ve read by …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: NAL Published: 2000 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by David Hart Have you read this book? It is a truth universally acknowledged that Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings has only one defect: it is too short. According to Newsgroup rumor, McKiernan offered to remedy this but the Tolkien …
Genre: Horror Publisher: Invisible College Press Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? Writing is about illusion. The story being told needs to unfold logically and believably, with the characters acting in a manner that remains true to the personalities the writer …
Genre: Faith Based Science Fiction Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Heather Hunt Have you read this book? Methodical readers will want to know up front that the The Fifth Man by John B. Olson and Randall Ingermanson is a sequel to their Christy-award-winning “Oxygen.” …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Published: 1995 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by David Hart Have you read this book? Speculative Fiction writing, like all human endeavor, can range from excellent to atrocious. Most authors are consistent enough to occupy a fairly small part of that spectrum, but the McKillip books that …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Barbour and Co. Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Ray Wallace Have you read this book? OVERVIEW: A new fantasy tale dealing with a young man from Earth who suddenly finds himself in a strange world. Once there he is thrust headlong into a centuries old …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Ace Published: 2000 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Bluejack Have you read this book? Joe Haldeman has always been preoccupied with sex, the complications of sexual relationships, the ways in which traditional ideals break down in confrontation with real life. With a title as provocative as …
