Genre: Mixed Genre Anthology Publisher: Dark Regions Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Fraser Ronald Have you read this book? Okay. When do I get to write short stories like that? That was my thought when I finished the first story–“Suicidal Tendancies”–in Dave Smeds’ short story collection entitled Embracing …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Published: 2001 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Fraser Ronald Have you read this book? Glen Cook has done it again. You can tell, when you see that name and the words ‘Black Company’ on a novel, that you are in for a good time. …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Published: 2000 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Fraser Ronald Have you read this book? By the way, if you’ve never read the Black Company, crawl out from under your rock and get a start with the first novel, the Black Company. If you’re already …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Published: 1998 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Fraser Ronald Have you read this book? She Is The Darkness is the second book of “Glittering Stone”, the tail-end of Glen Cook’s “Black Company” series. This novel is followed by Water Sleeps and Soldiers Live. The Black Company …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: iUniverse Published: 2000 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Fraser Ronald Have you read this book? Caveat: I’m not an epic fantasy fan. I like more realism, less power and a certain amount of grittiness. Believable characters in a consistent setting following a cohesive plot are the most …
Genre: Fantasy Anthology Publisher: Double Dragon E-Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Fraser Ronald Have you read this book? This is the second e-book I’ve reviewed by Patrick Welch, the first having been the Thirteenth Magician. The quality of writing I noted in that book is also present …
Genre: Alternate History Publisher: Warner Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Fraser Ronald Have you read this book? The world of Lion’s Blood by Steven Barnes is a slightly tweaked version of our own. In this alternate history, Egypt and Abyssinia are the great powers of the world, …
