Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? In The Map the Breathed, Nora and Billy, two ‘normal’ kids, discover that they actually have powerful abilities that, when combined, allow them to not only see …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Keeper and Sol Publishing Published: 1999 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? In a perfect world, an editor at a ‘real’ publishing company would have seen the potential in Ronald Reed Jackson’s The Mars Transmission. With some dedicated guidance, …
Genre: Alternate History Publisher: Bantam Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? Kim Stanley Robinson enjoys an enviable reputation in the speculative fiction community. He is perhaps best known for his Mars books: Red Mars (Nebula winner), Green Mars (Hugo winner) and …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Night Shade Books Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? I’m not sure In & Oz is speculative fiction, but I don’t know what else it could be. It’s fantastical allegory, taking place in an imaginary land consisting of …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Metropolis Ink Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? Satire is a hard nut to crack. Come across too serious and you can alienate an audience that might not get it. Come off as being too far out …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: 1st Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? It’s the year 2030 and the world has set up the World Environmental Watchdog Agency. This multinational group is charged with keeping tabs on the actions of the countries …
Genre: Modern/Urban Fantasy Publisher: Equilibrium Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? I think the vast majority of writers write because they have an honest and sincere love of the written word. They are people who have devoured books since the …
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Fantasy Publisher: 1st Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? Ahhhh…. subsidy publishing. Pay me and I’ll publish your book. Heads up you wannabe writers out there–it’s supposed to work the other way around. I’ve a love hate relationship with …
Genre: Horror Publisher: Trafford Publishing Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? In The Burden, S.D. Lucas offers up an overwritten tale of witchcraft and deviltry in a style that attempts to mimic the sensuality and depravity of Anne Rice or Poppy …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Published: 2001 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? Shadow of the Hegemon is the second in the Shadow series; sequel to Ender’s Shadow and prequel to Shadow Puppets. In the overall scheme of the entire Ender …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Little Brown and Company Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? If The Lovely Bones had been marketed as the fantasy it is, it would have done well, though not nearly as well as it’s done with the marketing …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Our Little Secret Press Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? I suppose the only thing harder than writing a review of a children’s book is writing the book itself. For a children’s book to be successful, it …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Pocket Books Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? My primary complaint against Slave Trade is that it’s somewhat misleading. The cover image (which, as you can see, depicts the naked back of a writhing woman whose hands …
Genre: Modern/Urban Fantasy Publisher: Publish America Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? I’m afraid this review is going to be much more about writing than about this actual book. Nevertheless, it’s applicable in this case because the number one prerequisite of …
