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: 1st Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Heather Hunt Have you read this book? If The Final Phase by William Neven had been divided into a trilogy, it would have been much easier to read. At its current 714 pages laid out in a …
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: Mixed Genre Anthology Publisher: Suddenly Press Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Catherine H. Shaffer Have you read this book? If there’s one thing I expect from a best-of-the-year anthology, it’s not a surprise. The stories chosen for such a collection usually come with a lot of buzz. …
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 …
Genre: Fantasy Anthology Publisher: Eggplant Productions Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Paul Goat Allen Have you read this book? Writing good erotica is a delicate matter. Too much sensuality may repulse readers; not enough may bore them to death. All too often erotica is predictable and formulaic, becoming …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Bluejack Have you read this book? Welcome to The Troy Game, the latest major project by the prolific Australian Sara Douglass. This immense volume (or, as this kind of thing is sometimes called, ‘word cube’) is the first of …
Genre: Dark Fantasy Publisher: Dark House Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Paul Goat Allen Have you read this book? Meteth is undead, a vampire, immortal. One of six of his kind, he has walked among mankind since the beginning of time, killing tens, hundreds, thousands indiscriminately. But …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Wynderry Press Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? I’m somewhat bewildered at where to begin. The Luck of Madonna 13 is an impressive, sprawling book that manages to mix the best of both science fiction and fantasy. …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: 1st Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Bluejack Have you read this book? In 2002, Edward McSweegan, a science writer specializing in infection diseases, had two entries in the Maryland Writer’s Association / 1st Books.com Book Contest, and *both* won their respective categories. Alpha …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: NovelBooks Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Sarah Guidry Have you read this book? When I first sat down with my copy of Tyrant Moon by Elaine Corvidae, the novel did not spark much enthusiasm for me. I read the back cover, which touted the book …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Kate Savage Have you read this book? About a year and a half ago, I attended a remarkable and moving event. A friend of mine, Naomi Lipton, had been suffering from infrequent and mysterious seizures for …
Genre: Faith Based Science Fiction Publisher: Xulon Press Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Heather Hunt Have you read this book? First-time author J.C. Miller has written an action-packed science fiction novel with exotic locales on three planets: Amera, Saldra, and Hydra; three different species of intelligent aliens: Amerans, …
Genre: Mixed Genre Anthology Publisher: Whole Universe Press Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Paul Goat Allen Have you read this book? Before popping the e-book anthology Tales from the Whole Universe into my computer, my expectations were high. As a dedicated fan and avid supporter of small presses …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Silver Lake Publishing Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Paul Goat Allen Have you read this book? Merilyn F. George’s Curse of the First Gods, the first book in her Chronicles of the Last Elder Lord saga, is the story of Sha’azharet’th, a young Dragon Lord …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Earthlight Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Wendy A. Shaffer Have you read this book? Jon Courtenay Grimwood’s Pashazade: The First Arabesk offers readers a fast-paced tale of murder and intrigue set in the near future city of El Iskandryia, better known to Westerners as …
Genre: Mixed Genre Anthology Publisher: Dark Regions Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? In Crawling Between Heaven and Earth, Sarah A. Hoyt has presented us with a atmospheric and sentimental collection of stories. The primary theme that seems to run through …
Genre: Horror Anthology Publisher: Gauntlet Press Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Ray Wallace Have you read this book? OVERVIEW: A collection by Jack Ketchum that includes the novella Right to Life plus two short stories, “Brave Girl” and “Returns.” DETAILS: Okay, picture this: You’re a woman (just work …
Genre: Horror Anthology Publisher: Delirium Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Ray Wallace Have you read this book? OVERVIEW: A collection of four horror short stories and the 134 page novella after which the collection is named. DETAILS: The Maternal Instinct novella is definitely the star of this …
