Category Archives: Book Reviews

The category name says it all: reviews of books I’ve read.

REVIEW: A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Title: A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent Author: Marie Brennan Pub Date: February 5th, 2012 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Shades of Milk and Honey Tooth … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Orb Sceptre Throne by Ian C. Esslemont

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Title: Orb Sceptre Throne Author: Ian C. Esslemont Pub Date: May 22nd, 2012 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Stonewielder The Crippled God Night of Knives Gardens of the Moon Chronicles … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Title: The Night Sessions Author: Ken MacLeod Pub Date: April 3rd, 2012 (US reprint) August 7th, 2008 (UK original) Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… The Dervish House River of Gods … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The Steel Seraglio by Mike Carey, Linda Carey, Louise Carey

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Title: The Steel Seraglio Author: Mike Carey, Linda Carey, Louise Carey Pub Date: March 13th, 2012 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… The Orphan’s Tales: In the Night Garden The Orphan’s … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Ride the Moon ed. M.L.D. Curelas

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Title: Ride the Moon Editor: M.L.D. Curelas Pub Date: February 29th, 2012 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Black Swan, White Raven Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy The Way … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Southern Gods by John Hornor Jacobs

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Title: Southern Gods Author: John Hornor Jacobs Pub Date: July 26th, 2011 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Ghosts by Gaslight Supernatural Noir Mr. Shivers Midnight … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre by Tzvetan Todorov

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

Title: The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre Author: Tzvetan Todorov Pub Date: 1970 (French) 1975 (English) Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Rhetorics of Fantasy Graphs, Maps, Trees … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Planesrunner by Ian McDonald

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Title: Planesrunner Author: Ian McDonald Pub Date: December 6th, 2011 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… The Dervish House Use of Weapons City of Golden Shadow Neuromancer A Wrinkle in Time … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Lightbringer by K.D. McEntire

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Title: Lightbringer Author: K.D. McEntire Pub Date: November 15th, 2011 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale Graceling The Forest of Hands and Teeth Shiver Once a … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Dear Creature by Jonathan Case

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Title: Dear Creature Author: Jonathan Case Pub Date: October 11th, 2011 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Monster The Automatic Detective Level Up May Contain Traces of Magic Don Quixote The … Continue reading →

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