Book Review #27: Ideas, INC
Title: Ideas, INC Author: J. Daniel Sawyer Publisher: AWP Fantasy Release Date: 14 March 2013 Available Formats: Paperback and ebook If you aren’t familiar with the name J. Daniel Sawyer, you’re not a regular reader of this blog. I’m going to make an unsubstantiated claim that he is the most reviewed author here. Why? Well, [...]
Book Review #26: Zypheria’s Call by Nathan Lowell
Title: Zypheria’s Call Author: Nathan Lowell Publisher: © Nathan Lowell Release Date: October 2012 Available Formats: ebook (podiobook coming soon as stated on Mr. Lowell’s blog- May 1, 2013) Nathan Lowell writes stories I love. I own multiple versions of the stories he’s published. I have listened to his books at podiobooks.com more often than [...]
Book Review #24: Iron Guns Blazing Hearts by Heather Massey
Title: Iron Guns Blazing Hearts Author: Heather Massey Publisher: Lyrical Press Release Date: February 2013 Available Formats: ebook As I’ve said before, I’ll review almost any work of fiction. I do have some limits. I won’t read erotica or several other genres, but for the most part, these self decided rules leave most things available. [...]
Book Review #23: Suave Rob’s Double X Derring Do by J. Daniel Sawyer
Title: Suave Rob’s Double X Derring Do Author: J. Daniel Sawyer Publisher: Artistic Whispers Release Date: 2012 Available Formats: ebook, paperback While I was on hiatus, I knew the world of authors that I am privileged to be allowed to peak in on would continue to evolve and progress. Little did I realize, however, just [...]
Book Review #22: Greyfriar by Clay and Susan Griffith
Title: The Greyfriar (Book One of the Vampire Empire Series) Author: Clay and Susan Griffith Publisher: PYR Release Date: 1 November 2010 Available Formats: ebook, trade paperback One of the series that PYR has released that I’ve been interested in for a while was the Vampire Empire series. I like vampires that are not emotive, [...]
Book Review #21: Wrayth by Philippa Jane Ballantine
Title: Wrayth (A Book of the Order) Author: Philippa Jane Ballantine Publisher: Ace Release Date: September 2012 Available Formats: paperback, ebook Regular readers of this blog will know that Ms. Ballantine is one of the few authors on my “must read” list. I’ve enjoyed all of her published works very much and am still waiting [...]
Book Review #19: House of Zeor by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Title: House of Zeor Author: Jacqueline Lichtenberg Publisher: Wildside Press LLC Release Date: 14 March 2012 (Audible) Available Formats: Reviewing Audiobook version available through Audible.com To be honest, I’d never heard of Jacqueline Lichtenberg or her Sime-Gen series until recently when Michael Spence asked me if I would be interested in reviewing a true audiobook. [...]
Book Review #18: The Janus Affair (Book 2 of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences)
Title: The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel Author: Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris Publisher: Harper Voyager Release Date: May 29, 2012 (Available for pre-order.) Available Formats: Mass Market Paperback About a week ago, maybe a bit more, The Janus Affair was made available in electronic ARC for review blogs. I signed up [...]
Book Review #16: Aladdin and his Wonderfully Infernal Device by Tee Morris
Title: Aladdin and his Wonderfully Infernal Device Author: Tee Morris Publisher: Imagine That Studios Release Date: 2011 Available Formats: ebook only There are certain inevitabilities in this world. Summer follows summer (I live in Texas, there is only one season) and babies will always make me smile. And Tee Morris will always be reviewed here. [...]
Book Review 15: Silent Victor by J. Daniel Sawyer
Title: Silent Victor Author: J. Daniel Sawyer Publisher: AWP Mystery Release Date: 2011 Available Formats: ebook only Once again, Dan Sawyer has presented us with a Clarke Lantham story. This one, if you can’t tell from the cover art, is all about aliens. Maybe. Or maybe not. Does this new story hit like a .45 [...]