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The House of Small Shadows

Posted: December 22, 2014 by Writer Dan in Books We Like Meta: Adam Nevill, Horror
The House of Small Shadows

…OF SMALL SHADOWS is a strong, slow-building, atmospheric novel that, honestly, took me a while to get into. I’d just come off the soaringly-high buzz of a Mark Hodder…

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Prisoner 489

Prisoner 489

…islands and a staff member goes missing. The crew rushes into the storm, searching for their lost comrade. They find that the burial site of prisoner 489 has been unearthed,…

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Fearless

Posted: July 18, 2016 by Vanessa in Books We Love Meta: Elliott James, Urban Fantasy
Fearless

…I doubt that lack made me enjoy this book any less. John Charming comes from a long line of monster hunters. Of course, not all monsters are bad, but when…

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The Prefect

Posted: February 1, 2018 by Writer Dan in Books We Love Meta: Alastair Reynolds, Science Fiction
The Prefect

They’re always the ones that both blow my mind and engage my soul, and for me, that combination is just about as perfect at it comes. Thank you, Mr. Reynolds….

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Terror Is Our Business

Posted: June 26, 2018 by Vanessa in Books We Love Meta: Joe R. Lansdale, Kasey Lansdale, Horror
Terror Is Our Business

…be reading Lansdale. In this case, TERROR IS OUR BUSINESS: DANA ROBERTS’ CASEBOOK OF HORRORS is written by father-daughter team of Joe Lansdale and Kasey Lansdale. They write together well,…

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The Final Six

Posted: December 20, 2018 by Jane Funk in Books We Don't Like Meta: Alexandra Monir, Science Fiction, Young Adult
The Final Six

…planted some mysteries into THE FINAL SIX for the reader to mull over, the plot itself is never a mystery. Naomi and Leo must compete in a variety of tests…

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Vigilance

Vigilance

complaints online (after reading the book) about this story just bleeding with the author’s political viewpoints. That may be the case. I, however, thought that all of the aspects of…

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Legacy of the Brightwash

Posted: June 20, 2022 by Writer Dan in Books We Like Meta: Krystle Matar, Fantasy, Romance, LGBTQ+
Legacy of the Brightwash

…are tracked and treated in today’s world, you wouldn’t be far off from understanding what restrictions might be in effect here. The only difference being that in this case, these…

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Posted: July 12, 2013 by Vanessa in Books We Love Meta: Neil Gaiman, Fantasy
The Ocean at the End of the Lane

the relief of the drought with THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE . Gaiman’s works are hard to truly define. In this case, OCEAN is rather like his…

Interview with Dan Wells

Posted: September 14, 2009 in Interview

…night when I was explaining the MacDonald Triad to Brandon Sanderson he said, “that would make a cool book.” It took me a year to figure out the best way…