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…portrayal of Polly’s experiences is swiftly engaging and compelling, from her acclimation to gravity, the food, open sky, and rain. But for Polly, the hardest thing to get used to…

…I might have missed the release of a John Cleaver book. But, WHAM!, up comes our Best-Of post, and I find John Cleaver book six sitting on the list of…

…were clever, well written, and just plain fun to read. Stroud’s command of the story and characters is something any would-be author should emulate, which is surprising coming from Middle…

…from a book she’d written that contained just such a change in point of view. When she’d finished reading from her book, I admit that I was completely flummoxed, as…

…her mother’s heritage, the Amrithi, are not only outcasts, but are hunted down by the Maha and his mystics. The best thing for Mehr to do is lay low and…

…seriously screwed. So, more profanity, and more violence, and more peril, and even the characters are doubting themselves when it comes to coming up with a reason as to why…

…getting lost during the story. For example,a in this book the prologue is an extended and imaginary scene where John is interviewed (tongue firmly in cheek) by Barbara Walters. I…

…and trees come to mind). The story is more for fans of ‘magical realism’ than Urban Fantasy, such as those who enjoy Keith Donohue (for example, his THE STOLEN CHILD)….

…ship and discovers that it’s a harbinger of a new and unexpected invasion–right through her hometown. Sure THE GUNS ABOVE isn’t a complicated plot–even straightforward and a little predictable–but coming…