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…zombie movies. So I may not be the best judge of this sub-genre. But I do know what makes a book good. A good book will have characters that interest…

…many soft spots in the world building for me to completely fall in love with the book. One non-spoilery example would be that Croak has about 80 residents, and they…

…OF THORNS actually IS the debut of 2011, and in my not-so-humble opinion is one of the best debut novels I’ve ever read. This is the reason I read, folks….

…SF with his Avery Cates novels. Mira Grant and N.K. Jemisin both were nominated for Hugo’s last year for best novel. And now I’ve discovered Philip Palmer. A while ago…

…novel. Richard K. Morgan is a highly skilled writer, especially when it comes to dialogue. That said, THE COLD COMMANDS strikes me as irrelevant, a prime example of “middle book…

…straightforward and quick paced, despite hiccups in narration, the occasional suspension of belief, and the cliche prose. Black does her best to explain things (for example, why a virgin goddess…

…do: expand. There comes a point in an empire’s life that in order to survive, it has to continually expand. This idea has been illustrated in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Shadows of…

…them. And obviously he’s the only one who can do it. Swift is a complicated character. He’s easy enough to like, and his first-person PoV is engaging. Well, there is,…

…was prepared to be totally let down, but I pressed on so that I could give a newbie’s view on the novel. First impression? I read the prologue and absolutely…

…some ways Jones is not even close the best person in the world. The change in Cass from the first book to the second is readily apparent and completely natural….