Book Author :: Felix Gilman

Review

The Rise of Ransom City

Posted: April 21, 2015 by Writer Dan in Books We Don't Like Meta: Felix Gilman, Fantasy
The Rise of Ransom City

I like surprises. At least, I like some kinds of surprises. Those like finding twenty bucks in an old pair of pants, or running into a long-lost high school friend while on vacation. There are some surprises though that I don’t particularly care for. Say, the sharp end of a tack poking up through my chair *after* hearing my pants rip open. Or that I’ve run out of gas ten minutes after passing the last gas station for fifty miles. So, I suppose it’s surprises I like that… er… I like. 🙂 Go figure. And after having read the first book in this series, I was considerably less than happy at what I found in this second and final book of the series. An unpleasant surprise to be sure.
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Review

The Half-Made World

Posted: October 10, 2011 by Writer Dan in Books We Like Meta: Felix Gilman, Fantasy
The Half-Made World

Until recently I thought Felix Gilman was associated with the Warhammer 40K books, which I really didn’t think would be for me. So, I never picked up any of his books. Honestly I don’t know what ever put that idea into my head, but a couple of weeks ago an impulse sent me out to check my sources and I found out that Mr. Gilman wasn’t associated with the 40K books at all. Although, one of the main characters of the Warhammer 40K books was named… can you guess? Yup. Felix. I am so ashamed.
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