Book Review: Seven Wonders
My policy here at the APOV is to not post book reviews of books that do not earn at least three stars from me (meaning, that I, at the very least, liked the book on some level). Sadly, for Seven...
View ArticleBook Review: The Map of Time
The Map of Time by Félix J. Palma Yes, I bought this book for the cover alone. I know. That’s shallow of me. But, you have to admit, it is a wonderful cover, no? Told in three parts, the story begins...
View ArticleBook Review: Whispers Under Ground
Review originally published here on SFFWorld.com. Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch is the third book in his urban fantasy series featuring our plucky, magical main character, Peter Grant. While...
View ArticleBook Review: The Dead of Winter
The Dead of Winter by Lee Collins (ARC provided by Angry Robot Books. Review first published on SFFWorld.com here.) The Dead of Winter by Lee Collins is the first volume in his vampire western series:...
View ArticleBook Review: Requiem for a Phantom God
Requiem for a Phantom God by Stifyn Emrys After a huge break from non-fiction, I get right into the thick of the theist debate with Stifyn Emrys’ Requiem for a Phantom God. These collected short...
View ArticleBook Review: Second Shift
Review first appeared on SFFWorld.com. The seventh installment in Hugh Howey’s WOOL series continues filling in the blanks. Why did Senator Thurman destroy the world? Why are the silos failing one...
View ArticleBook Review: Theft of Swords
Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan I have to admit, I picked up Theft of Swords only because Mr. Sullivan was gracious enough to agree to submit a story to an anthology I worked on. Of course,...
View ArticleBook Review: Libriomancer
Before you get to the end of this review, you may wonder why I gave it four stars and why I will, ultimately, recommend this book, considering the fact that I will tell you I don’t like it. The thing...
View ArticleBook Review: Third Shift: Pact
Review originally posted on SFFWorld.com. The eighth installment in Hugh Howey’s WOOL series continues filling in the blanks. Did that sentence sound familiar? It might, considering that’s almost...
View ArticleBook Review: Kylie’s Heel
Kylie’s Heel by Susan K. Perry Review copy (e-arc) provided by publisher, the Humanist Press. Expected publication in August 2013. Kylie’s Heel is about a humanist woman who writes a column dispensing...
View ArticleBook Review: Wings of Fire
If you are familiar with Jonathan Strahan’s anthology efforts, then you probably know about this anthology. I was not familiar with Strahan, nor did I know of this anthology’s existence until my...
View ArticleBook Review: Artifice: An Identify Quest Story
I’ve reviewed one of Stifyn Emrys’ non-fiction books some time ago and very much enjoyed it. Consequently, I followed him on GoodReads. The other day, I noticed he had e-published some fiction. During...
View ArticleBook Review: The Killing Moon
The Killing Moon is a story of greed and peace, of emotion and ambition, and of a place in our minds and hearts. That may seem muddled and over-reaching, but those are the things that came to mind when...
View ArticleBook Review: The Shadowed Sun
The Shadowed Sun by N. K. Jemisin Published by Orbit Books, 2012 Review by N. E. White. The Shadowed Sun, the second in the Dreamblood series, continues the story from the first, The Killing Moon....
View ArticleBook Review: Dust
Review first appeared on SFFWorld.com. Hugh Howey ends the silo madness in Dust. The story of the beleaguered people of the underground silos picks up immediately after the events in Third Shift...
View ArticleBook Review: The Emperor’s Blades
This review originally posted on SFFWorld.com. The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley begins with an ominous prologue: A glimpse into a world where an immortal race once ruled with cold calculation. It...
View ArticleBook Review: Hollow World
This review originally posted on SFFWorld.com. Hollow World begins with Ellis Rogers being told he is going to die of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and he laughs. No, he’s not a crazy old man. He just...
View ArticleBook Review: The Wolves of Paris
This review originally posted on SFFWorld.com. The Wolves of Paris is a short, fun read of murder, mayhem, and werewolves in 15th century Paris. Told primarily through three main characters; two...
View ArticleBook Review: Over the Edge of the World
This review original posted over at SFFWorld.com. Over the Edge of the World – Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe is an illuminating read. Filled with wonders, betrayal, murder,...
View ArticleBook Review: A God-Blasted Land
Originally posted on Goodreads. My feelings for this book are conflicted. Every time I see the cover (I have the seemingly generic one featured to the right), there are good things associated with...
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