Category Archives: Book Reviews

Introducing Harry Dresden

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Marion

I’ve been rereading the first books in the Dresden Files.  Later books in the series have gotten darker and Harry has become bitter.  I was glad to be reminded what a fresh character he was a decade ago.  The early books are … Continue reading →

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FIQS; There is no Cure, But It Can Be Treated

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Marion

FIQS, Fluctuating IQ Syndrome, is a devastating condition.  There is no cure, but with early detection, it can be managed.  You might have FIQS if you:  Are a fictional character. Are a woman.*  97.3% of FIQS sufferers are female. Are … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts on Broken Angels

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Marion

I sent off my review of Broken Angels, by Richard K Morgan, to Fantasyliterature the other day.  Here are a few random thoughts I didn’t include in that review:  While I thought the starship was neat, I didn’t like Broken … Continue reading →

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Up At Fanlit

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Marion

Well, I’ve been neglecting my blog.  I hope to post some new stuff this week.  I have two new book reviews up at Fantasy Literature; The Neon Court, by Kate Griffin The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell. I … Continue reading →

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The White City

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Marion

The White City is the first book by Elizabeth Bear that I’ve read.  This novella is a Subterranean Press limited edition.  The book is printed on silky low-acid paper with a vivid cover that looks like a woodcut. It is a … Continue reading →

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Just a Box of Books

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Marion

Several weeks ago Chad Hull and Terry Weyna were commenting on Terry’s blog that they had just gotten their boxes of books from a huge sale at Subterranean Press.  I was envious.  Why didn’t I have a box of books?  … Continue reading →

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Dark Roots

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Marion

Bury Me Deep/ Megan Abbot Simon and Schuster Paperbacks,2009 Marion Seely chooses men who are wrong inside, beginning with her morphine-addicted doctor husband.  When Everett Seely leavers her in Phoenix in 1930, heading off to a job in Mexico, she … Continue reading →

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Mr. Shivers

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Marion

Mr. Shivers/ Robert Jackson Bennett Orbit Books, 2010 “I hope I see you again,” he said. “You won’t,” Dexy said.  “Boys like you are always running off chasing one thing or another. They never know when to sit still.” Terry … Continue reading →

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The Dirigible Deflates

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Marion

The Affinity Bridge/George Mann Tor Books, 2009 I did not have any expectations for George Mann’s Affinity Bridge. It managed to disappoint me anyway.  I picked the trade paperback steampunk novel up as a “car book.”  The cover and the … Continue reading →

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Magical Alaska

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Marion

Though Not Dead/ Dana Stabenow Minotaur Books, 2011  Kate Shugak, five-foot-nothing, but extraordinarily strong, with lightning reflexes and amazing endurance, is the heir to a tiny kingdom called Niniltna.  Her talking wolf Mutt is her closest friend.  Kate was trained … Continue reading →

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