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She’s Killing Me
Ever lose a day to something you totally shouldn’t have done and not regret it at all? Yeah, I thought so. In this case it’s NOT MY FAULT. I totally blame Alexi and Melinda. Just so you know, Alexi is … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, Melinda Snodgrass, novels, Vampires, White Fang Law
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Imagine. Please.
So this is it. The end of another year. And I’ve got to admit, I can’t remember one when we have been more divided as a community (I’m speaking of my American readers here). The 2016 Election was the most … Continue reading
Velveteen vs. The Multiverse
Christmas came early this year, with the realization that Seanan McGuire’s second Velveteen book, Velveteen vs. The Multiverse, was finally available on Kindle. I stopped what I was doing, bought it, and read it in two long sittings. If you … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Seanan McGuire, superhero novels, Superheroes, Velveteen
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A “Super” Series.
Quite some time ago I reviewed another superhero story I discovered while doing research into the genre. The book was Power Down and I reviewed it here. I am pleased to announce that Ben White has now published the fourth … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben White, book review, Charlotte Powers, Rising Power, Superheroes
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The Velveteen Hero
Where are they now? There’s another word for teen sidekicks. It’s child-soldiers. I stumbled across this gem on TV Tropes, followed the link to Amazon, and… well, go there to read my review. I’ll say this here; Seanan McGuire gets … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Capes, humor, literature, new ebooks, Seanan McGuire, Superheroes, Velveteen, Velveteen vs. the Junior Super Patriots, writing
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Laws Unto Themselves?
I first ran into Daily and Davidson (they even sound like a law firm) when I was doing research for my first novel, Wearing the Cape. Their website, Law and the Multiverse, acquainted me with the facts about state actors … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, gaming, law, reference, RPGs, superhero RPGs, Superheroes, The Law of Superheroes
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The Gods, They Are Not Your Friends.
Nobody ever got it right, until Rick Riordan. Not the comic books that made them superheroes, not the TV shows, and certainly not Disney. Who knew that Riordan could launch a best-selling YA series based on the absolute truth: all … Continue reading
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Tagged demi-gods, Greek Mythology, Heroes, Percy Jackson, The Mark of Athena
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Getting Big Ideas
I’ve been a Terry Pratchett fan since high school and The Color of Magic. The scene where Death offers Rincewind a fast horse so he can make it to their scheduled meeting, will forever remain one of fantasy-humor’s Great Moments, … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, science fiction, Terry Pratchett, The Long Earth
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Wearing a Red Shirt
Riddle: Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down to a planet. Who dies before the commercial break? Answer: The red-shirted security guard standing behind them. Welcome to the life of redshirts. I didn’t expect to review another book so quickly after … Continue reading
Adventures in Dreamland
“Max the Wolf was a wolf in exactly the same way that foothills are made up of real feet and a tiger shark is part tiger, which is to say, not at all.” As a writer, I sometimes find myself … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Willingham, book reviews, Down the Mysterly River, Fables, Juvinile Fiction, YA
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