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Over the course of two days, Odd Thomas, his soulmate Stormy Llewellyn, and an assortment of allies make their way …
Mat Cauthon flees the Shadow and the Seanchan Empire with the kidnapped Daughter of the …
Unquestionably the slowest, least appealing book in the series to date, yet even this slog won't deter me. I'm gonna finish this series, may the Light have mercy upon me.
Unquestionably the slowest, least appealing book in the series to date, yet even this slog won't deter me. I'm gonna finish this series, may the Light have mercy upon me.
Bursting with cutting-edge speculation and human insight, Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom is a coming-of-age romantic …
Lois Clary is a software engineer at General Dexterity, a San Francisco robotics company with …
I rather enjoyed this book, though I found myself thinking of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore a bit more than I'd expected to. I know it's a shared universe and all, but Lois Clary (the protagonist from this book) felt a little too much like Clay Jannon (the protagonist from Mr. Penumbra) to suit me; maybe R.S. just has a taste for that type of hero, I dunno.
That said, it was a fun little romp, with just enough fantasy to make the mundane feel a little bit magical.
I rather enjoyed this book, though I found myself thinking of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore a bit more than I'd expected to. I know it's a shared universe and all, but Lois Clary (the protagonist from this book) felt a little too much like Clay Jannon (the protagonist from Mr. Penumbra) to suit me; maybe R.S. just has a taste for that type of hero, I dunno.
That said, it was a fun little romp, with just enough fantasy to make the mundane feel a little bit magical.
The novel had a short-story sort of readability to it, by which I mean that it felt much shorter than it was. Enjoyable.
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and …
The bonds and wards that hold the Great Lord of the Dark are slowly failing, but still his fragile prison …
The author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and …
Everything I could have wanted from a book about the perils and horrors of space flight, I found here. Wonderful. :)
The Shadow Rising is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan, the fourth book …
I've been reading Leigh Butler's WOT Reread while reading these books, and it's added a lot of interesting insights to the experience. Happily, it hasn't lessened my appreciation of any of the books thus far. :)
I've been reading Leigh Butler's WOT Reread while reading these books, and it's added a lot of interesting insights to the experience. Happily, it hasn't lessened my appreciation of any of the books thus far. :)
Rand al'Thor is the Dragon Reborn - able to touch the One Power, but unable …
It's been a fun reread so far. If I remember correctly, this is the last of the 'episodic' books in the series, and the last time the Emond's Fielders feel more like country folk swept away by Fate than the quasi-demigods they're becoming. When I first read these books, I was in my early teens, and my interest in the series waned as the characters got more powerful and less relatable. I'm all grown up now, though, so I'm looking forward to better appreciating the series.
It's been a fun reread so far. If I remember correctly, this is the last of the 'episodic' books in the series, and the last time the Emond's Fielders feel more like country folk swept away by Fate than the quasi-demigods they're becoming. When I first read these books, I was in my early teens, and my interest in the series waned as the characters got more powerful and less relatable. I'm all grown up now, though, so I'm looking forward to better appreciating the series.
As much as I love The Eye of the World, for all the great things it does, I have to admit that The Great Hunt is superior. There are so many excellent, excellent scenes in this book, and it sharpens the reader's understanding that the first book isn't a fluke, it's not just a great book in a vacuum, it's the start of a wonderfully complex and expansive world.
As much as I love The Eye of the World, for all the great things it does, I have to admit that The Great Hunt is superior. There are so many excellent, excellent scenes in this book, and it sharpens the reader's understanding that the first book isn't a fluke, it's not just a great book in a vacuum, it's the start of a wonderfully complex and expansive world.
The irresistible, ever-curious, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the …
This was an excellent read, a summary I'm starting to think will apply to Mary Roach's books more and more as I work through her bibliography. :)
This was an excellent read, a summary I'm starting to think will apply to Mary Roach's books more and more as I work through her bibliography. :)
