I’ve been following along with the Sword and Laser book club for a while now, so I was probably about as excited as the podcast hosts when they announced that they would be reading a very new fantasy book for the month of October – Seth Dickinson’s The Traitor Baru Cormorant. The Traitor Baru Cormorant is a … More Book Review: The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Last year my computer was displaying all the warning signs of giving up the ghost (it was quite old, and had been a constant companion for the better part of a decade, so no complaints here). And somehow in the process of updating my computer I’ve also added a lot of other new technology to … More Book Review: Perfect State
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison is a book I had heard lots of good things about prior to reading it, so I was pretty excited when it was chosen as the March pick for the Sword & Laser book club. The Goblin Emperor can perhaps be described as the most interesting book I’ve ever read … More Book Review: The Goblin Emperor
When one of my favorite authors mentioned that John M. Ford was one of his favorite authors, it became a mission of mine to track down as many of his (widely-out-of-print) books as I could. It has taken me years to track the majority of them down (greatly aided by the internet in recent years), but … More Book Review: The Princes of the Air
I started listening to book podcasts on a fairly regular basis a few years ago. In an attempt to mitigate whining from my sister, who was missing her college artist community, I introduced her to a few book and writing related podcasts. Interestingly, a few months later she returned the favor by introducing me to … More Book Review: Wolf in White Van
I first heard about Uprooted on Tor’s Rocket Talk podcast (Episode 54), when the host was absolutely gushing over the latest novel by fantasy author Naomi Novik. The podcast’s host often gives positive reviews about (some) of the books he mentions, but I have rarely heard him as excited as he was about Uprooted. Shortly thereafter, Uprooted was again … More Book Review: Uprooted
This review is coming several months after I’ve read Annihilation, the first installment ofJeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, but I thought it was about time I got around to reviewing it. The books in this collection have been getting quite a bit of buzz and has won the 2014 Nebula for Best Novel, the 2014 … More Book Review: Annihilation
I’m months behind in writing my book reviews, and while I feel like I should finish my older reviews first, I couldn’t help but jump in to the current discussion surrounding Ernest Cline’s latest novel, Armada. Before I start my review, I feel the need to state that I am a huge Ready Player One fan. I … More Book Review: Armada
Ok, so I’ve gotten rather far behind in my book reviews, and I figure it’s about time to get caught up. Since it has been several months, this review won’t be quite as fresh as they normally are, but an old review is better than no review. So, the first book that my book club … More Book Review: The Sparrow
I’ve been trying to get all of my book reviews written for the books I’ve read this year. Then, to take a break, I read another book. Well, novella, technically, I suppose. Anyway, trying to get all the open-ended things closed up on the blog before heading into the new year, so appologies for a … More Book Review: Mitosis
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