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Harte manages to combine a series of intricate plots lines, intriguing characters and the creation of his version of renaissance Europe without ever becoming confusing.
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Book Review: ‘Nebula Awards Showcase 2014,’ Edited by Kij Johnson
This anthology presents the winning stories and the best of the finalists for the Nebula Awards for 2014.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Mind Games’ by Christine Amsden
Mind Games is the much awaited third installment in the new adult mystery series, Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Word Exchange’ by Alena Graedon
Imagining language struggling for survival in Alena Graedon's new novel 'The Word Exchange.'
Read More »Interview: Ian Doescher, Author of ‘The Empire Striketh Back’
Ian Doescher talks about getting on his iambic pentameter.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Empire Striketh Back’ by Ian Doescher
The second entry in the Star Wars trilogy gets its Shakespearean adaptation.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Shifter’ by Rowena Portch
A refreshing new take on paranormal fiction,
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Snow Piercer: The Escape’ by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette
A grim dystopian French graphic novel receives its long-overdue English translation.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Botticelli Affair’ by Traci L. Slatton
As art has perservered over the centuries, so have the age old sightings of vampires. There is more in common than meets the eye.
Read More »Book Review: `Phoenix Island’ by John Dixon
While only remotely connected to TV's 'Intelligence', John Dixon's 'Phoenix Island' is a parable about the individual fighting brutal oppression.
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