Road Kill (2010) Rob Thurman
I love this series.
I’d specifically not wondered where baby revenants came from when we’d gotten out of the Jeep. And here I was finding out anyway. Ain’t that life? Life and pained eyeballs I suddenly didn’t want anymore.
Love it.
Yes, Cal is an asshole. But considering that he’s half monster, and reviled [...] Read more »
X-23: Innocence Lost (2006) Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, Billy Tan, Jon Sibal
I came across X-23 in NYX: Wannabe, and discovered that she had her own story arc. Since I liked the NYX stories so much, I decided to check out Innocence Lost.
I have to say, this was surprisingly good. I’ve browsed different superhero comics before, [...] Read more »
Never After (2009) Laurell K. Hamilton, Yasmine Galenorn, Marjorie M. Liu, Sharon Shinn
The only reason I have this book a second glance after seeing Laurell K. Hamilton’s name was because I’ve read books by Yasmine Galenorn, Marjorie M. Liu, and Sharon Shinn and loved what I read. So I grabbed the book, despite my misgivings.
I [...] Read more »
NYX: Wannabe (2006) Joe Quesada, Joshua Middleton, Robert Teranishi
Kiden had a normal life once. But it all fell apart. Then, when things are at their absolute worst, she discovers she has powers. Unfortunately for her, it seems to cause as much harm as good. Over the course of the story she meets up with three [...] Read more »
Tempest Rising (2009) Nicole Peeler
Where to start with this book?
First, the cover, which is what drew my attention. It’s got a manga Halloween feel to it, with snakes and tombstones and seals and a naked girl/woman with giant eyes. That’s not something you see every day. Excellent job there.
Next, the story. Jane True lives in [...] Read more »
Peter & Max: A Fables Novel (2009) Bill Willingham and Steve Leialoha
I love the Fables comics. I think they’re one of the best story lines going, and if you haven’t checked them out, you really need to.
Peter & Max is set in the Fables universe–both Fabletown and the Homelands. We follow Peter Piper–and his love, [...] Read more »
Enchanters’ Endgame (1984) David Eddings
The Belgariad concludes with Enchanters’ Endgame. This is another of my favorite books, primarily because I love Garion and Belgarath and Silk traveling through Gar Og Nadrak. And Silk and Yarblek are perfect partners.
But not only is it fun to see them travel through Gar Og Nadrak, I quite like the [...] Read more »
Queen of Sorcery (1982) David Eddings
The cover is coming off my copy of the second book of the Belgariad, Queen of Sorcery. As with the previous book, the spine is bent and the corners are rounded, but like the first book it’s from multiple readings and being carried around and shoved into pockets and backpacks [...] Read more »
Pawn of Prophecy (1982) David Eddings
I was given a used copy of The Belgariad series in college as part of a gift exchange where I worked. This was the series that returned me to being a reader and got me back into reading fantasy, which I hadn’t done since I was much younger.
My copy of [...] Read more »
Last Watch (2009) Sergei Lukyanenko
Translated by Andrew Bromfield
I’d been thinking recently about rereading Sergei Lukyanenko’s Night Watch series, so when I stumbled upon Last Watch, my first thought was, “Why the hell didn’t I know this was out?!” my second thought was that this was the excuse I needed to reread the Night Watch series.
Anton [...] Read more »
Twilight Watch (2007) Sergei Lukyanenko
Translated by Andrew Bromfield
Just finished re-reading Twilight Watch, the third book in the Night Watch series.
Now I can start the new book in the series, and find out what Anton’s been up to.
Rating: 9/10 Read more »
Day Watch (2006) Sergei Lukyanenko
Translated by Andrew Bromfield
Just re-read Day Watch. As with Night Watch, I found that I understood and enjoyed the book better the second time around. Especially since I understood where the first story was going.
Rating: 9/10 Read more »
Night Watch (2006) Sergei Lukyanenko
Translated by Andrew Bromfield
Been wanting to re-read this series for awhile. Discovering a fourth book in the series was just the push I needed.
I liked it even better the second time through, mostly because I already understood what was happening, so I was able to pay more attention to details, and [...] Read more »
Deathwish (2009) Rob Thurman
This book too me far longer than I expected to finish.
I started reading, and then decided it felt like the final book in the series, and that was followed by the thought, “this can’t end well,” (after all, consider the name of the book) so as much as I desperately wanted to [...] Read more »
Mean Streets (2009) Jim Butcher, Simon R. Green, Kat Richardson, Thomas E. Sniegoski
OK. I admit it. I’m an Amazon junkie. I often search for my favorite artists and look at coming releases to see if anyone I love has something new coming out. Which is how I stumbled upon Mean Streets. I believe it is [...] Read more »
Rounding the Mark (2003) Andrea Camilleri translated by Stephen Sartarelli
Inspector Montalbano is mad. Very mad. Police raids in Genoa have made a spectacle of Italian police, and Montalbano feels as if he has been betrayed by a system that ignores that ideals he holds dear. He says he’s going to resign, but then he goes [...] Read more »
Where Serpents Sleep (2008) C.S. Harris
I really like C.S. Harris’ Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries. In fact, now that I’ve finished the latest, Where Serpents Sleep I’m depressed I’ll have to wait at least a year before the next book in the series comes out.
Sebastian has been leading a dissolute life following the events of the [...] Read more »
Why Mermaids Sing (2007) C.S. Harris
I really like Sebastian St. Cyr Viscount Devlin, and look forward to new books in the series as they come out. Unfortunately for me, others seem to like him as well, and Why Mermaids Sing came out in hardback. I really do not like reading hardback books (I’ve got books [...] Read more »
Fables Vol 11: War and Pieces (2008) Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Niko Hearichon, Andrew Peopy
So there are added advantages to pre-ordering from Amazon. I got Fables Volume 11 today!
It’s very very good.
As a matter of fact, I started to panic while I read it, fearing that this was going to be the end [...] Read more »
Fables Vol 10: The Good Prince (2008) Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Andrew Peopy
I’ve been reading Fables since 2005. And since then, I’ve pre-ordered the next in the series to get it the day it was released. Which tells you that this series is pretty fantastic.
For those who haven’t been playing along from the [...] Read more »
The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales (2007) Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling
I love short stories. Aside from collections by Charles de Lint, I best love anthologies by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling best. Their books are like comfort food, and I save them up for when I’m sick or feeling low.
In the same vein as The [...] Read more »
Serenity: Better Days Vol 3 (2008) Joss Whedon
And now I have to close yet another chapter of the Firefly/Serenity story.
I actually had to go back and reread the previous two, because I had forgotten some of the details, but that only drew me back further into a story and character that I enjoy. Only bad [...] Read more »
THUD (2005) Terry Pratchett
I’m not sure what it is about Terry Pratchett. I’ll see a new Discworld book, and think, yeah, he’s good, but I’m sure it can’t be as good as I remember, and so I’ll put off getting or reading the book for awhile, till several have backed up, then I’ll decided I’m [...] Read more »
Iron Kissed (2008) Patricia Briggs
I really like Patricia Brigg’s Mercy Thompson series, so I’ve had Iron Kissed on pre-order since I found out it was available. I had to finish the book I was currently reading before I started this, but yesterday afternoon I picked it up and didn’t want to put it back down. [...] Read more »
Bangkok 8 (2003) John Burdett
Sonchai and his life-long friend and now partner in the Bangkok police force, Pichai, are following an American Marine through Bangkok, on the orders of the Colonel, the head of the police department in his sector. When the Marine is murdered and the woman he was with has disappeared, Sonchai–for now [...] Read more »
