The Books of Magic John Ney Rieber The Books of Magic: Bindings (1) The Books of Magic: Summonings (2) The Books of Magic: Reckonings (3) The Books of Magic: Transformations (4) The Books of Magic: Girl in the Box (5) The Books of Magic: The Burning Girl (6) The Books of Magic: Death after Death […]

Waifs and Strays (2002) Charles de Lint Charles de Lint’s latest short story collection is not as much for young adults as it is about young adults. As I recognized several titles in this collection from other collections, I hadn’t been in a hurry to get this collection. That was my mistake. Only the last […]

Robert B. Parker‘s Spenser mysteries. So while home sick, I decided to read all the Robert B Parker Spenser books I could get my hands on. I think that would be all of them but two. Here are my thoughts (will probably continue to be updated/): The Godwulf Manuscript (1973) is the first Spenser book. […]

The Legend of Nightfall Mickey Zucker Reichert Nightfall, the legendary assassin, has taken his name from the children’s song that warns about the danger of the night. A master of disguise, he survives by his wits, but survives primarily, despite is small size, because of his natural talent. A talent coveted by sorcerers who methods […]

Men at Arms, Soul Music, Interesting Times, Hogfather Terry Pratchett Men at Arms I’m rather fond of the night watch. Captain Vimes is getting ready to retire, and not only must they find his successor, they need to discover who broke into to Assassin’s headquarters, discover what was stolen, and find out who or what […]