Issue 3
May 2010
May 2010
Book Reviews
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ON SHELVES*
A
MIGHTY FORTRESS by
DAVID WEBER
"This is the fourth book of Safehold, filled with characters whose names are so close to ones I recognize, and I am still completely incapable of reading them correctly." -- Rachel Hyland
UNDER
HEAVEN by GUY GAVRIEL
KAY
"Some passages don’t evoke, as much as they announce, with neon lights and curlicues, “Asian! Asian! Look! Asian!”" -- Kate Nagy
VICTORIOUS
by JACK CAMPBELL
"This is science fiction writing for the sheer joy of it. He’s not giving us elaborate prose or deep allegory or esoteric scientific rumination..." -- Rachel Hyland
ON SHELVES*
A
MIGHTY FORTRESS by
DAVID WEBER"This is the fourth book of Safehold, filled with characters whose names are so close to ones I recognize, and I am still completely incapable of reading them correctly." -- Rachel Hyland
UNDER
HEAVEN by GUY GAVRIEL
KAY"Some passages don’t evoke, as much as they announce, with neon lights and curlicues, “Asian! Asian! Look! Asian!”" -- Kate Nagy
VICTORIOUS
by JACK CAMPBELL"This is science fiction writing for the sheer joy of it. He’s not giving us elaborate prose or deep allegory or esoteric scientific rumination..." -- Rachel Hyland
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IN THE STACKS
I, LUCIFER by GLENN
DUNCAN
"It is the complexity of evil that intrigues us, as much as the attitude, and this book shows us as complex and attitudinous Satan as ever was created." -- Rachel Hyland
THE
LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA by
SCOTT LYNCH
"...the complexity of the plot was right on the line of being too complex; not because it would have been too hard to follow, but because it would become a case of Yet Another Thing." -- K. Burtt
THE
REDEMPTION OF ALTHALUS
by DAVID & LEIGH EDDINGS
"The Eddings’ are good at prophecies. They're all 'And it came to pass,' and 'Yea, so it shall be'... and they really make it work." -- Rachel Hyland
IN THE STACKS
Our topic this month:
Anti-Heroes
Anti-Heroes
I, LUCIFER by GLENN
DUNCAN"It is the complexity of evil that intrigues us, as much as the attitude, and this book shows us as complex and attitudinous Satan as ever was created." -- Rachel Hyland
THE
LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA by
SCOTT LYNCH"...the complexity of the plot was right on the line of being too complex; not because it would have been too hard to follow, but because it would become a case of Yet Another Thing." -- K. Burtt
THE
REDEMPTION OF ALTHALUS
by DAVID & LEIGH EDDINGS"The Eddings’ are good at prophecies. They're all 'And it came to pass,' and 'Yea, so it shall be'... and they really make it work." -- Rachel Hyland
Our topic next month:
Vampires!
