Friday, June 15, 2012

Review: Queen of Sorcery


Queen of Sorcery
Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



While not as fast paced as [b:Pawn of Prophecy|44659|Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)|David Eddings|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320440039s/44659.jpg|2558293], solid groundwork and very broad hints, are laid down for future books for the rest of the story.

I think being introduced to Ce'Nedra and to Mandorallen were my favorite highlights of this book.



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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Review: The Dragon at War


The Dragon at War
The Dragon at War by Gordon R. Dickson

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Dickson gets one more try after this book.

Stupid.

Not much of a review, I know, but it wasn't much of a book...



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Review: The Tombs of Atuan


The Tombs of Atuan
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Read May 2005
Re-read June 2012

2012 Review:
Not as good as [b:A Wizard of Earthsea|13642|A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1353424536s/13642.jpg|113603] but still a solid fantasy tale.

Definitely a worthy book to keep re-reading every decade or so.


2005 Review:
about Tenar. Ged is a secondary character and plays a small, but important, part at the end. Another tale of Earthsea



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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Review: The First Dragoneer


The First Dragoneer
The First Dragoneer by M.R. Mathias

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Unfortunately, this short story was so shallow that I couldn't tell the 2 characters apart and read it in more of a zen trance than with any real comprehension...



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Review: Pirates of the Thunder


Pirates of the Thunder
Pirates of the Thunder by Jack L. Chalker

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Voltron Assemble!

That is what this felt like. Disparate groups of people being forced together to survive. And lots of rambling about how there must be some other force helping the rebels.

This series is not nearly as fun and enjoyable as [b:The Four Lords of the Diamond|7184707|The Four Lords of the Diamond (The Four Lords of the Diamond, #1-4)|Jack L. Chalker|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1258936790s/7184707.jpg|7704807]



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Review: The Goose Girl


The Goose Girl
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I thoroughly enjoyed this "Princess to Pauper to Princess" story.

While it was simple, it was well written, exciting, tense, funny and it ended happily...for the heroine.



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Review: Throne of the Crescent Moon


Throne of the Crescent Moon
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Thanks be to God, who allows authors to finally run the *&)(^%$ out of worthless words.

This book could have been 20% shorter if the author hadn't made his characters "bless", "thank", "praise", "be damned" or some such "God" for EVERY PHRACKING THING THEY DO!!!!!!!!!!!

Does the young hothead think a thought? Praise God he can think.

Does the old fat magician like a particular food? Thank God he can taste it.

And on and on and on.

I went into this book thinking I was going to get a rousing middle eastern story with monsters I'd never heard of and horrors beyond mortal ken.

What I got was an old man who refused to properly take on an apprentice, and then spends the entire book lamenting how he is too old to be doing this.
I get pages of people drinking tea, going through crowded gates and talking about mundane things.
I also get "action", all 2 paragraphs of it.

Ghuls get some face time at the beginning and right near the end. I want some fighting action that lasts more than 2 paragraphs, PLEASE!!!! Give me new and exciting monsters to feast my jaded fantasy tastes upon.
Humongous evil, terrible powers are hinted at, given a shadow, then torn away in an ill-described, barely there kind of way.

I was just disappointed, which is why I am so vitriolic. I don't know that I'll be reading any more...



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Friday, June 08, 2012

June '12

The Nano Flower (Greg Mandel, #3)The Nano Flower by Peter F. Hamilton
Ebook, 608 Pages
My rating: 3 of 5 stars


A highclass hooker has sex with a 15year old boy and ends up becoming his lover and his legal ward.

Aliens.

I didn't really enjoy this book as much as the first, or even the second. And it really put the kabosh on my desire to read more by Hamilton.



Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
Ebook, 332 Pages
My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I first discovered David Eddings in junior high. It was instant love.
Read him in highschool and in the beginning of college.

Then life started, and with that came a whole ton of new books, authors, etc that have diverted me for the last Decade+.

So, just like most of my recent rereads, I sat down to see how this book held up to my more mature, wise and married self.

Beyond the fact that I saw it for the young-adult lit it is [when I was 16 I was convinced this was cutting edge fantasy on the level of Tolkien], this held up very well.

I still laughed, I still rolled my eyes, and I grinned even harder with anticipation, KNOWING what was coming next.
Sometimes you just need a comforting book that you already know the nooks and crannies of. Well, I think the entire The Belgariad Boxed Set is pretty much that for me.



Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and BrotherhoodJoker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood by Donovan Campbell
Ebook, 313 Pages
My rating: 3 of 5 stars


While this book was well written, and correct, I didn't enjoy it like others because of the genre [non-fiction].

If you like military non-fiction, then I suspect you'll like this book. Snapshots of a military tour from the Lt's point of view. He is in the middle between the grunts and the High Command. Not a nice place to be.





A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, #1)A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Ebook, 205 Pages
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


No matter how many times I read this story, it is just as good, if not better each time I read it.

Ged's coming of age story does not get stale, lose its edge of suspense, or in any way diminish with each re-read.

It is just as interesting to me as a mid 30's man as I found it when I first read it in my early teens.

Cannot recommend this book [and the trilogy] enough for anyone who loves fantasy...

Friday, June 01, 2012

2012 So Far...

001: Dragon: The Dragon Knight-Gordon Dickson-503
002: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials-James Dashner-321
003: Dune Messiah & Children of Dune-Frank Herbert-592
004: Cobra War: Cobra Gamble-Timothy Zahn-400
005: Maze Runner: The Death Cure-James Dashner-305
006: Wheel of Time: Knife of Dreams-Robert Jordan-704
007: Heir: Dragon Heir-Cinda Chima-528
008: The Broker-John Grisham-368
009: Tormay: The Hawk and His Boy-Christopher Bunn-225
010: Strain: The Night Eternal-Chuck Hogan & Guillermo del Toro-318
011: The Omen Machine-Terry Goodkind-UNFINISHED
012: 1Q84-Haruki Murakami-1084
013: God Emperor of Dune-Frank Herbert-404
014: Cowl-Neal Asher-336
015: Mistborn: Alloy of Law-Brandon Sanderson-256
016: Prospero Lost-L. Lamplighter-352
017: Horus Heresy: False Gods-Graham McNeill-288
018: Black Magician: The Novice-Trudi Canavan-480
019: Dismas Hardy: The Motive-John Lescroart-404
020: Tiffany Aching: I Shall Wear Midnight-Terry Pratchett-359
021: Destroyermen: Distant Thunders-Taylor Anderson-432
022: Discworld: Unseen Academicals-Terry Pratchett-448
023: Acacia: The Sacred Band-David Durham-544
024: Dragon: Dragon on the Border-Gordon Dickson-488
025: Sisterhood of Dune-Brian Herbert & Kevin Anderson-448
026: Dune Chronicles: Heretics of Dune-Frank Herbert-471
027: Tormay: The Shadow at the Gate-Christopher Bunn-462
028: Star Wars: Old Republic: Revan-Drew Karpyshyn-272
029: Inheritance: Inheritance-Christopher Paolini-769
030: Spin-Robert Wilson-458
031: Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring-J.R.R. Tolkien-480
032: Wizard's Hall-Jane Yolen-133
033: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers-J.R.R. Tolkien-336
034: Dune Chronicles: Chapterhouse Dune-Frank Herbert-436
035: Riyria Revelations: Percepliquis-Michael Sullivan-344 pages
036: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King-J.R.R. Tolkien-512
037: Star Wars: Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon-L. Neil Smith-181
038: Monster Hunter International-Larry Correia-478
039: Bright Empires: The Skin Map-Stephen Lawhead-342
040: Tormay: The Wicked Day-Christopher Bunn-363
041: Others-James Herbert-512
043: The Tenth Commandment-Lawrence Sanders-385
044: Star Wars: Riptide-Paul Kemp-199
045: Predator: Cold War-Nathan Archer-190
046: The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch-Joseph Delaney-158
047: Dresden Files: Small Favor-Jim Butcher-432
048: Jumper: Griffin's Story-Steven Gould-286
049: The Last Apprentice: Curse of the Bane-Joseph Delaney-201
050: Lyra: Caught in Crystal-Patricia Wrede-294
051: Monster Hunter International: Vendetta-Larry Correia-450
052: Black Magician: The High Lord-Trudi Canavan-544
053: The Mote in God's Eye-Larry Niven-560
054: The Heritage: Semper Mars-Ian Douglas-384
055: Age of Fire: Dragon Champion-E.E. Knight-384
056: Age of Fire: Dragon Avenger-E.E. Knight-384
057: Wild Cards-George R.R. Martin-496
058: Dune 7: Hunter's of Dune-Brian Herbert & Kevin Anderson-528
059: Wild Cards: Aces High-George R.R. Martin-336
060: Coraline-Neil Gaiman-86
061: The Gun Seller-Hugh Laurie-466
062: Kris Longknife: Mutineer-Mike Shepherd-400
063: Looking Glass: Into the Looking Glass-John Ringo-288
064: Codex Alera; Furies of Calderon-Jim Butcher-512
065: Ender's Game-Orson Card-289
066: The Anderson Tapes-Lawrence Sanders-300
067: The Heritage: Luna Marine-Ian Douglas-416
068: Malaz: Orb Sceptre Throne-Ian Esslemont-605
069: Rings of the Master: Lords of the Middle Dark-Jack Chalker-300
070: Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: Secrets-John Miller-32
071: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse-Troy Denning-496
072: Wizard in Rhyme: Her Majesty's Wizard-Christopher Stasheff-342
073: The Last Apprentice: Night of the Soul Stealer-Joseph Delaney-189
074: Mandel Files: Mindstar Rising-Peter Hamilton-383
075: Mandel Files: A Quantum Murder-Peter Hamilton-384
076: Strata-Terry Pratchett-192
077: Lilith-George MacDonald-220
078: Mandel Files: The Nano Flower-Peter Hamilton-608
079: Belgariad: Pawn of Prophecy-David Eddings-332
080: Joker One-Donovan Campbell-313
081: Earthsea: A Wizard of Earthsea-Ursula. Le Guin-205


MANGA & GRAPHIC NOVELS
001: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle #1-CLAMP
002: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle #2-CLAMP
003: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle #3-CLAMP
004: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle #4-CLAMP
005: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle #5-CLAMP
006: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle #6-CLAMP
007: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle #7-CLAMP
008: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle #8-CLAMP
009: Lio's Astonishing Tales-Mark Tatulli
010: Ninja High School #1-Ben Dunn
011: Ninja High School #2-Ben Dunn
012: Elseworld: Batman: Nine Lives-Dean Motter
013: Elseworld: Batman: Nosferatu-Jean Lofficier

Thursday, May 31, 2012

May '12

Mutineer (Kris Longknife Series #1)Mutineer by Mike Shepherd
Ebook, 400 Pages
My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Plucky tall girl, with some deep family connections, goes into the military to make a difference, and does, gasp.

I enjoyed this, it was just a bit cliched. So I expect to like the sequels as well.




Into the Looking Glass (Looking Glass, #1)Into the Looking Glass by John Ringo
Ebook, 288 Pages
My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Read 2008
Re-read 2012

[November 2008 Review]
Basically take Doom and parts of Starcraft, specifically the Zerg, add in some military hardware jargon and you've got this book. Some rogue physicist creates some kind of gate that throws out bosun particles, which allow gates to be opened to other planets. The dreen come through one and we go through another and meet some friendly aliens. The dreen take over planets and suck them dry of resources. The dreen are zerglike, growing creatures for specific needs.

Besides some profanity and some seriously over the top weapon specifications[it IS military scifi though], this was enjoyable. I plan on reading some more in this series 'cause this was a ton of fun.


[May 2012 Review]
Still gets 4 stars from me. Could have had a little more action and less eggheads discussing quantum mechanic theory.

But marines, aliens, guns and scientists. Plus Mimi and Tuffy. Just good stuff.




Ninja High SchoolNinja High School by Ben Dunn

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A light romp through American manga.

Jeremy Feeple has to deal with aliens, ninjas and girls who don't like him yet do.

Many, many little instances of anime peeking through made this a much richer experience. I laughed my head off at every instance of Robotech that came forth.

I read a poorly scanned copy on my tablet, so can't really judge the quality, but it is good enough to keep my attention.






Ninja High School Pocket Manga #2 (Ninja High School (Graphic Novels))Ninja High School Pocket Manga #2 (Ninja High School by Ben Dunn

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Still funny and harem'ish.

I have to say, I was surprised at the amount of nudity, even if it was not graphic. Probably one more reason why Dunn went the small press route.

Anyway. This just had several small, stand alone stories. No one storyline. Just Feeple and co interacting. Almost a slice of life, but manga parody style :)



Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Ebook, 512 Pages
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Read February 2010
Re-Read May 2012

[February 2010 Review]
A world where humans have carved for themselves an empire in a hostile world. Led by the First Lord, humans have the powers of 'furies' to enhance them.

This follows one young man from his beginnings as a humble shepherd in the outer stretches of the empire as he saves the region, makes an alliance with a hostile race and is given patronage by the First Lord to attend the Academy.[ as a humble shepherd in the outer stretches of the empire as he saves the region, makes an alliance with a hostile race and is given patronage by the First Lord to attend the Academy. (hide spoiler)]

Very well done. Good characterization, intriguing novel plot and an overarching plot.


[May 2012 Review]
Still a 5 Star book. I wondered, right before I began, if I was doing the right thing in re-reading it; maybe it wouldn't be so good upon reflection, maybe the unknown made it better [see my review of Hunters of Dune], maybe, maybe, maybe.

Thankfully, Butcher is a consumate writer and this shines through.
Humor entwined with the horror of humanity [rape, even non-graphic, just makes me want to throw-up. To me it symbolizes everything that is wrong with humanity], action based around and on characters who persevere.

My appreciation for wordsmithing goes up this time. I didn't have the "Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, this is so awesome!" feeling that I did in my first reading, BUT I really enjoyed how Butcher gives us just enough about the world to clue us in without either overwhelming us with info dumps or leave us completely feeling lost in a maze of a world (That's a smackdown to YOU, Steven Erikson)

And I like fantasy better than urban fantasy, so this suits my tastes MUCH better



Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Ebook, 289 Pages
My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I read this originally back in the 90's and remember being blown away, especially by the "twist" at the end.

Reading it again, it almost hurt.

How Ender is treated, used, etc, is just brutal. It is rationalized by the characters, but you can tell that the author isn't saying it is ok. The fights, the killings, the loneliness, the complete lack of sympathy, his awful brother, it just made me want to take him into my arms and cry for him.

Excellently written. Humanity on the cusp of extinction, yet preparing to self-destroy themselves the moment that cusp is behind them.

The reason I didn't give this 5stars is because of the ending. The rise of the Speakers of the Dead, the narrative was different enough, the subject matter so different, that I felt rather jarred reading it. Even though it made sense. It just didn't seem to fit with what came before.






Batman: Nine LivesBatman: Nine Lives by Dean Motter

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


While I am a BIG fan of the Elseworlds stories, I am NOT a big of Noir Comics. They are dirty, brutal, un-inspiring and for me, the storylines never catch my interest.

So we get to follow Dick Grayson, P.I., as he tries to solve the murder of Selina Kyle [based on the Ertha Kitt version of Catwoman] and ends up finding out that Bruce Wayne is batman.

Whoopee...






Batman: NosferatuBatman: Nosferatu by Jean-Marc Lofficier

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Another Elseworld story.

While I thought the art was atrocious [it was purposeful, but that doesn't mean I have to like it], the story was engaging.

Especially how it contrasted and compared Superman to Batman, one a son of light, the other a servant of the dark.



The Anderson TapesThe Anderson Tapes by Lawrence Sanders
Ebook, 300 Pages
My rating: 2 of 5 stars


If this is the book that launched Sander's career, then I have nothing but disgust for his fans.

Anyway, this was a voyeur's heaven. Listening in on partial conversations, twisted sex, crime planning, etc.

Wasn't much of an interesting story to me. Your mileage may vary.







Luna Marine: Book Two Of The Heritage TrilogyLuna Marine: Book Two Of The Heritage Trilogy by Ian Douglas
Ebook, 416 Pages
My rating: 2 of 5 stars


This author is phracked up.

Starts out with a scene of a 17 year old boy wanking off to his hacked A.I., which is why I gave this the sexually-graphic tag.

Then lots of swearing by marines at the beginning, which once again tapers off the more we go on.

Then lots of boringness. Seriously, do I need a whole page describing how the space marines are checking each other's suits? Or what a stupid space assault vehicle looks like, line by line?

Then the political/philosophical/religious chatter. Oh my goodness.

I wanted a good action story from this author and was lead to believe that was what I was going to get. Nope, not a chance. Instead, I get some pinhead's borked up attempt.

I will read the final book in the trilogy, but won't be reading more. Which I find sad, as I know there are at least 6 more books by this author, and regular scifi is hard to come by these days.



Orb Sceptre ThroneOrb Sceptre Throne by Ian C. Esslemont
Ebook, 605 Pages
My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Segulah.

I thought they would be the untouchables. The perfect race of peoples untouched by the cloud of despair and shame that Erickson and Esslemont visited upon every other race.

I should have known better.

And yet another Tyrant rises. And we find it out WHY tyrants kept rising in Darujistahn. Which is good, because my first reaction to another tyrant was "great, a copy of the end of Gardens of the Moon".

And lots of other things going on. I do wish that Esslemont would stick to 2-3 plot threads. I prefer his writing that way. Let me get pissed off at Erikson for the big stuff...







Lords of the Middle Dark (Rings of the Master, #1)Lords of the Middle Dark by Jack L. Chalker
Ebook, 300 Pages
My rating: 2 of 5 stars


I have to wonder if Chalker just wants to see lots and lots of lesbian sex or something.
Not there was any graphic anything, but it seems like he [Chalker] is always turning his characters into females who are already with a female.

That or he has "boob envy".

Anyway. Think:
Skynet took over, but didn't wipe us out. It had to protect us, even from ourselves. But there is a master set of keys to turn off the Master System and release humanity back into its own control.

This book sets up the band of characters who will challenge Master Control [Tron reference for all you uninitiated].

Amerindian, Caribbean, Asian culture, with little to no European or African influence. Interesting.







Secrets (Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith, #8)Secrets by John Jackson Miller
Ebook, 32 Pages
My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The last of the Lost Tribe of the Sith short stories.

What happens when the Sith run out of things to conquer? They fall apart. This story shows that in spades, and that the Sith leaders are aware of this weakness.

Kind of a fizzle of an ending to this little series however.



Apocalypse (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, #9)Apocalypse by Troy Denning
Ebook, 496 Pages
My rating: 3 of 5 stars


For such a drawn out series, with a whole planet of Sith and a being of almost immeasurable power, this just sizzled fizzled.

Abeloth never struck me as a good antagonist. It was over the top, silly and then completely beatable.

And then to find out it was all about wanting a family, a made up family? It was like someone took the worst Freudian example they could and stuck it in the Star Wars universe.

This series SHOULD have been about the Sith. And it wasn't. and it was disappointing.

I think that sums up my feelings for this whole Fate of the Jedi: Disappointing. I had strong hopes from the first book, but then it all just went downhill.



Her Majesty's Wizard (Wizard in Rhyme, #1)Her Majesty's Wizard by Christopher Stasheff
Ebook, 342 Pages
My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This reminded me very much of Gordon R. Dickson and his dragon series.

Then you hit the theology/philosophy. If Stasheff isn't Catholic, then he's doing a fantastic job of pretending to be one.

And this book is a good example of why overt Spirituality in fiction doesn't appeal to everyone.

I believe in God, and this turned me off. Not in a bad way, but it just felt like Stasheff was preaching at me instead of telling a story. And I did not read this book to get preached at.

Doubt I'll read any more.



Night of the Soul Stealer (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #3)Night of the Soul Stealer by Joseph Delaney
Ebook, 189 Pages
My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Considering that it hasn't even been a year, poor little Apprentice has had to put up with a lot!
And while he certainly makes some dumb mistakes, I don't get pissed off at him. He is 12/13, for goodness' sake. I blame Spook.  He never tells his apprentice anything fully, always shuts down his questions and then expects miracles out of him.

But everything turns out ok in the end. Which is very important, cause it seems like things are going to get real bad soon...








Mindstar Rising (Greg Mandel, #1)Mindstar Rising by Peter F. Hamilton
Ebook, 383 Pages
My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I had heard of Peter Hamilton and associated his books with huge tomes of Hard Science [fiction]. And some of the people who talked about him weren't the kind of people I really wanted to get book suggestions from, so I had put off reading him.

I am glad I chose this trilogy to start. I was really impressed with this book.

It was a good scifi action book that didn't overwhelm me. Greg Mandell came across as the worn out ex-specialist that he is. Him marrying, at the end, a busty redhead with a muscular body, who is almost half his age didn't hurt anything either.

Julia, billionaire heiress, was a good counter to Mandell's world weariness. Her youthful energy, drive and desire to overcome everything helped lighten the overall tone of the plot.

The overall plot, of the giving of a tech company over to Julia, while other consortia do their best to make her fail, and Mandell being all psychic [he has a gland that helps him to read other's surface thoughts] was thoroughly enjoyable.

While I gave this the cyberpunk tag, and I do think it deserves it, it is more along the lines of subdued England First cyberpunk. England is taking over the tech world, not the japanese. But all the other marks of CP are there: inflation, money, drugs, guns, computer hookups of all kinds; they just simply aren't as IN YOUR FACE as say Snow Crash. For which I am thankful.






A Quantum Murder (Greg Mandel, #2)A Quantum Murder by Peter F. Hamilton
Ebook, 384 Pages
My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This was a classic "locked room" mystery. But on a much larger scale.

And it deals with implanting memories and is totally based on the premise that a mind can be recreated in another human and hence that human becomes the first person who's mind it was.
(Which is bogus, because we are more than our memories. But I digress.)

The Mandell's are farmers, enjoying the bucolic life, trying to forge a new life together. Then they get dragged into a murder mystery and wormholes, and FTL and psychic glands all get involved.

While sex was hinted at, not so subtly, in the first book, in this book we have a scene or two that stop just short of the explicitly graphic. Which doesn't bode well for Book 3.







StrataStrata by Terry Pratchett

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Dtb, 192 Pages
If you ever wondered how Discworld came into existence [I mean, was God having an off day or something?], this is the book for you.

It is a science fiction book, much along the same lines as The Dark Side of the Sun, especially in that Pratchett's humor is noticeably toned down, to almost non-existent.

This was not a "funny" book. There were instances of humor, but overall it wasn't one rollicky joke after another.

Interesting to read, and if you are Discworld crazy, or a complete'ist, you'll have to read this. Otherwise, put it on your TBR list near the bottom.







Lilith: A RomanceLilith: A Romance by George MacDonald

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Ebook, 220 Pages
I was confused for just about the whole book. It didn't help that I apparently read a poorly laid out gutenburg edition, I could never tell when scenes switched until a paragraph or two into the scene.

But overall, I was just bloody confused. I know MacDonald is a wordy son of a gun, and a supposedly deep theologian, but I simply could not follow this book.

I suspect that it would take 2-3 more readings for me to be able to piece things together. And I don't know if I want to put that much effort into it. That and the hints of Universal Reconciliation put me off a bit.





MONTHLY TOTALS
15 Novels
1 Short Story
4 Graphic Novels/Manga
5347 Pages