Review: Murder on the Links

Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I went into this prepared for Poirot to hold the cards not only close to the chest, but behind his back. And so I was able to enjoy this.

While I was deliberately mis-led by Christie, it IS a mystery and misdirection is to be expected. Doesn't make me happy though to have a certain set of facts portrayed in such a way as to force the reader to come to certain conclusions.

However, I am thoroughly enjoying these little dashes of mystery between my usual sff/classic readings...



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Review: Myth Conceptions

Myth Conceptions by Robert Lynn Asprin

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Skeeve, the almighty, takes on an entire army, with some help.

I didn't laugh as much as in the first book, but this was a solid humor book and I enjoyed the time I spent on it.

I kind of wish that Tanda was either less involved or more. I keep waiting for her to latch on to Skeeve and for the hijinks to ensue...



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Review: Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail

Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail by Jack L. Chalker

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



This was a really good wrap up for the series.

Spoilers ahead, read at your own risk [I refuse to use the spoiler tag to HIDE anything]


I did feel that the Medusan agent got the short end of the literary stick, as Chalker not only had to tell his story, but also wrap up the series.

That being said, it was a great ride. I had remembered that aliens were involved [and we are told that from Book 1], but I had completely forgotten that it turns out that we are dealing with 2 alien species!

Chalkers extrapolates where humanity might go, and I could see this leading directly into [a:Neal Asher|56353|Neal Asher|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1207862001p2/56353.jpg]'s Polity Universe. that would be cool :D



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Review: Battle Earth

Battle Earth by Nick S. Thomas

My rating: 1 of 5 stars



Sadly, what was a very interesting premise devolved, extremely quickly, into a poorly worded, ill-thought out, grammatically awkward story.

Short sentences. I felt like Thomas was throwing his sentences out like machine gun bursts. Accurate, but quick and over before you knew it. I was almost breathless by the end of a paragraph.

The high power rifle-like device fired a metal anchor that impeded in the concrete wall and expanded within it...

Impeded? sigh.

...and sped off at an unusually fast velocity.

It is sentences and word choices like the above that made me quit at the 40% mark.

Then the story part. Humanity has outposts on Mars, the Moon and space bases. And we let the aliens land, unimpeded [please note the correct usage] on Earth? You NEVER let a military force take its objective without a fight.
This is supposed to be about elite fighting forces, but they just fold like cards.





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Review: Joust

Joust by Mercedes Lackey

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



A fleshed out version of the first book of the [b:The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Volumes 1-3: Boxed Set: Dragon's Blood, Heart's Blood, and A Sending of Dragons|81148|The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set Dragon's Blood, Heart's Blood, and A Sending of Dragons|Jane Yolen|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1328875980s/81148.jpg|117577].

Interesting, just predictable, but in a fun way. Dragons and warring nations and stuff. We'll see how the rest of the series holds up...



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Review: Another Fine Myth

Another Fine Myth by Robert Lynn Asprin

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Funny, in a stupid way, not zany like [a:Terry Pratchett|1654|Terry Pratchett|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1235562205p2/1654.jpg]. I smiled almost the whole way through the book.
The mis-adventures of an apprentice magician, his new green scaled demon mentor, his young dragon, a unicorn and a sexy assassin.

A lot o the humor is situational and also wordplay [names, etc are play on words].



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Review: xxxHolic, Vol. 04

xxxHolic, Vol. 04 by CLAMP

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



This kind of dragged to be honest. I enjoyed the stories, but they weren't very suspenseful or engaging.



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Review: The Vanishing Tower

The Vanishing Tower by Michael Moorcock

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Elric gets to deal with more schizzle, a woman and his counterparts.



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Review: Footfall

Footfall by Larry Niven

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Baby Elephants try to take over the world, from OUTER SPACE!

that is enough for me :)



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Review: Charon: A Dragon at the Gate

Charon: A Dragon at the Gate by Jack L. Chalker

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Well, I think it is official. I only like Chalker's [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|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1258936790s/7184707.jpg|7704807], everything else of his that I've read has been blase to bleh.

So what makes this different? It has many of the same themes as his other books. I think part of it is that I read this back in highschool and it made an impression on me, and it has stuck.

Also, who wouldn't want to have an idealized body made by your mate while you get to make her body to suit you?



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