Artemis by Andy Weir – audiobook review
After reading The Martian at the gentle (and repeated) insistence from a friend, I enjoyed it quite a lot. When I heard a…
Category: Novel reviews
Reviews of novels.
Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia – audiobook review
It’s been a couple years since Son of the Black Sword, by Larry Correia, came out. For those familiar with his Monster Hunter…
Origin by Dan Brown – book review
Origin, by Dan Brown, started off strong, but quickly became a lecture on the eventual replacement of religion by science. If you were…
The Undead Road by David Powers King
I’m not really a huge horror fan. I’m especially not a huge zombie fan. Films, books, television series, and games that feature them…
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien – audiobook review
It’s been a very long time since I last read (or started to read) The Fellowship of the Ring. I always seemed to…
Mathematics of Eternity by David M. Kelly – book review
Mathematics of Eternity is the first book in a new series by David M. Kelly. Joe Ballen is a cab driver who used…
Monster Hunter Siege by Larry Correia – book review
It’s been a little over three years since the last book in the main Monster Hunter series was released. Not that Larry Correia…
Dark Immolation by Christopher Husberg – book review
Dark Immolation, as with many good sequels, picks up right where the first book left off. As the second book in a series…
Dune by Frank Herbert – audiobook review
I first read Dune back in the 1980s sometime, around 20 years after it was originally released. I really enjoyed it, and spent…
Potions in the Pizza by Mikey Brooks – book review
Ethan, his twin sister—Emmy—and Ethan’s friend—Jax—discover there are witches running the lunchroom at school. This happens just after they discover Ethan’s parents are…
Witchy Eye by D.J. Butler – novel review
Witchy Eye, by D.J. Butler, is set in an alternate history version of early America where magic works. Sarah Calhoun finds out there…
Monster Hunter Memoirs – Sinners by Larry Correia and John Ringo
Monster Hunter Memoirs – Sinners picks up shortly after Monster Hunter Memoirs – Grunge. After making a mistake while being the playboy that…
At the Sign of Triumph by David Weber – book review
The last couple books in the Safehold series have been gradually building up to the events found in At the Sign of Triumph…
Shadow of Victory by David Weber – novel review
I’ve been waiting for this book for a while. David Weber has been building up to some of the events in Shadow of…
Duskfall by Christopher Husberg – book review
I haven’t read a lot of fantasy novels recently, epic or otherwise. My tastes tend more toward science fiction. Duskfall, by Christopher Husberg,…
Halloween Jack and the Devil’s Gate by M. Todd Gallowglas – book review
I met M. Todd Gallowglas at a local convention, and after talking a bit about books and my tastes in them, he suggested…
Ian Quicksilver – The Warrior’s Return by Alyson Peterson
The main character in Ian Quicksilver – The Warrior’s Return is a typical, nerdy kid who blends in at high school in Puckerbush,…
Iffy Magic by S.E. Page – book review
Iffy Magic (full title, Iffy Magic: Confessions of a Faux Fairy Godmother) follows the story of Primrose Goodwing, a pixie who can’t seem…
Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg – book review
I was introduced to Charlie N. Holmberg through her Paper Magician series, which I really enjoyed. Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet is a standalone…
Her Brother’s Keeper by Mike Kupari – book review
In Her Brother’s Keeper by Mike Kupari, Catherine Blackwood finds out her brother has been kidnapped by a warlord on a distant planet.…
Monster Hunter Memoirs – Grunge by Larry Correia and John Ringo – book review
I was excited when I heard that John Ringo was going to be writing books in Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter series. Monster Hunter…