Many readers hold the charming misconception that authors not only write their books, but are responsible for the size, shape, texture, flavour, and appearance of the finished physical object. (We’re talking physical books here, not ebooks. That’s yet another opportunity for discourse that I’m going to eschew for now.) Here’s the reality: as an author, […]
Ghost Story by Jim Butcher My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow…. Jim Butcher has done it again. We move from the Cliff-hanger of Changes, where Harry Dresden has been shot & presumably killed at the last page of the book, to his spirit roaming the streets… Well, not quite roaming, after all, he has been […]
The Family Trade by Charles Stross My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Family Trade (The Merchant Princes #1) is a fantastic read from Charles Stross. It is a great blend of fantasy, and some science fiction/fantasy elements blended it. The basic premise is that an investigative reporter in our world, finds her heritage of […]
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross My rating: 5 of 5 stars Charles Stross is definitely on my “Read *mostly* everything from this author” list, well, except for his short-stories… I have power read through the entire Laundry collection (The Atrocity Archives, Jennifer Morgue, and the Fuller Memorandium), and have liked every one of them. […]