Monthly Archives: June 2008

#29: Torchwood: Something in the Water (Trevor Baxendale)

Maybe I’m just grumpy, I don’t know. This book sort of laid flat, not doing much of anything to distinguish itself, the flashes of interesting stuff overwhelmed by the been-there done-that feeling of the main plot, something to do with … Continue reading

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#28: Permanence (Karl Schroeder)

A novel of culture change and paradigm shift, Permanence tells several stories of same. It does so without drawing many of its characters deeply; only a couple break through and actually become people. Not that this means Permanence is a … Continue reading

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#24 – 27: playing catch-up

Well, my plan to write about books I finished immediately after finishing kind of went kaput. #24: The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkowski) – A series of twisted fairy-tales starring a lanky, acid-witted mercenary, and the basis of the PC game … Continue reading

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