Monthly Archives: August 2008

And it continues. Outside of the truly awful pun title, an excellent continuation to the series that didn’t push a single one of my buttons. Too many things may have been wrapped up too neatly at the end, but that’s … Continue reading →

See, this is how you do it. Dangerous situations, power creep, <spoilery spoilerness> — it should all come from what’s gone before, based on your characters, what they’ve done and how they’ve changed. I immensely enjoyed For a Few Demons … Continue reading →

I almost gave up on this book. I went out and bought the next Kim Harrison novel as a bribe, something to look forward to when I’d gotten through it. At first, this just moves around the same old tired … Continue reading →

So far, these Kim Harrison books have been pretty good: a main character it’s easy to root for, a sly sense of humor, good writing that doesn’t drown in its idiosyncrasies. (Well, not much, anyhow. And this book could’ve used … Continue reading →

Another enjoyable adventure. The series shows every sign of submitting to the same traps all urban fantasies tend to fall into, but is still quite readable. I have the terrible feeling I’m going to have to stop before I get … Continue reading →

An intricate fantasy novel that sets up its plot in the first chapter, gives it a good winding and lets it go. What at first seems like it is to be a light fantasy ends up touching on a lot … Continue reading →

They were called Dead Witch Walking and The Good, the Bad, and the Undead. And, yeah, the series continues with more hokey riffs on movie titles. Good popcorn. Flirts dangerously with the protagonist-always-in-mortal-peril issue I have with so many urban … Continue reading →

Any book with a programmer as the hero gets plus a million points for me. (That may explain why I loved Cryptonomicon but hated the follow-up trilogy. No programmers!) I really enjoyed this book, which starts with an executive calling … Continue reading →