Monthly Archives: February 2009

An Evil Guest is a pulp novel confused about it’s genre. It’s a horror story, a romance, a spy thriller, a detective novel, a bit of futurist SF. It’s set 100 years in the future, today and 50 years ago. … Continue reading →

(And I’m caught up.) Unlike many zombie stories, which focus on a small group of people trying to survive, WWZ is a global story, a series of interviews with those who survived the zombie apocalypse — what they did, why … Continue reading →

(Actually finished late January.) Mix any one of a number of shows about the British secret service with H. P. Lovecraft and a bit of modern office comedy, and you get this, the first novel about the Laundry, an even-more-secret … Continue reading →

(Quite a way to begin the year, slacking on the book blog. I actually finished this book sometime in mid-January.) A Christmas present from C–, who was surprised to see a non-food-related non-fiction book on my wishlist. A gripping account … Continue reading →