Category Archives: Page Turning
Book Review: The Magic of Recluce
The 20th anniversary edition of L.E. Modesitt Jr.’s classic fantasy series was as good a time as any for my first exposure to the world of Recluce, and my review of it for BookPage that resulted.
Book Review: Fuzzy Nation
I read H. Beam Piper’s original Fuzzy books as a teen. I didn’t expect much when I sat down to read and review this reboot by John Scalzi. I was pleasantly surprised.
Book Review: All the Lives He Led
It seems a lot of grandmasters have been turning out new works in 2011 (Pohl, Wolfe, Matheson). I reviewed Frederik Pohl’s latest for BookPage.
Book Review: Home Fires
Gene Wolfe is still turning out genre-defying fiction. Home Fires, his latest, wasn’t his best, but it still made for a pretty good read, as described in my review for BookPage.
Book Review: The Crippled God
Steven Erickson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen series is the most momentous, immense and truly epic fantasy series of the last thirty years. (Sorry, George R.R. Martin.) As impressive as the series is for its unbridled fecundity, Erickson’s achievement of … Continue reading
Book Review: The Wise Man’s Fear
I wasn’t aware of Patrick Rothfuss until I had the chance to review The Wise Man’s Fear, the second book of the Kingkiller Chonicles, for BookPage. (I read The Name of the Wind, book one of the series, as well.) … Continue reading
Book Review: In Fire Forged: Worlds of Honor 5
I reviewed this anthology for BookPage more out of a sense of obligation to the popularity of Weber’s universe than due to its craftsmanship. But then again, writing a review that is honest yet not so critical it makes a … Continue reading
Book Review: The Desert of Souls
It was a pleasure to review this first-rate piece of modern pulp. Written for BookPage.
Book Review: The Bards of Bone Plain
I review the latest by bardic bardress, Patricia A. McKillip for BookPage.
Book Review: Wild Cards I
Book I of the classic shared-world anthology edited by George R.R. Martin was re-released in the months before the premier of HBO’s much-awaited televised adaptation of Martin’s Game of Thrones. Savvy timing, reviewed by me for BookPage.