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Dark as Day (2003)
Why I read this book: Fictionwise/eReader released their software as a free download for iPhones, and I was pleased to be able to read books I hadn't look at in years. Dark as Day seemed particularly interesting, so I checked it out from the MCPL as well. Charles Sheffield was my favorite America...
From the Listening Hills: Stories (2004)
*** "From the Listening Hills" is twelve short stories by Louis L'Amour, mostly clever courage under hard circumstances. I enjoyed all the classic western action, except the title tragedy of a whole family persecuted and decimated by a rumor-monger villain. Two memorable unique crime tales, both ...
The Man With the Golden Torc (2007)
Five stars stands for awesome, and that's what this book is! I loved it. I was a little worried that I wouldn't like it as much as the Nightside series, but boy was I wrong.This book takes my love of James Bond spy movies and supernatural stories and makes a wonderful hybrid, but it has Simon R...
Noam Chomsky (2006)
The Hidden Assassins (2006)
A simple murder…an explosion…terrorismA core review easily writes itself when the heart and style of the author is familiar to the reviewer. Take into account the reviewer never having read any previous books in the series, then the story should stand on its own. The Hidden Assassins does this an...
Ladysmith (2000)
Mid 5. The seige and defence of Ladysmith was of momentous import to the preservation of the ideals which underpinned the British Empire, amidst a conflict which brutally exposed the outdated approach of the Crown's forces. Set in 1899, this novel brilliantly evokes the suffering of the beseiged ...
Ancestors of Avalon (2005)
This was a great read, I loved how it picked up from where the first book "The Fall of Alantis" ends.In the first book "The Fall of Alantis" (Known as the Ancient Land - Alantis is of made up of many islands) it is foretold that the City of the Circling Snake (capital of the Ancient Land)will fal...
Brute Orbits (1999)
Winner of the John W. Campbell award in 1999 for best novel, this is definitely a book that won't appeal to everyone. The premise is interesting: in the late 21st century, asteroids are brought into near Earth orbit to be mined and then converted into orbital prisons once the mining is over with...
Undead and Unemployed (2004)
It's been a couple months since Undead and Unwed. Betsy has still not adjusted to the fact that she is queen of the vampires and that with that title comes responsibilities. Betsy is determined that she will regain some semblance of a life and for her, this means getting a job and paying her ow...