War for the Oaks has the distinction of helping mold the subgenre of urban fantasy. Since I’ve already tackled many (many) UF titles, that particular context is lost on me. What can’t be denied, however, is Emma Bull’s talent. War for the Oaks is an excellent example of everything I’ve come to lo...
2 1/2Awhile back I had mentioned in a group that I liked things like alt-history with magic - and this book offers a nice combination of secret history with weird west. I've always quite liked the idea of the wild west, though I haven't read much about it, and this book was recommended to me.Wha...
It's hard to read a book that you really, really want to live up to its potential.Bone Dance is a 1992 look at a post-apocalyptic America. The Horsemen, a group of mind-jumping telepaths, flipped the switch and launched nukes, irradiating a large portion of the country. Most people who want to ...
The story of Orient, a human who has the ability to locate the missing, Finder begins with the title character being tasked to find the source of a new drug hitting the Borderlands streets. Emma Bull returns to the urban fae genre of her debut War for the Oaks, to lesser results.The most refreshi...