My Review of The Courts of Chaos
The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny My rating: 5 of 5 stars Well, finally a story wraps up, and it is a good one. Corwin has moved from the center of things to some extent with the return of … Continue reading
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My Review of The Hand of Oberon
The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny My rating: 4 of 5 stars Basically, so far every book in the series makes a turn that renders what you thought you knew to be wrong and making everything appear in a … Continue reading
My Review Of Sign of the Unicorn
Sign of the Unicorn by Roger Zelazny My rating: 4 of 5 stars So the story continues, but oddly. The previous book left off on a real cliff-hanger, and this one picks up in the future with no real explanation … Continue reading
My Review of The Guns of Avalon
The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is book 2 in the Amber series, and we continue with the story of Corwin. He goes to the Shadow world of Avalon to obtain a … Continue reading
My Review of Nine Princes in Amber
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have read a number of Zelazny’s novels with great pleasure, but had somehow not gotten around to this major fantasy series. This is book one in … Continue reading
My review of Transmetropolitan: Vol 1
Transmetropolitan, Vol 1: Back on the Street by Warren Ellis My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the usual dystopian future comic, but done very well. The protagonist is a reporter who exposes all kinds of malfeasance and gets … Continue reading
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My review of The Atrocity Archives
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first book in an urban fantasy series that focuses on the top-secret British Government security organization that deals with magic and paranormal threats. The name … Continue reading
My Review of The Hobbit
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien My rating: 5 of 5 stars I imagine most people are familiar with this work, either from reading the original novel or from the recent film series. This book was written as a children’s fantasy … Continue reading
My Review of Witch World
Witch World by Andre Norton My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first in the classic Andre Norton Fantasy series, and it sets up the series pretty well. Simon Tregarth is a soldier who got into trouble with … Continue reading
My Review of The Magicians
The Magicians by Lev Grossman My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book starts out as a kind of “cousin” to Harry Potter when Quentin Coldwater gets invited to apply to a college for magic. He has done sleight-of-hand stuff … Continue reading
