Fantasy With a Hint of Asian Spices
Originally posted on Fabulous Realms:
‘Manga’ is now officially defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as a ‘Japanese genre of cartoons, comic books and science fiction films, typically with a science fiction or fantasy theme (the Japanese definition is slightly different, but more on that anon). Since the days of Akira, quality Japanese animation has…
A giant toy robot looms over a pair of terrified marines, overlaid with the legend ‘Destroy All Robots’. The kitsch cover art of Darrin Grimwood’s new novel matches the cheesy creature-feature opening with a ship pulling into the cove of a mystery island, marines pouring out onto the beach and steely-eyed General declaring ‘Destroy All […]
Read More Book Review: Darrin Grimwood’s Destroy All RobotsHowell’s Healer’s Touch is an interesting twist on a stock fantasy character class. Instead of Healers being gentle and mild-mannered clerics, they are highly feared by the populace and coveted by military powers for their destructive abilities. Healer’s Touch title character, Llew is a street urchin who has suffered abandonment by both parents at a […]
Read More Book Review: Healer’s Touch by Deb E. HowellMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Nightingale is the first in a series of urban fantasy books by David Farland, bestselling author of the Runelord fantasy series and mentor to a whole new generation of bestselling genre writers. Nightingale is about a changeling boy named Bron Jones who has been raised through the social welfare […]
Read More Book Review: Nightingale by David FarlandBlope by Sean Benham My rating: 1 of 5 stars BLOPE is an sf story set in an alternate reality in which Taiwan (the Eternally Free Taiwan) is the world power, and its Emperor has won a big chunk of America in a Russian Roulette game against the US President. The Emperor decides to run […]
Read More Book Review: Sean Benham’s BlopeOriginally posted on Fabulous Realms:
This is going to be a sort of companion piece to my recent post One Hundred Realms. In that article I discussed the various genres and sub-genres within the fantasy field. I think that most people would agree that, whatever type of fantasy novel you’re writing or reading, an intricately…
My rating: 5 of 5 stars This isn’t my normal reading fare. What initially piqued my interest was the author’s ambitious attempt at creating a multimedia experience by linking in animated videos, pictures, lyrics and musical notes and performances. So I took a chance and accepted the request for a review. The art direction for […]
Read More Book Review: Shianshenka, the Rise and Fall of the Perfect Creation by Rowen SivertsenThis is what my reading list is looking like for March and April. Up first is Peter James West’s The Information Cloud, the first book in the dystopian Tales of Cinnamon City. Next up is Shianshenka, the Rise and Fall of the Perfect Creation, Rowen Siverston’s psychedelic multimedia book that explores the meaning of life, and finally, Sean Benham’s Blope, […]
Read More Upcoming Reviews for March and April 2013My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is book three in the Double Helix series. If you haven’t read the first two books, then you should take a hint and go read them before you finish reading this review. The Double Helix series has already won a number of awards for author Jade Kerrion and […]
Read More Book Review: Perfect Weapon, Double Helix #3My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the sequel to the award-winning Perfection Unleashed. It starts where the original left off. Danyael Sabre, the world’s most powerful empath arrives home with no memory of the last two days. At his apartment he finds a beautiful and dangerous mercenary waiting for him, Zara Itani. She […]
Read More Review: Perfect Betrayal by Jade Kerrion