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Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling’s The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest

Once in a while we get a publication that’s so good that I as, editor of Green Man Review, say, ‘That’s mine, all mine!’ The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest, which I’ve known about for over a year … Continue reading

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Kage Baker’s In the Garden of Iden, Sky Coyote, Mendoza in Hollywood, and The Graveyard Game

The Company series to date consists of four delightful novels that detail the serio-comic (with a very dark edge) adventures of the immortal cyborgs of Dr. Zeus, Inc., a for-profit company that has existed for millennia, giving eternal life to … Continue reading

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Fred Saberhagen’s God of the Golden Fleece: Books of The Gods Volume IV

Naomi de Bruyn wrote this review. I can’t think of a better way to spend a rainy spring weekend than with my nose poked into a good book. I spent this weekend with Fred Saberhagen’s God of the Golden Fleece, … Continue reading

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Terry Pratchett’s The Last Hero

What happens when a hero is really good at what he does? He gets old, like the rest of us. But after he’s outlived his usefulness, he doesn’t know how to be anything but a hero. At least, that’s the … Continue reading

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Fred Saberhagen’s The Arms of Hercules: Book of the Gods Volume III

Naomi de Bruyn wrote this review. The Arms of Hercules is the third book in Fred Saberhagen’s Book of the Gods series, and it differs slightly from the previous two, in that it is more of a first person narrative. … Continue reading

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Jack Cady’s The Hauntings of Hood Canal

Christine Doiron penned this review. … there are small pockets out here in the boonies where people stumble around and bump into each other. They aren’t particularly good, or particularly bright, but they halfway try to take care of each … Continue reading

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Gregory Maguire’s Lost

Both of the previous novels from this author, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West and Confessions of An Ugly Stepsister, got glowing reviews here in Green Man, it won’t surprise you, me dear reader, … Continue reading

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Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass

My love affair with Philip Pullman began when I found The Golden Compass and fell for his beautifully descriptive writing and the fantastically creative world of Lyra Silvertongue. Our relationship began to suffer when he released The Subtle Knife, bringing … Continue reading

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Terry Pratchett’s The Truth

The title of the 25th installment in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series is, like nearly everything about the book and the series, a sly reference to something in our own world. “The Truth” is the English translation of the Russian “Pravda,” … Continue reading

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Fred Saberhagen’s Merlin’s Bones

Rebecca Swain wrote this review. Merlin’s Bones, by the prolific Fred Saberhagen, is a wonderful fantasy with touches of science fiction. Saberhagen uses several narrators to tell a story that takes place both in the 21st century and in the … Continue reading

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