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Tag Archives: urban fantasy
T. A. Pratt’s Poison Sleep
Poison Sleep is the new Marla Mason book from Tim Pratt, writing as T. A. Pratt. Blood Engines, the first volume in what is bound to be a successful series of books following the adventures of the same heroine, was … Continue reading
T. A. Pratt’s Blood Engines
Marla Mason is not a people person. She’s too suspicious of people’s motives to have friends, she doesn’t enjoy casual chitchat, and she considers the fact that people want to kill her a plus, since death threats ensure she keeps … Continue reading
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Tagged dark fantasy, fantasy, urban fantasy
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Simon R. Green’s Shadows Fall
Somewhere off the beaten path of society and civilization, there lies the mysterious town of Shadows Fall. The elephants’ graveyard of the imagination, it’s where gods and heroes, legends and monsters, myths and childhood companions all go when their time … Continue reading
China Miéville’s Perdido Street Station
Jason Erik Lundberg wrote this review. China Miéville sometimes pisses me off because he’s such a phenomenal writer. He’s only three years older than me, but at this point he’s written four amazing books, run for Parliament, gotten a Ph.D., … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, urban fantasy
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China Miéville’s The Scar
Jason Erik Lundberg wrote this review. China Miéville is one of those authors that leaves you feeling exhilarated and envious at the same time. At only thirty years old, he has managed to graduate from Cambridge, complete a Ph.D. from … Continue reading
China Miéville’s The Tain
Jason Erik Lundberg wrote this review. tain n. 1. A type of paper-thin tin plate. 2. Tinfoil used as a backing for mirrors. China Miéville has contributed The Tain as part of PS Publishing’s line of original novellas (which includes … Continue reading
Jennifer Estep’s Jinx
In the city of Bigtime, New York, superheroes and ubervillains are a common phenomenon, sightings of them almost routine. With costumed stalwarts such as the Fearless Five, Johnny Angel, Swifte, or even Granny Cane prowling the streets to keep them … Continue reading
Tagged contemporary fantasy, Romance, urban fantasy
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Neil Gaiman’s American Gods: Author’s Preferred Text; and American Gods: Author’s Preferred Text, The Reader’s Copy
I am not here to review this novel, as Michael M Jones has already done that for us in his review of American Gods. I will only add to his comments that this is my second favorite Gaiman novel after … Continue reading
Tagged American Gods, Collectors editions, contemporary fantasy, Neil Gaiman, urban fantasy
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Neil Gaiman’s American Gods
A storm is coming. One strong enough to sweep away all that has gone before, and open up the world to a new age. The age of media, the Internet, drugs, Hollywood scandals, sports stars, politics, and more. An age … Continue reading
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Kim Harrison’s For A Few Demons More
I love history. But I really, really love alternate history. You know, taking the world and tweaking the timeline it a little. And perhaps putting in a few things that don’t exist in the world as we know it. For … Continue reading