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New Realms of Fantasy / New Reviews Online

Sep 4

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In the newest issue of Realms of Fantasy, cover-dated October 2010, I look at the following books:
The Boneshaker, by Kate Milford
Passing Strange, by Daniel Waters
Perchance to Dream, by Lisa Mantchev
The Mermaid’s Mirror, by L.K. Madigan
For The Win, by Cory Doctorow

Due to space considerations, a further three reviews may be found here on the Realms website:
The Demon’s Covenant, by Sarah Rees Brannan
Shade, by Jeri Smith-Ready
Shadow Grail #1: Legacies, by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill

The following reviews have gone up recently over at SF Site:
The Lost Fleet #6: Victorious, by Jack Campbell
Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez

Lastly, the following reviews from the previous issue of Realms of Fantasy, cover-dated August 2010, are now archived and available on my website:
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
A Wizard of Mars/a> by Diane Duane
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
The Shadow Hunt by Katherine Langrish
Other by Karen Kincy
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
Princess For Hire by Lindsey Levitt
This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer

As a special bonus, two more reviews, originally slated for that same issue but held back due to circumstances beyond my control, are available on my website for the very first time anywhere:
Thief Eyes by Janni Lee Simner
White Cat by Holly Black

As always, I welcome questions, comments, concerns, feedback, and review suggestions.

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New Reviews Online

Aug 1

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Over at SF Site, you can find my reviews of the following:

City of Souls and Cheat the Grave by Vicki Pettersson
The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny by Simon R. Green

Enjoy!

Review Archive Update!

Jul 27

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Never underestimate the stamina of an obsessive book reviewer. At long last, after many months, I’ve completed the last major update to my review archive and I can finally relax.

Just over 900 individual reviews, covering over 1000 books, written between 1999 and now.
54 written for Absolute Magnitude (not counting a handful that were lost.)
208 written for Science Fiction Chronicle for my short fiction and YA review columns. (Again, not counting a small handful that exist only on paper at the moment.)
133 written for SF Site
274 written for The Green Man Review.
199 written for my Realms of Fantasy YA review column.

While the vast majority are book reviews, there’s a scattering of music reviews from the older days, a few films, a couple television shows, and one live performance covered. Fantasy, urban fantasy, romance, mystery, YA, non-fiction, graphic novels, military SF.

Now that I’ve finally caught up to present day, I can finally relax, a little.
Hah. That’s a lie. Now that I’ve archived everything that can feasibly be archived, I’ll just write more reviews. And eventually, I’ll have to upload them as well. It’s a vicious, never-ending cycle. Oh well!

The archive has been tagged and categorized for your convenience and amusement, and is fully searchable. It’s fun, easy, and quite possibly addicting. Go forth and marvel, so I know my work wasn’t in vain. I’ll be here. Writing more reviews. Again.

New Reviews Online

Jul 25

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Over at The Green Man Review, I review the following:

Dying Bites and Death Blows by D.D. Barant
Outcast Season 2: Unknown by Rachel Caine
Unperfect Souls by Mark del Franco
Hunted by the Others by Jess Haines
Shades of Grey by Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge

New Review Online / Reviews Archive Update

Jul 16

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Now live over at SF Site:
Feed by Mira Grant

In addition, I’ve just completed a major update to my reviews archive, having uploaded every last YA review I wrote for Science Fiction Chronicle between 2000 and 2005. This just leaves ten years worth of reviews for Green Man Review and it’ll be pretty much complete. Feel free to go look and browse what I was reading and what I thought about it years ago.

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New Realms of Fantasy Column – Online!

Jul 11

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Due to circumstances beyond my control, my Realms of Fantasy YA review column for the August 2010 issue, currently on the newsstands, was run online at the Realms website instead of in the magazine. You can thus find the column here for your viewing pleasure.

I cover the following books:
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
A Wizard of Mars by Diane Duane
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
The Shadow Hunt by Katherine Langrish
Other by Karen Kincy
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
Princess For Hire by Lindsey Levitt
This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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New Reviews Online

Jul 11

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Hey! I love urban fantasy. I also review it. And recently, I caught up on some of my backlog, as well as covering some newer releases. The end result is a nice sampling of reviews which have gone live over at The Green Man Review.
Have fun.

Inhuman Resources by Jes Battis
Ghosts & Echoes by Lyn Benedict
Hard Magic by Laura Anne Gilman
The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke
Steamed by Katie MacAlister
Ghost of a Chance by Simon R. Green
Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead
Black Blade Blues by J.A. Pitts
Dead Matter by Anton Strout

Love them? Hate them? I welcome all feedback. Are you an author who wants me to consider reviewing you? As always, feel free to contact me. I don’t bite. Much. In the meantime, I’ll be over here, perfecting my latest chili recipe.

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