Camp Concentrationby Thomas M. Disch192pp (Trade Paperback)My Rating: 6.5/10Amazon Rating: 4/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.81/5Goodreads Rating: 3.81/5 Today marks the beginning of the first in what will hopefully be many Blogger Book Club Discussions. Larry from OF Blog of the Fallen came up with the idea of selecting an older book every month to discuss on various blogs. It’s a casual discussion with an entire week for posting reviews and no obligation to participate every month. The October discussion book is the […]

Maledicteby Lane Robins464pp (Trade Paperback)My Rating: 7/10Amazon Rating: 4/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.3/5Goodreads Rating: 3.56/5 Maledicte is the debut novel of Lane Robins, who is writing a loose sequel to this book that takes place in the same world but features different characters. Since all the loose ends are tied up in Maledicte and the story arc definitely feels like it has a conclusive ending, it works well as a stand alone book. The concept and plot of this character driven fantasy […]

One of my favorite bloggers, Tia from Fantasy Debut, nominated me for an I Love Your Blog Award yesterday. Thanks, Tia – I love your blog too! Now I’m supposed to nominate seven blogs that I enjoy, which is really hard since I read and love a lot of blogs! (They’re all linked to from the sidebar if you are curious.) Fantasy Debut would without a doubt be in my top seven, but it seems as though you are supposed […]

Revelation Spaceby Alastair Reynolds592pp (Paperback)My Rating: 7/10Amazon Rating: 3.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.84/5Goodreads Rating: 4.03/5 Renowned science fiction author and former astronomer Alastair Reynold’s first novel is Revelation Space, a combination space opera and hard science fiction novel. While there are five novels that take place within this universe, this novel is followed by two direct sequels, Redemption Ark and Absolution Gap. This was the first book I read by Reynolds, and while I found the story enjoyable, I did think the […]

There are quite a few new or soon-to-be new books coming up that I am very excited about. So I’m going to go all fan-girly for a moment (ok, a few moments). Both Nation by Terry Pratchett and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman were just released a few days ago (September 30 in the US). Two YA books by the co-authors of Good Omens coming out on the same day… seems a bit coincidental. I look forward to reading […]