Books of 2014: Dreamwalker by C. S. Friedman
A lot of books coming out next year are starting to make me excited about reading in 2014! This upcoming book by C.S. Friedman sounds pretty interesting, plus I really enjoyed both of her other books I’ve read (science fiction novel In Conquest Born and dark fantasy novel Feast of Souls). Dreamwalker, the first book in a new series, is scheduled for release in February 2014. About Dreamwalker: All her life Jessica Drake has dreamed of other worlds, some of […]
Review of Omens by Kelley Armstrong
Omens is the first book in the new Cainsville series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, best known for her Otherworld series. The second Cainsville book, titled Visions, is in progress. Olivia Taylor-Jones, the daughter of the wealthy owner of a department store, recently received her master’s degree from Yale and does volunteer work in her spare time like her philanthropist mother. She is soon to be married to the CEO of a tech company who was […]
The Leaning Pile of Books
The Leaning Pile of Books is a feature where I talk about books I got over the last week – old or new, bought or received for review consideration. Since I hope you will find new books you’re interested in reading in these posts, I try to be as informative as possible. If I can find them, links to excerpts, author’s websites, and places where you can find more information on the book are included. This week brought two books, […]
Review of Shattered Pillars by Elizabeth Bear
Shattered Pillars is the second book in the Eternal Sky trilogy, following the phenomenal Range of Ghosts. The final book in the trilogy, Steles of the Sky, is scheduled for release in April 2014 (and the gorgeous cover was revealed not too long ago). Since this review covers the second book in a series, it will contain spoilers for the first book. If you are curious about Eternal Sky but do not want to start with a review of the […]
Books of 2013: Once Upon a Time Edited by Paula Guran
Books of 2013 is a feature for highlighting books coming out this year that sound interesting. Today’s featured book is the upcoming anthology Once Upon a Time: New Fairy Tales edited by Paula Guran. I actually hadn’t heard anything about this book until I got one of those emails from Amazon trying to get me to buy something. Normally I disregard those emails, but this time I looked at it because the subject “New from Tanith Lee” caught my eye. […]
