Category Archives: Book Reviews

Orgy of Begrem

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

Necrophenia, by Robert Rankin – From the Goodreads reviews, this doesn’t appear to be one of Rankin’s more popular books. I liked it, but it is kind of all over the place, which is not unusual with his more recent … Continue reading →

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Age Issues in Xanth

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Luck of the Draw, by Piers Anthony – An old man named Bryce is made younger, given the power of second sight, and sent to Xanth to participate in a contest for the hand of Princess Harmony. He receives a … Continue reading →

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Warrior Babe of the Outland

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, by Christopher Moore – This return to Pine Cove, the California town that served as the setting for Practical Demonkeeping, features a few of the same characters, but mostly new ones. A psychiatrist, a … Continue reading →

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The Vanderdecker Policy

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Since the most recent book I’ve read involves the legend of the Flying Dutchman, I figure I should give an overview of that story. I actually thought I already had, but I can’t find it through a Google search. The … Continue reading →

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Guaranteed to Brighton Your Day

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

The Brightonomicon, by Robert Rankin – Published in 2005, this book ties together and references a lot of Rankin’s earlier work. It’s sort of a sequel to The Witches of Chiswick, as well as a link between the Brentford Trilogy … Continue reading →

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Viking Trip

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Who’s Afraid of Beowulf?, by Tom Holt – This is the first book I’ve read by this author, but I find the descriptions of his work to be up my alley, so I doubt it will be the last. That … Continue reading →

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It’s Hard to Be a Glassy Cat

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Bungle of Oz, by Carrie Bailey – Considering the relative obscurity of the Oz series as a whole in this day and age, it’s always nice to find new Oz books. The only problem is that I usually have to … Continue reading →

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From Crow Country to London Below

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Severed, by Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft, and Attila Futaki – I’m not that familiar with horror comics (well, I’ve sometimes seen Neil Gaiman’s Sandman listed as horror, but I see that more as fantasy with some horror elements), but I … Continue reading →

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Scrooge’s Early Years

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

The Life and Times of $crooge McDuck, Volume One, by Don Rosa – I would like to have reviewed both volumes of this together, but it looks like the library system only has the first one, so I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Big, Bad, and Genetically Engineered

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer – The second volume in the Lunar Chronicles turns to another fairy tale, “Little Red Riding Hood.” Since this story is shorter and less involved than “Cinderella,” there aren’t quite as many references to the original … Continue reading →

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