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The Exodus Gate

by Stephen Zimmer First, I want to apologize to all my followers and to Mr. Zimmer for taking so long to get this done. Life has a way of delaying things like no other. Now, to the review: The Exodus Gate is an urban fantasy and I have to say that I really enjoyed the [...]

February 21, 2013 · adamdrew3 · One Comment
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The Franklin Incident

by Raymond Rose This short story set in Steam-punk Philly reached out and grabbed me by the shirt. From the very first sentence, I was compelled by the excellent writing to read to the end. Seeing this world through the eyes of Collector Jonathan Adams was both interesting and immersing. I particularly liked the past [...]

October 4, 2012 · adamdrew3 · No Comments
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The Lost Daughter of Easa

by J. L. Mulvihill This High Fantasy novel is a diamond in the rough. The fantasy world that J. L. took me to was beautiful. Her characters are interesting and the story is great. The rough part is that the editing was not the greatest and the style is a bit new. Although, it was, [...]

July 10, 2012 · adamdrew3 · No Comments
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Sorta Like a Rock Star

by Matthew Quick Although this is a departure from my normal Fantasy/Sci-Fi genre, I have to say it was an excellent read. Mr. Quick, from the very first brush stroke (Amber Appleton) creates a masterpiece. I connected so much with Amber, a homeless teenager, that I really felt her joys and her pains. I remember [...]

March 30, 2012 · adamdrew3 · No Comments
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Boy21

By Matthew Quick This book is a bit of a departure from my normal Sci-fi/Fantasy genre. The New York Times referred to it as a sports novel; but I have to disagree with them. It is a story about a young man who loves basketball. More than that, though, it is, in my opinion, about [...]

March 11, 2012 · adamdrew3 · No Comments
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The Name of the Wind

By Patrick Rothfuss   Quite simply one of my favorite books. When I first read TNotW I wound up having to call in sick to work because I couldn’t put it down and was up all night. The main character is a Sorcerer named Kvothe. He is telling the story of his life to a [...]

February 19, 2012 · mvalente0042 · No Comments
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The First Book of Law

By Joe Abercrombie   The first book of the trilogy is “The Blade itself”. This is a dark gritty tale of intrigue, murder and war with lots of twists and engaging characters. My favorite character in this series is Inquisitor Glokta. Glokta is a victim of years of torture. Crippled and broken, he turns to [...]

February 5, 2012 · mvalente0042 · No Comments
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Garret PI

By Glen Cook   This is a fantasy noir detective series by the author of “The Black Company”. Definitely a different direction for Cook. These books are campy and light humor stories. Think Mike Hammer goes to Ank Morpork. The novels are set in the city of Tun Fair, which is part of the kingdom [...]

February 4, 2012 · mvalente0042 · No Comments
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Night of Knives

by Ian C Esslemont Another installment in the Malazan Empire. I must say I was a little reluctant to pick up Ian’s books. I loved Erikson’s work so much I was afraid this was his retarded RPG buddy who would poop all over the world I enjoyed so much. I am happy to say I’m [...]

January 30, 2012 · mvalente0042 · No Comments
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Bauchelain and Korbal Broach

By Steven Erikson Not your typical tale of the Malazan Empire. These were short stories combined into 2 novellas “The First Collected tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach” and “Crack’d Pot Trail”. These characters first appeared in “Memories of Ice” book 3 of The Malazan Book of the Fallen series. A duo of evil wanderers [...]

January 30, 2012 · mvalente0042 · No Comments
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