Category: Authors

bookrev: Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley & Livingstone by Martin Dugard 0

bookrev: Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley & Livingstone by Martin Dugard

“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” is a cliche phrase, which imparts a hint of the story of Stanley meeting Dr. Livingstone in the heart of Africa. This book, written with excellent pacing where the excitement...

bookrev: The Spine of the World by R. A. Salvatore 0

bookrev: The Spine of the World by R. A. Salvatore

Book XII in the Legend of Drizzt I obviously can’t keep up, not with my son or with Bob Salvatore. My son is reading this series way ahead of me and Salvatore keeps writing...

bookrev: Anathem by Neal Stephenson 0

bookrev: Anathem by Neal Stephenson

I devoured Cryptonomicon and the million page (!) Baroque Cycle by Mr. Stephenson. Thus I found the length and complexity of his latest, Anathem, enjoyable and challenging; my only LARGE complaint concerning Anathem is...

movrev: Reign of Fire 0

movrev: Reign of Fire

What movie combines Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt, Batman and King Leonidas of Sparta? Only 2002’s dragon fighting flick, Reign of Fire, starring Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale and Gerard Butler. Granted, for true sci-fi fans,...

bookrev: The Living Dead edited by John Joseph Adams 3

bookrev: The Living Dead edited by John Joseph Adams

What could be more enjoyable than a Zombie story anthology? How about enjoying one during and after Hurricane Ike, with no power and candlelight?? How about one that includes three of my all-time fav...

Hurricane IKE makes experts of us all 3

Hurricane IKE makes experts of us all

We are going on day ten of no power here in lovely Tomball Texas. Luckily the weather has mostly cooperated, the generator is working, and the water well is hooked up; and of course,...

Baltimore Book Festival courtesy of Brad/AuthorsBookShop 0

Baltimore Book Festival courtesy of Brad/AuthorsBookShop

My book is sold through many avenues, and one of the most promising and intriguing is Author’s BookShop, an effort by Brad Grochowski to feature and promote independent authors. Brad works diligently on behalf...

Booksigning: me and Bob Flynn at Trinity U October 11 0

Booksigning: me and Bob Flynn at Trinity U October 11

With all of the IKE enjoyment and challenges, I’d almost forgotten to post a notice that my friend and teacher Robert Flynn and I (and several others) will be signing our books at Trinity...

An IKE cup of coffee 2

An IKE cup of coffee

I definitely enjoy a morning cup of joe, but still without power going into the 5th day after Hurricane Ike, I think I may have taken more steps than normal. – I filled the...

bookrev: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer 0

bookrev: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Breaking Dawn is the fourth and supposedly concluding book in the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. The book still provides the same mix of teenage lust and supernatural suspense, but this time sex, marriage,...