Ty over at Logical Misanthropy (great name!) gives a “mini-review” of Dusk Before the Dawn: A fascinating mixture of mysticism, nanotechnology and martial arts. The book reminded me a bit of King’s “The Stand,”...
I will admit again. I love books, rugby, martial arts, beautiful women (one in particular), and books. Call me a geek, but if you are like me and fellow book-a-holic JohnD , you owe...
Last year I was invited to be a part of the Trinity University Alumni Book Signing that occurs during alumni week. I have been invited back again this year; the event is October 20...
4 stars: the best non-martial arts sub-titled movie I’ve seen Hey, I’m just being honest! Most of the subtitled movies I see (Fearless, Hero, Crouching Tiger, District B13) are martial arts movies. And my...
Extremely well written, scary subject matter handled like the pro she is Let me get this out of the way up front: Alice Sebold is an extraordinary author. As a fellow writer, I learn...
Intricate descriptions, and a fast paced plot that moves the story, fills in some gaps but leaves some large questions After I read and reviewed Ms. Swainston’s first two books (The Year of Our...
A first time novelist’s first time at the show I went to BEA (and took my wife and son) for many reasons: My first book (Dusk Before the Dawn) was up for a 2006...
From the chameleon writer of many genres, a good detective novel Dan Simmons writes Science Fiction (he won the Hugo award for Hyperion in 1989). Dan Simmons writes Horror (Bram Stoker Award, Carrion Comfort)....
Deeply researched, well written, essential history reading for all Michael Oren’s POWER, FAITH and FANTASY is an immensely researched (80 pages of notes and a 50 page bibliography) and cohesively written accound of American...
Bill Dietrich is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist whose fiction books have thus far taken his readers from the Roman Empire (Hadrian’s Wall, The Scourge of God) to futuristic Australia (Getting Back) and Antarctica (Ice...
