What would you do if you could have any wish granted—no matter how destructive—with the press of a button? That question is at the heart of Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar. The story is told from the viewpoint of young Gwendy Peterson, who is twelve at its start, and is having … Continue reading Wish Fulfillment
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Another Prequel
If you’ve read Tamora Pierce’s Tortall universe stories, the name Numair Salmalin may sound familiar. As the chief mage of the king of Tortall, he’s immensely powerful, highly skilled, well educated, and deeply intelligent. His major character flaw, however, is his tendency to speak and act (and react) first and suffer the consequences later. Tempests … Continue reading Another Prequel
Countdown to Extinction
Well, almost. The world is coming to a fiery, crashing end—or is it? Not even those investigating the ongoing crisis from James D. Prescott’s Extinction Code know for sure. The author keeps the reader guessing to the very end of this second book of the series. Prescott’s writing style and language expression show vast improvement … Continue reading Countdown to Extinction
Zombies!!!!
For those who aren’t familiar with the series, Graveyard Druid is the second installment in M.D. Massey’s Colin McCool Paranormal Suspense series. It’s main protagonist and story narrator is a twenty year old college who just happens to be a modern day descendent of Fionn MacCumhaill from Irish legend. In this story, Colin is dragged … Continue reading Zombies!!!!
Countdown to Extinction
Extinction Code by James D. Prescott is a science fiction story that centers on the idea that not only is there life on other worlds in the universe, but that their arrival on this one over sixty-five million years ago caused the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs. Now an artifact these ancient aliens … Continue reading Countdown to Extinction
Before There was a Valdemar…
...There was a Valdemar? Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar series was a great favorite of mine in my teens. Her stories and characters showed me that people who weren’t like me were still people regardless of appearance, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. They were well-crafted, fun to read, and populated by characters I found it easy to … Continue reading Before There was a Valdemar…
Dreams of Blue Glass 