Results of tag "books"
The Ocean at the End of the Lane review
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I don't normally get along with books classified under "magical realism". It feels like a term made up by authors and publishers who want to write and sell fantasy without getting the fantasy label. That said, while I don't have much familiarity with Neil Gaiman I did enjoy American Gods and Norse...
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The Lore of Prometheus review
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The Lore of Prometheus is a solid effort and fun read, but isn't without its problems. It starts off as a pretty run of the mill story: an ex-special forces soldier takes on a mercenary contract to help cover his debts after leaving the force. Our protagonist Carver has had a rough time, and his...
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Shadows Linger review
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Shadows Linger is the second in Glen Cook's Black Company series, and is an excellent follow-up. It jumps ahead 6 years from the events of the first novel, and we find ourselves in a far-off western city called Juniper. It's less focused on the Black Company and Croaker, and instead splits the...
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The Black Company review
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The Black Company is the first entry in Glen Cook's series following the eponymous mercenary company, and is usually considered one of the first "grimdark" novels - a subgenre that would explode in popularity in the mid 2000s and early 2010s with Mark Lawrence and Joe Abercrombie.
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Hellmouth review
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An excellent historical fiction/horror novel in the vein of Between Two Fires.
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Sand: Part One review
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Sand is an episodic novel set in a post-apocalyptic United States that's covered entirely in several hundred meters of sand. Our man character, Palmer, makes his living as a diver - he delves into the sand to bring back relics of the old world.
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