Category Archives: adventure
Review 172: The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time 02)
Wheel of Time 02: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan Excerpted from the White Tower Guide to Channeling, Section Four: So You’re a Man who can Channel: There comes a time in every young man’s life where he begins to … Continue reading
Filed under adventure, epic fantasy, fantasy, good and evil, madness, quest, Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time, wizardry
Review 168: Eye of the World (Wheel of Time 01)
Wheel of Time 01: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan Epic fantasy isn’t for everyone. This kind of literature demands a lot from a reader, time and money foremost among them. More than that, though, it demands a … Continue reading
Filed under adventure, epic fantasy, fantasy, good and evil, quest, Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time
Review 155: Otherland 4 – Sea of Silver Light
Otherland 4: Sea of Silver Light by Tad Williams At last we have come to the end of our journey, when all will be explained and all will be resolved. As the book opens, the Other – the operating system … Continue reading
Review 144: Soon I Will Be Invincible
Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman It ain’t easy being Super. You might be a hero, like Fatale. She is the latest in cyborg technology – a woman who was nearly destroyed in a freak accident, rebuilt by … Continue reading
Review 142: Otherland 1 – City of Golden Shadow
Otherland 1: City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams Let me just start by saying this: the first time I finished this series, I immediately went back and started reading it again. I can’t think of any other series that … Continue reading
Filed under adventure, brothers, fantasy, fathers, friendship, gender, gender roles, internet, quest, science fiction, sisters, survival, Tad Williams, transhumanism, virtual reality, world-crossing
Review 134: Perdido Street Station
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville The last time I read this, I wrote: “While this book is remarkably huge, it’s a swift read – well-paced, interesting, creative and clever, which are all good things to have in a book.” … Continue reading
Filed under adventure, China Miéville, dystopia, engineering, fantasy, science fiction, steampunk, totalitarianism
Review 121: Shatnerquake
Shatnerquake by Jeff Burk In the introduction to this book, the author states that he truly admires William Shatner – he states that Shatner is a man who has made a career out of caricaturing himself, remaking himself over and … Continue reading
Filed under adventure, doppelgangers, fans, horror, humor, identity, Jeff Burk, science fiction, William Shatner
