Monthly Archives: June 2017

Throwback SF Thursday: The Gondwane Epic by Lin Carter

Posted on June 29, 2017 by H.P.

The full Gondwane Epic runs six books.  Lin Carter apparently planned ten.  I have the first four chronologically—The Warrior of World’s End, The Enchantress of World’s End, The Immortal of World’s End, and The Barbarian of World’s End (there are … Continue reading →

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Review of The Bones of the Earth by Rachel Dunne

Posted on June 27, 2017 by H.P.

The second in a planned trilogy, The Bones of the Earth is an able follow up to Dunne’s grimdark debut.  Dunne continues to build on her strengths.  But if you were frustrated by In the Shadow of the Gods, you … Continue reading →

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Big Read: The Drawing of the Three – The Prisoner

Posted on June 26, 2017 by H.P.

The Gunslinger ended with Roland reaching the ocean.  The Drawing of the Three opens with Roland at that same ocean.  Welcome back to my first read of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series!  Last week I finished The Gunslinger; today … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: Cirsova vol. 3

Posted on June 22, 2017 by H.P.

When you see a new short fiction magazine like Cirsova hit the scene—one that publishes such fresh work—you have to wonder whether the editor can keep it up.  Will there be a real pipeline of quality stories, or was there … Continue reading →

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Review of For Steam and Country by Jon Del Arroz

Posted on June 21, 2017 by H.P.

Jon Del Arroz’s steampunk YA novel, For Steam and Country, shows a lot of promise, but unfortunately it too often typifies what I like least about both steampunk and YA.

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Review of In the Shadow of the Gods by Rachel Dunne

Posted on June 20, 2017 by H.P.

In the Shadow of the Gods is well written, remarkably so for a debut novel.  It is also extremely ambitious.  It sometimes fails in that ambition.  But it’s saved from the rather limited action and a somewhat threadbare plot by … Continue reading →

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Big Read: The Gunslinger – The Slow Mutants and The Gunslinger and the Man in Black

Posted on June 19, 2017 by H.P.

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series!  This week I finish up The Gunslinger, Book 1 in the Dark Tower series, with The Slow Mutants and The Gunslinger and the Man in Black.  Roland finally confronts … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom by Bradley Schenck

Posted on June 15, 2017 by H.P.

My original concept for Throwback SF Thursday was less #PulpRevolution and more a mix of Vintage SF (including Campbellian science fiction) and modern fiction that is self-consciously retro.  Maybe it’s Cirsova Magazine or maybe it’s . . . Slaves of … Continue reading →

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My Top 5 All-Time Steampunk Stories

Posted on June 14, 2017 by H.P.

I’ve been Tweeting out links to old reviews all month in honor of #SteampunkMonth.  Yesterday, Jon Del Arroz posted his all-time top 5 Steampunk novels to the Superversive SF blog (Arroz has a Steampunk novel of his own coming out … Continue reading →

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My Summer Reading List

Posted on June 13, 2017 by H.P.

Now that things have slowed down a bit (including the annoyances of moving), I can start remedying a 2017 that has included far too little reading.  But of course I never read as much as I would like to.  Like … Continue reading →

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