Monthly Archives: October 2019

Review of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead: Typhoon by Wes Chu

Posted on October 29, 2019 by H.P.

I have long been a fan of the comics and watcher of the show, but I haven’t yet dived into any of The Walking Dead novels.  But with an impending trip to China and a good experience with Chu’s Lives … Continue reading →

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SF: Harlan County Horrors, edited by Mari Adkins

Posted on October 23, 2019 by H.P.

Originally posted on Hillbilly Highways:
Over the course of a life hard lived, the minder and the town and the mountain became as one, and no one ever left Harlan alive. Country noir fits easily with horror.  What is scarier…

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Review of Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger

Posted on October 22, 2019 by H.P.

I almost bailed early on Steel Crow Saga.  It didn’t wind up blowing on me, but it did grow on me.  I’m glad I didn’t bail. Steel Crow Saga is sort of a secondary world, fantasy version of the Asia … Continue reading →

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Robert Jordan’s Warrior of the Altaii Foreshadows The Wheel of Time More Than His Conan Pastiches

Posted on October 15, 2019 by H.P.

Decades ago James Oliver Rigney Jr. wrote a book.  That book allowed him to break into the publishing industry.  He sold it several times.  It established his working relationship with Harriet McDougal, who would become his wife.  It led to … Continue reading →

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Can’t Wait for Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Warrior of the Altaii by Robert Jordan and The Walking Dead Compendium 4

Posted on October 8, 2019 by H.P.

Today’s post should really be a review of Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger, but I wasn’t quite able to finish reading it last night, and I wouldn’t have time to write a full review in any event.  And I … Continue reading →

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September 2019 Month-in-Review

Posted on October 1, 2019 by H.P.

For once, September was a nice, chill, easy month with plenty of time for reading and blogging . . . Ha!  Just kidding.  September was crazy again.  Any pace that allows me to keep up with reading and blogging (and, … Continue reading →

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