computer programmers

REVIEW: The Silicon Mage by Barbara Hambly

REVIEW: The Silicon Mage by Barbara Hambly

Computer programmer Joanna Sheraton must rescue an imprisoned wizard to save the universe from destruction. There was a time when Joanna Sheraton knew nothing of the Void. She was an ordinary computer programmer, toiling in a cubicle in air-conditioned Southern California comfort, unaware that sinister forces had penetrated her universe. But from across the interdimensional [...]

REVIEW: The Silent Tower by Barbara Hambly

REVIEW: The Silent Tower by Barbara Hambly

Seventeen titles in all are republished by Open Road Media and can be perused here. Dear Ms. Hambly, In the discussion of my review of your book “Bride of the Rat God,” lots of our readers chimed in with their favorite Hambly books and with suggestions of what book of yours I might try next. [...]

REVIEW: Finding Zach by Rowan Speedwell (with bonus short story)

REVIEW: Finding Zach by Rowan Speedwell (with bonus short story)

Dear Ms. Speedwell. I considered this book when it first came out in May, but I read the first bit of the excerpt and decided it was just a bit too much, too over the top, so didn’t request it. But, well, flattery will get you at least a reading. Thankfully, what I read, I [...]

REVIEW: The Trap by Indigo Wren

REVIEW: The Trap by Indigo Wren

Dear Ms. Wren. There are so many things wrong with this book, so many points at which I could have gone “Huh?” in complete confusion — if I hadn’t totally and utterly bought into it because of the characters. I’ve read this book three times. It’s only been out about a month. It’s entered my [...]

CONVERSATIONAL REVIEW: Clockwork Heart by Dru Pagliassotti

CONVERSATIONAL REVIEW: Clockwork Heart by Dru Pagliassotti

Janine: When Jaili (Maili) and I recently found out we were reading the same little-known book from 2008, Dru Pagliassotti’s Clockwork Heart, we thought it would be fun to discuss it here at Dear Author. But first, a plot synopsis: Clockwork Heart takes place in a fictional Industrial Age city-state called Ondinium. One of Ondinium’s [...]

Not So Lightning Harlequin Reviews:  The Lori Borrill Edition

Not So Lightning Harlequin Reviews: The Lori Borrill Edition

Upon the recommendation of others, including, Blog Happy, I picked up the November Harlequin release of Lori Borill titled Unleashed. I enjoyed it so much that I went and downloaded two other Harlequin ebooks by Borill, Private Confessions and Putting It to the Test. When I sat down to pen the “lightning” reviews, they ended [...]