B- Reviews / Book Reviewsadult fiction / death / fantasy/scifi / Humor1 Comments
Mort Oleander wasn’t always the assistant embalmer to the world’s worst funeral director. Once upon a thousand years ago, he was the G.O.D. (General Operations Director) of the dead, kicked out of the job thanks to corporate-wide strikes led by his brother, Sy. Faced with mountains of paperwork and a ... more >
Book Reviews / C- Reviewsfantasy/scifiComments Off on REVIEW: The Ballad Of Elva and Chester by Adrian Archangelo
Elva and Chester are space aliens who look like humans but have been on Earth since the year 1100 with the goal of helping humanity develop more empathy and compassion. (The rest of the beings in the galaxy don’t want us flying around out there until we do.) The duo ... more >
Book Reviews / D ReviewsDark Fantasy / epic fantasy / fantasy/scifi / Japan / Series / The Tale of ShikanokoComments Off on REVIEW: Autumn Princess, Dragon Child by Lian Hearn
A self-assured warrior stumbles into a game of Go that turns fatal. An ambitious lord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his son to give up his wife to his older brother. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne. ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsepic fantasy / fantasy/scifi / Historical Fantasy / Japan / Series / The Tale of Shikanoko3 Comments
In the opening pages of the action-packed Book One of Lian Hearn’s epic Tale of Shikanoko series–all of which will be published in 2016–a future lord is dispossessed of his birthright by a scheming uncle, a mountain sorcerer imbues a mask with the spirit of a great stag for a ... more >
B Reviewsestablished couple / fantasy/scifi / m/m romance / novella / Paranormal7 Comments
At first glance, Carter Cross and Josh Lessard seem like an ordinary couple. They make love and fight, know each other’s strengths and weaknesses, deal with the “in-laws,” and share their life and home. They even work together. One day, they’ll probably die together – possibly a lot sooner than ... more >