Category: Books
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Review: The Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibus
The Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibus by Jonathan Green My rating: 0 of 5 stars I started this omnibus containing three books a while back (maybe over a year ago). It looked vaguely amusing, a mix of steampunk with a bit of Holmesian (not sure about the Bond influence, it feels more Holmesian to me). The book…
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Review: Downbelow Station
Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m still mulling the story over in my head. Worth reading at least once. A few things though: Josh Talley was the most interesting character to me in the novel. Elene Quen reminded me of Princess Leia. I empathized with Damon and Emilio Konstantin.…
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About Spoilers
Trying to understand this spoiler thing. Some things are spoilers for me, but apparently not knowing who lives or dies in A Song of Ice and Fire because I read the books anyway even knowing certain characters were going to be dead by the end of book three (and certain not-my-favourite-characters are around in book…
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GoodReads: ‘Downbelow Station’ by C. J. Cherryh
I started reading a Star Wars novel a few months back, then got sidetracked. I felt like returning to this novel, Downbelow Station, which I started a while ago. I’m still not sure what I think of it so far, except for it reminding me of the remade Battlestar Galactica, which can be a good…
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Review: Spike: Shadow Puppets
Spike: Shadow Puppets by Brian Lynch My rating: 5 of 5 stars Shortest review ever for me: Ninja puppets!!! ‘Nuff said. đ View all my reviews
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Books, Books, and More Books on GoodReads :)
I love social media. I think it’s an important aspect of the internet as it gives people a chance to connect with others they might never ever meet in ‘real life’. I’ve been considering GoodReads for a while now. On my old Facebook profile, I used to use weRead, but since I signed up for…
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Review: Brian Lumley’s Mythos Omnibus: “Burrowers Beneath”, “Transition of Titus Crow”, “Clock of Dreams” Vol 1
Brian Lumley’s Mythos Omnibus: “Burrowers Beneath”, “Transition of Titus Crow”, “Clock of Dreams” Vol 1 by Brian Lumley My rating: 2 of 5 stars I liked The Burrowers Beneath (I’d give that 3 or 4 stars), but was disappointed with The Transition of Titus Crow. Maybe Lumley lost me somewhere (or maybe he got lost…
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Books, Novels, and Languages
The past month has been a bit crazy. I’ve just been trying to finish some things and then started working on others. Here is some fiction that I’ve read recently: Knife of Dreams (book 11 of The Wheel of Time) by Robert Jordan Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton. (I had read the graphic novel…
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Book Nook and Reviews
Here are my latest reads: The Transition of Titus Crow (published in Brian Lumley’s Mythos Omnibus) by Brian Lumley Imperial Lady by Andre Norton and Susan Shwartz The Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley I didn’t enjoy The Transition of Titus Crow as much as the first novel in the series. It seemed to have lost…
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Novel Ideas
Finally finished reading A Storm of Swords (book three of A Song of Ice and Fire) by George R.R. Martin and Crossroads of Twilight (book ten of The Wheel of Time) by Robert Jordan. So now I’m on book eleven of The Wheel of Time and book four of A Song of Ice and Fire.…
Pneumatised! 