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Review: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
The good A fun mix: a detective/noir story meets a wizard/vampires/magic story. Harry Dresden is a fun protagonist: part detective, part wizard...
Review: Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton
The good An interesting setting: a 10th-century Muslim-Arab travels with a group of Vikings to fight monsters. I guess this is based partially ...
Review: The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
The good A book set in the universe of Sherlock Holmes. I love the Sherlock Holmes books, and it’s clear that Laurie R. King does too. Having the opportu...
Review: The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
The good Interesting premise: a detective trying to solve a murder mystery gets a new partner—a robot. Interesting setting: on earth, due to ov...
Review: Redshirts by John Scalzi
The good A fun parody of Star Trek that clearly loves the source material. In some ways, it feels like Galaxy Question, but in book form. Occas...
Review: The Alienist by Caleb Carr
The good Interesting setting: late 19th century NYC, during the rise of psychoanalysis, criminal profiling, and investigative detective work. Also includ...
Review: Reacher Said Nothing by Andy Martin
The good This book gives you a glimpse into the writing process of Lee Child. This includes lots of fun, unexpected insights, such as: He writes 1 Reach...
Review: The Passage by Justin Cronin
The good Interesting premise: vampirism as a viral disease. Some interesting characters. Occasionally lovely writing and some beautif...
Review: Edges by Linda Nagata
The good Cool premise: we have technology in the future that lets you create “ghosts” of yourself, which are digital copies of your consciousness. You ca...