Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the 10-part epic Shadows of the Apt. I read the first, Empire in Black and Gold, after much hesitation due to the strange concept. I could not have been more pleasantly surprised, as the book and its followup, Dragonfly Falling, were both fantastic. Pat: Hello Adrian and welcome to A…
Review – The Darwin Elevator by Jason M. Hough
Jason M. Hough’s The Darwin Elevator marks my foray back into sci-fi after six or so consecutive fantasy and historical fiction books. It’s books like this that make me want to read more of the genre – pure, pulse-pounding action. I really love the recent trend in which a series is finished and is being released in…
Review – Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding
Retribution Falls is one rollercoaster ride of a book. There are some books that have one or two lines that make me smile due to their humor, but there were several in Retribution Falls that made me genuinely laugh out loud. I laugh a lot in life, but something needs to be truly funny for…
Review – The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
Django Wexler’s flintlock fantasy The Thousand Names has been taking the summer of 2013 by storm. I’ve always thought there was a distinct lack of flintlock fantasy in the genre. This summer has provided quite a few thus far, including Brian McClellan’s Promise of Blood, which I’ve yet to read but heard great things about. If…
Review – The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham
The Dragon’s Path, first in Daniel Abraham’s The Dagger and the Coin quintet, was an interesting read for me. I hadn’t read the Long Prince Quartet, so I was new to his writing style. Being a fan of A Song of Ice and Fire, I read reviews stating that The Dagger and the Coin series was similar in that…