My review of Between Planets by Robert A. Heinlein can now be found online at Sacramento Book Review.
Posts under ‘Me, Elsewhere’
In Which I Define Steampunk
I’m no expert, but apparently I’m knowledgeable enough that Ana and Thea of The Book Smugglers thought that they would ask me to define steampunk as I understand it. I said:
To me, steampunk is a subgenre of alternate history in which technological progress diverged and developed along mechanized lines rather than digital. In steampunk, computers [...]
Book Review: Strip Mauled edited by Esther Friesner
My review of the anthology of wolfman short stories edited by humorist Esther Friesner can now be found at the Sacramento Book Review website. Lots of good, humorous stories to be found there – find out my particular recommendations by clicking here.
Bite Size Reviews
After a short reprieve, my reviews for Thaumatrope have started getting accepted again. So if you just can’t stand reading reviews I have written long form, you can find some in bite-size 140 character chunks (with a star rating system!) at Thaumatrope.
Book Review: The Ruling Sea by Robert V. S. Redick
My review of The Ruling Sea (known as The Rats and the Ruling Sea outside the US.) by Robert V. S. Redick can be found on page 8 of this month’s issue of San Francisco Book Review.
Audiobook Review: Vatta’s War: Trading in Danger Part 1 by Elizabeth Moon
My review of the multi-cast performance of part one of Elizabeth Moon’s tale of a disgraced cadet who joins the family shipping and trading business can be found as a featured review at SF Site.
Audiobook Review: Star Wars: Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber
In addition to reading and reviewing the print version of Star Wars: Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber, I also reviewed the audiobook version for SF Site. I find the audio version to be superior to the print. This suprised me, as I usually prefer print to audio.
My Column for Electric Velocipede
It appears that editor John Klima has put the word out on his blog, so I feel safe announcing that beginning with issue #20 of the Hugo-Award winning SF magazine Electric Velocipede, I will have a regular column titled “Content TKTK”. Klima explains what the TKTK means at his post announcing the contents of issue [...]
Book Review: Finch by Jeff VanderMeer
I’m pulling the old bait and switch again. This time to let you know that my review of Finch by Jeff VanderMeer which I call “a Salvadore Dali painting in prose” is up at SF Signal.
TWO Blurbs for GFTW!
One of the best things about being a reviewer is when you get blurbed.
First off is Plague Zone by Jeff Carlson. The blurb comes from my review of Plague Year (an awesome book). Plague Zone will hit stores November 24, 2009.
Characters never stand still, political intrigue abounds, and the characters face almost certain death [...]
