Book Review: I, Barbarian by Jay Scotland (John Jakes) James the Frank is not called that because of his honesty, though he does have a tendency to tell the truth even when it’s not convenient. He’s called that because his Crusader father got very lost and wound up at a yam station (kind of an… Continue reading Book Review: I, Barbarian
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Book Review: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2026
Book Review: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2026 edited by Robert Greenberger Disclaimer: I contributed to the Kickstarter for this book, and there’s an advertisement for this blog on page 44. It’s time for another annual installment of this pulp-style anthology! Some returning authors, some new ones, and some familiar characters to follow. This year, the genres… Continue reading Book Review: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2026
Book Review: The Complete Max Carrados Volume II
Book Review: The Complete Max Carrados Volume II by Ernest Bramah Disclaimer: I contributed to the Kickstarter for this project. To recap from my review of the first volume, Max Carrados is a blind detective published in stories from 1913-1934. A resident of a ritzy London suburb who’d been blinded in a riding accident, Max… Continue reading Book Review: The Complete Max Carrados Volume II
Book Review: Mayday Orbit | No Man’s World
Book Review: Mayday Orbit | No Man’s World by Poul Anderson and Kenneth Bulmer, respectively. It’s time for another science fiction Ace Double, two books in one! It is the 31st Century, and the Terran Empire has passed its peak. Oh, to be sure it’s still very large and powerful and the vast majority of… Continue reading Book Review: Mayday Orbit | No Man’s World
Book Review: Great Science-Fiction
Book Review: Great Science-Fiction edited by Tony Licata This anthology was, Wikipedia says, originally intended to have the title “Bizarre”, but that might have drawn the wrong kind of attention, so the publisher gave it this much more generic title. “The Wind” by Ray Bradbury starts us off with a spooky tale of a man… Continue reading Book Review: Great Science-Fiction
Book Review: Stone Heart
Book Review: Stone Heart by Mallory Glass Lauren is a young stoneworker from Missouri, on her first big solo commission. Lord McCardle has hired her to restore the stone figures on his isolated tower in the Scottish Highlands. And I do mean isolated. It’s miles to the nearest village, and there’s no wi-fi or mobile… Continue reading Book Review: Stone Heart
Book Review: The Complete Max Carrados Volume 1
Book Review: The Complete Max Carrados Volume 1 by Ernest Bramah Disclaimer: I contributed to the Kickstarter for this collection. Ernest Bramah Smith, who dropped his last name for his literary efforts, was born in 1868, and was a school dropout and farmer before becoming a writer. His first published book in 1900 was The… Continue reading Book Review: The Complete Max Carrados Volume 1
Book Review: Dealing with Dragons
Book Review: Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede Princess Cimorene is the youngest of seven daughters, the first six of whom are “proper” princesses. You’d think that would mean that the kingdom of Linderwall could spare her to be a bit different. But alas, “princesses” have a defined role in life, and her square… Continue reading Book Review: Dealing with Dragons
Book Review: The Guns of Sonora | Black Buzzards of Bueno
Book Review: The Guns of Sonora | Black Buzzards of Bueno by Ben Smith and Tom West respectively Let’s look at another Ace Double Western, two exciting short novels upside down from each other! The Guns of Sonora takes place in Mexico, on and around the rancho of Don Valentine, a wealthy cattle baron. It’s… Continue reading Book Review: The Guns of Sonora | Black Buzzards of Bueno
Book Review: The Book of Mistaikes
Book Review: The Book of Mistaikes by Gyles Brandreth Oh look, it’ s another humour book I picked up in England as a young man! This one has a title that my computer keeps trying to tell me doesn’t exist. As you might guess, this is another collection of goofs, flubs, boners, and other mistakes.… Continue reading Book Review: The Book of Mistaikes