One of the keys to reading unpolished literature is to ignore the purple prose while seeking the story underneath. While Thomas DePrima is gifted in storytelling, there is a raw quality to When The Spirit Moves You that is both jarring and intriguing.
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Philip Chandler's "The Barefoot Beekeeper" possesses a certain dry wit that I appreciate in anything I read.
I don't usually read DIY books; I'm more into elves than adzes. Still, Chandler's timely environmental message is delivered with a spoonful of honey, and...
I'm reading back through Janny Wurts' stunning "Wars Of Light And Shadow" series in preparation for reading the final volume, Stormed Kingdom. I've read all the books but the last, and in some ways, I've been saving up this final volume as a special treat for myself....
It's plain that Stephen Hunt is a student of history. The perfect admixture of the French and Russian Revolutions found as the political backdrop to his steampunk fantasy tale Court of the Air testifies as to his familiarity with the historical causes of revolution.
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Jim Butcher is a geek's geek.
There is no possible way to track the sheer quantity of in-jokes and film references that this man bestows upon us in each installment of the Dresden Files. Yoda quotes, barbarian thews in RPGs, and Anne Rice all take hits in...
