Outside of a Dog

Alexander rated The Last Werewolf (The Last Werewolf, #1): 2 stars

Glen Duncan: The Last Werewolf (The Last Werewolf, #1) (2011, Canongate)

The Last Werewolf (The Last Werewolf, #1) by Glen Duncan

Jacob Marlowe has lost the will to live. For two hundred years he has wandered the world, enslaved by his …

Alexander rated Le Secret de l'Espadon Tome 2: 3 stars

Le Secret de l'Espadon Tome 2 (French language)

Alexander rated Bull Moon Rising: 3 stars

Ruby Dixon: Bull Moon Rising (Hardcover, 2024, Ace)

Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon (Royal Artifactural Guild, #1)

In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman determined to save her family joins forces with an …

Alexander rated Shield of Sparrows: 3 stars

Devney Perry: Shield of Sparrows (Hardcover, Entangled: Red Tower Books)

Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry

The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.

I’ve spent my life kneeling―to …

Alexander rated Love in the Ruins: 4 stars

Walker Percy: Love in the Ruins (1999, Picador USA)

Love in the Ruins by Walker Percy

Dr. Tom More has created a stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he embarks on an unforgettable odyssey to …

Alexander rated A Drop of Corruption: 5 stars

Robert Jackson Bennett: A Drop of Corruption (2025, Del Rey)

A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan, #2)

The eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant fantasy-mystery from the author of …

Alexander rated Piranesi: 3 stars

Susanna Clarke: Piranesi (2020, Bloomsbury Publishing)

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set …

Alexander rated The Honjin Murders: 4 stars

Seishi Yokomizo, Louise Heal Kawai: The Honjin Murders (Paperback, 2020, Pushkin Vertigo)

The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, Louise Heal Kawai (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)

In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son …

Alexander rated Paladin's Strength: 4 stars

T. Kingfisher: Paladin's Strength (Hardcover, 2021, Argyll Productions)

Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher (The Saint of Steel, #2)

He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive …

Alexander rated Sueurs Froides: 4 stars

Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac: Sueurs Froides (Paperback, French language, 1999, Editions Flammarion)

Sueurs Froides by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac

Alexander rated Wasteland: 3 stars

W. Scott Poole, W. Scott Poole: Wasteland (Paperback, 2018, Counterpoint)

Wasteland by W. Scott Poole, W. Scott Poole

Alexander reviewed The Shores of Space by Richard Matheson

review The Shores of Space

3 stars

as often in collections of short stories it is a mixed bag. my three favourites - "being", was reminded of Stephen King - "the test", a really effective dystopian vignette (honorable mention "trespass", a greater than expected pulp story) - "the last day", a reflection about world's end