Long time reader right from early childhood on. Can still remember what the Dewey Decimal system and card catalog files are. :)
Mostly fiction, SF, historical, some military. Very limited horror.
Moved list from Goodreads early Feb 2023. Looks like I started using that in 2016. List is so not complete.
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Martin Hench is 67 years old, single, and successful in a career stretching back to …
I really liked this. Imagine a 67 year old main character! With an old rock star tour bus. Who's an accountant. Lots of money, blocks, chains and keys floating around. And retirement.
As a human vessel for an ancient spirit, Sandis lives no ordinary life. At the …
I finished it. But. won't go looking for the next in the series. The two main characters are not ones I warmed p to. I think this is more a YA book which I didn't see or pay attention to before reading. I had liked the authors Paper Magician books so thought I'd try this. Oh well.
The world has changed. Now, when someone is murdered, they almost always come back to …
A fairly quick read. Much more a “who-dun-it” than sf. But that’s ok it’s enjoyable. I am a fan of the author , I just like his writing
Mystery, Murder and Magic... When his nemesis from schoolboy days hires metaphysician Ned Mathey to …
Interesting start of a series with a mix of kind of magic” like stuff but mostly two school friends working through the rembernces of school and its lasting effects. I’m not doing this justice so go read it.
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …
I like it sometimes when I don't remember why I wanted to read a book. This was one. It can make it a bit difficult at first. Either the author was being sparse of I was being more dense than usual.
By mid point or so I was all in. And really enjoyed it. a couple tears may have been shed at the end. Wonderful.
Methuselah's Children is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. Originally serialized …
Rating this 4 stars partly due to fond feeling for something I initially read 50ish years ago.
Originally published in 1958 its a story of a group of people that were different. And you can guess what happens at least in general.
It's a fairly short story that's part of The Future Histories stories and introduces Lazarus Long.
Certainly this writing and dialog is 1950's and there is a fair amount of hand waving to move the story along.
But I liked it.
Haunted pasts. Terrifying apparitions. Dark secrets.Quentin Strange is … well, strange. But it isn’t just …
Some interesting characters that it took awhile to decide if I liked any of them. Which was OK. It's not a spoiler to say there are Ghost Hunters on a weekend hunt. but they aren't the main characters. Although I was thinking of the GhostHunter show here in the US with the Roth-Rooter plumbers a few years ago.
Im not sure how to describe the rest except it kept my interest and enjoyed it. Will read the next installment.
In 1203, the ships of the Fourth Crusade, instead of traveling to the Holy Land, …
Another very good chapter with the Fools. I quite like Mr Gordon's writing. Witty with fun word play. Good characters and a "fun" story with a bunch of history thrown in.
I do wonder where Rico ended up though.
She's got two guns loaded with magic.
Will they be enough?
Elves, humans, native Americans, Red Hands, magic guns and more. Oh, and destruction and evil and humans.
Quite an enjoyable read. And I like and get invested in the characters. good job.
A loose retelling of “Beauty and the Beast” that centers queer and trans characters.
Trans …
As in when I started to read this I didn't remember what it was about or why I added it to my to read list. It was difficult to keep up and figure out what was happening at first. As we go through the story it evens out and is a great trip. And I love the ending.