EW Reviews SF/F
Issue #953/#954 (September 14, 2007) of Entertainment Weekly offers some brief reviews of science fiction and fantasy books. Here’s a snippet…
Now and Forever by Ray Bradbury
For Fans of… The most mystical vignettes tattooes on Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man; particularly philosophical episodes of The Twilight Zone.
Bottom Line: Bradbury’s characters are frustratingly vague, but his prose remains transcendent.
Grade: B+
Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley
For Fans of… Heroic fantasy spalshed with 300-style gore.
Bottom Line: An emphasis on racial division and religious fanatacism can feel heavy-handed, but Ruckley’s realistic characters and sparing use of magic breathe new life into well-trod epic territory.
Grade: B+
The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks
For Fans of… Brooks’ 16 other Shannara books.
Bottom Line: The Karamazov-size cast and myriad cliff-hangers provide plenty of thrills, though the good-versus-evil trope could use a little Elfjuice.
Grade: B
Hero by Perry Moore
For Fans of… Marvel’s Generation X; coming-out tales.
Bottom Line: Moore, exec producer of The Chronicles of Narnia, gives his pulpy debut some KAPOW!
Grade: A-
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