[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] This week we asked our participants to talk about reading out of their comfort zone… The right kind of [...]
MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS:: A fine urban fantasy, first in a duology, that uses a classic story from Scottish Myth as a template and foundation. MY REVIEW: PROS: Strongly [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] From Bilbo traveling to the lonely Mountain and Frodo’s journey to Mordor, to Steven Erikson’s Malazan novels [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] This week we asked about Food and Drink in SF. Food and Drink in science fiction sometimes seems limited to [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: A return to the Lands Vin or an entree to new readers of a secondary fantasy world where magic flows from wine. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Centuries before [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] In writing, point of View matters. So we asked a large handful of authors these questions: Q: As you see it. What [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] One of the hallmarks of genre is the way we distinguish books by means of awards. So we asked this week’s [...]
The big news last week was the Amazon/Macmillan eBook Disagreement, so we asked this week’s panelists: Q: What’s your take on the Amazon/Macmillan eBook price [...]
There’s an overwhelming selection of appealing titles to choose from when it comes to reading science fiction, fantasy and horror books. Yet some titles float to the [...]