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Review of Random by Alma Alexander

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Erin

Random is a story about Jazz Marsh, youngest child of a Random Were family. Unlike other Weres, a Random can change into different animals, but otherwise they are like other Weres — locked into a form for their Turns, all … Continue reading →

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Tales of Hidden Worlds by Simon R. Green (review)

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Erin

Tales of the Hidden World by Simon R. Green My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve read a lot of Simon R. Green’s contemporary fantasy novels (Nightside, Secret Histories) and more traditional fantasy novels (Hawk and Fisher), but this short … Continue reading →

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Review of The Winds of Gath

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Erin

The Winds of Gath was originally released in 1967, the first in the Dumarest of Terra series. It has many of the hallmarks of classic space opera — worlds ruled by a single monarchy, simple (albeit pricey) travel between the … Continue reading →

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Raspberries are sweet, vinegar is tart

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Erin

I’m supposed to be working on writing my next cozy mystery. Instead, I spent a good chunk of the day finishing up reading Valerie Comer’s Raspberries and Vinegar. I started it this weekend but got distracted (me, distracted — who’d’a … Continue reading →

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Is there greater treasure?

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Erin

As promised earlier this month, today, I’m spotlighting Karina Fabian’s latest DragonEye story, the novella Greater Treasures. Being a private detective in the border town of the Faerie and Mundane worlds isn’t easy, even for a dragon like Vern. Still, … Continue reading →

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V is also for Vern

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Erin

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you might remember that I reviewed Magic, Mensa and Mayhem by Karina Fabian last year. (If you haven’t been reading here long, feel free to go read that post and then … Continue reading →

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Scarlett Archer on first lines

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Erin

1,001 First Lines is a collection of classic first lines, grouped by genre. I don’t always agree with the classifications used (I wouldn’t put Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland under comedy, for example), but that’s to be expected: I don’t think … Continue reading →

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Midnight at Spanish Gardens

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Erin

This is one of two reviews I’ll be posting this week. I mentioned this book last month, as well as the author, Alma Alexander. If you’ve never read anything by her before, do yourself a favor and do so. I … Continue reading →

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There’s no place like . . .

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Erin

We’ve been traveling a fair bit recently, and — having a modern minivan — we’ve played DVDs for the kids in the back. Sometimes, we make them use headphones; Looney Toons are fun, but “The Rabbit of Seville” loses a … Continue reading →

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Boskone 48 in Review

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Erin

This is the more detailed report of what I got up to in Boston last weekend. If you’re not interested, come back next week. I’m sure to talk about something else. This discussion is chronological. Events that I don’t remember … Continue reading →

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