Category Archives: Reviews

Review: Fracture by Megan Miranda

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Erin Underwood

Author: Megan Miranda Publisher: Walker Childrens Print Date: January 17, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-0802723093 Fracture cover blurb: Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then … Continue reading →

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Review: Kafkaesque by John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Erin Underwood

Title: Kafkaesque: Stories Inspired by Franz Kafka Editors: John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly Publisher: Tachyon (November 2011) ISBN: 978-1616960490 ~ Kafkaesque: Stories Inspired by Franz Kafka is a smart and provocative anthology that celebrates Franz Kafka through a variety … Continue reading →

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Review: The Thirteen Hallows by Michael Scott and Colette Freedman

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Title: The Thirteen Hallows Authors: Michael Scott & Colette Freedman Publisher: TOR ISBN: 978-0-7653-2852-6 When Sarah Miller saves an elderly woman from a brutal attack and robbery she soon learns that there was more to saving Judith Walker than the … Continue reading →

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Review: TRSF (Technology Review Science Fiction Magazine)

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Title: TRSF — (an annual science fiction magazine) Editor: Stephen Cass Publisher: Technology Review Cover Blurb: The best new science fiction inspired by today’s emerging technologies. ~ For me, the most exciting thing about the new annually published science fiction magazine TRSF is that … Continue reading →

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Review: Firebird by Jack McDevitt

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Title: Firebird, an Alex Benedict Novel Author: Jack McDevitt Publisher: Ace Hardware Cover Blurb: Forty-one years ago the renowned physicist Chris Robin vanished. Before his disappearance, his fringe science theories about the existence of endless alternate universes had earned him … Continue reading →

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The Sacred Band and the Thoughts of a Beta Reader

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Yes, I am a beta reader. Yes, I’m a friend of David Anthony Durham’s. And, yes, this isn’t a standard review of The Sacred Band, the last book in the Acacia series. Writing a review under these circumstances didn’t seem like … Continue reading →

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London Review: The Doctor Who Experience

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Erin Underwood

If you’re heading to London, one of the things any Whovian should do is to visit the Doctor Who Experience. That’s exactly what I did. During my recent trip to London, I met up with Nancy Holder and her family … Continue reading →

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Review: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Cover Blurb: Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow than is possible, warns that a storm is … Continue reading →

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London Review: Much Ado About Nothing

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Erin Underwood

One of the things that I enjoyed most during my trip to London was attending the live stage play Much Ado About Nothing at the Wyndham Theater, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. In a word: Brilliant. The experience was … Continue reading →

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Damned & Crusade: An Epic Urban Fantasy Series in the Making

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Erin Underwood

It felt wrong to write a review of Damned since I know both authors so well and I am closely connected to the series. So, instead I decided to write a rumination on the Crusade series since there are a … Continue reading →

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