Redemption: The Further Adventures of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer by Andrew Joyce I have recently read a few westerns I really liked, although it’s not a genre I really know. I choose books based on whether the story itself looks entertaining or interesting, usually regardless of the setting. Being a fan of Mark Twain […]
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Review: One Great Year by Tamara Veitch and Rene DeFazio This is an epic story of reincarnation, spirituality, and philosophy, revolving around a “great year” cycle of 26,000 years. The denizens of an ancient peace-loving civilization are about to lose their world. They choose “Emissaries” to go forth into the world, guiding people through the
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Fires of Alexandria: Book One of the Alexandrian Saga by Thomas K. Carpenter This is historical fiction based on some facts but with an extremely implausible story. I usually enjoy ancient history and gave it a good try. The famous Heron, genius and inventor, lived in Alexandria, Egypt during the first century, A.D. The Roman Empire
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I’ve just finished reading “Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident” by Donnie Eichar, and I am very impressed by the quality of the book. I was fascinated by this story and by the explanation the author offers for the mystery. In winter, 1959, nine young but experienced hikers set off
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The Old Man and the Wasteland by Nick Cole Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins (Harper Voyager) Paperback ISBN: 978-1461076384 I don’t read a lot of post-apocalyptic books; they really depress me. But I was fortunate enough to find this one on a free Kindle list and gave it a shot. [Note: Although this novel is
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Touched By Fire by Irene N. Watts Historical fiction Published September, 2013 by Tundra Books Hardcover, 206 pages This is the story of a young woman named Miriam Markovitz, whose family lived in Russia in the early part of the last century. Wanting to escape the horrible conditions under which they lived and the persecutions
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Foundling: The Foundling’s Tale Part One by D.M. Cornish Publisher: Speak ISBN: 978-0142409138 Pages: 448 (Paperback) I enjoyed this book because Cornish creates a fascinating alternate universe and includes an interesting supporting cast. The main character, on the other hand, does very little in the book except watch things happen, wish he was somewhere else, try
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Havisham: A Novel by Ronald Frame How did Miss Havisham of Great Expectations become of the character we remember from Dickens’s novel? That is the question this story answers, and it does it in wonderful form. I’m always a little concerned about books that dig into the backstory of famous novels. We all have our
