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Cold War Espionage and Djinn

February 20, 2014 by anevilweasel 1 Comment

  What do the Cold War, Mt Ararat, Lawrence of Arabia, Rudyard Kipling, the lost city of Ubar, ankhs,  MI6, the French Resistance, Kim Philby, the collapse of the Soviet Union and Djinn all have in common? “Declare” by Tim Powers. “Supernatural suspense thriller” – yes –  that does describe it, but it’s so much more.  Layers upon layers. Secret hidden histories under secret societies and secret government organizations. You need to read this one carefully – there are nuances and layers and ….well you […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense

anevilweasel's CBR6 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: ·
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“Web of the Romulans”: Star Trek Novelization Vangie13 cbr #23

February 17, 2014 by Vangie13 Leave a Comment

by M.S. Murdock  “Jim Kirk was aware of sound.  The ship roared around him, its gentle vibration magnified by his receptivity.  It throbbed through bone and muscle, its pulse his.  He thought fleetingly of the computer’s statement he and the ship were joined, and had to admit in some ways it was right, though the joining was on a different level…more his love of an idea.”  Ok, so an epidemic is wiping out the Romulan empire.  The only cure is derived from a grain (named […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, sci-fi, Star Trek

Vangie13's CBR6 Review No:23 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, sci-fi, Star Trek ·
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“Triangle”: Star Trek Novelization Vangie13 cbr #22

February 17, 2014 by Vangie13 Leave a Comment

by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath  “She was possibly a gorgeous female. He was not certain of what species. She was humanoid, certainly.  She even looked, for all practical purposes, Human. But there was a hint of something almost feral about the tawny eyes.  The matching tawny mane seemed to grow to some natural length and shape which she merely shook back.  She wore soft boots and a coppery bodysuit which looked as if it were poured out of the living metal, cut in lines […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, sci-fi, Star Trek

Vangie13's CBR6 Review No:22 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, sci-fi, Star Trek ·
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Dear Authors of the World: ‘Dangerous’ doesn’t have to mean ‘Femme Fatale Sex Stripper.’ There are other options.

February 15, 2014 by narfna 3 Comments

This was pretty good for an anthology, but I really prefer longer stories, as it really takes a talented author to make me care for characters in such a short period of time, or to have a plot immediately interesting enough to trump my interest in the characters. Short stories also tend more towards the self-important and annoying. Anyway, this was worth it just for the Martin and Sanderson stories alone, and there were several others I really enjoyed as well including ones from Robin […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Western Tagged With: anthologies, brandon sanderson, caroline spector, carrie vaughn, cecelia holland, dangerous women, Diana Gabaldon, diana rowland, gardner dozois, george r.r. martin, Jim Butcher, joe abercrombie, joe r. lansdale, lawrence block, lev grossman, megan abbott, megan lindholm, melinda snodgrass, nancy kress, narfna, pat cadigan, s.m. stirling, sam sykes, sharon kay penman, sherilynn kenyon

narfna's CBR6 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Western · Tags: anthologies, brandon sanderson, caroline spector, carrie vaughn, cecelia holland, dangerous women, Diana Gabaldon, diana rowland, gardner dozois, george r.r. martin, Jim Butcher, joe abercrombie, joe r. lansdale, lawrence block, lev grossman, megan abbott, megan lindholm, melinda snodgrass, nancy kress, narfna, pat cadigan, s.m. stirling, sam sykes, sharon kay penman, sherilynn kenyon ·
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Cress’ tower is a satellite. She has no way to let down her hair.

February 15, 2014 by Malin 2 Comments

4.5 stars This is the third book in a series, and I would strongly recommend you don’t start with this one. This review will contain minor spoilers for Cinder, the first book in the series and Scarlet, the second book, so if you’ve not read them, go read them first. This review will be here when you’re done. Crescent Moon, or Cress, as she’d prefer to be called, has spent the last seven years all alone on a satellite orbiting Earth, monitoring communications for the Lunar government and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Cress, fairy tale retelling, Malin, Marissa Meyer, Rapunzel, science fiction, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult

Malin's CBR6 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Cress, fairy tale retelling, Malin, Marissa Meyer, Rapunzel, science fiction, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult ·
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A girl in a red hoodie and a tall, dark stranger go on a quest to find grandma

February 15, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

This is the second book in the Lunar Chronicles, and won’t really work so well if you haven’t read the first one. Start with Cinder, then come back and read this review when you’ve caught up. Really, you don’t want to be reading this review – it’s going to contain spoilers about the first book. Continue reading if you don’t mind, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. Scarlet Benoit needs to find her grandmother, who disappeared without a trace a few weeks ago. Her ID chip […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, fairy tale retelling, Marissa Meyer, Red Riding Hood, romantic, Scarlet, science fiction, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult

Malin's CBR6 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, fairy tale retelling, Marissa Meyer, Red Riding Hood, romantic, Scarlet, science fiction, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult ·
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