Posted on March 24th, 2011 by Maria
I think I’ve found a new action hero! Beneath the Dark Iceintroduces us to the Arcadian, Captain Alex Hunter, who was left for dead in Chechnya by a Russian assassin named Borshov. A bullet lodged in his brain has caused changes to his strength and reflexes, creating a kind of super soldier who’s latest mission is [...]
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Filed under: Adventure, Fiction, Horror, Thriller
Posted on September 28th, 2010 by Maria
Dan Simmons can be kind of hit or miss for me. I either really love one of his books, or I don’t. Song of Kaliis a miss for me. Writer Robert Luczak has been asked to go to Calcutta, India by Harper’s Bazaar magazine. They want him to pick up a new manuscript from Indian [...]
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Filed under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction
Posted on November 16th, 2009 by Maria
I first heard about The Wolfmanin the summer of 2008. I found the story of the author’s death before it’s publication sad and was a little intrigued by the story, but not enough to pick it up at the time. When it finally came out in paperback, I decided to bite the bullet and buy [...]
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Filed under: Fiction, Horror, Thriller, Werewolves
Posted on June 15th, 2009 by Maria
Perhaps I’m becoming a bad Anita Blake fan, but I didn’t even remember the big bad serial killing vampire villain of Skin Trade (Book 17),Vittorio. I had to go back and find out which book he was from, Incubus Dreams (Book 12).I think that’s truly become the rub with the Anita Blake books. There’s so [...]
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Filed under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Supernatural, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches
Posted on January 28th, 2009 by Maria
Jan Burke’s new book The Messengeris totally unlike her popular Irene Kelly series. That’s not a bad thing, but I am a big Irene Kelly fan. Instead, she’s taking a trip down a supernatural lane with a twist on an age old idea. The Messenger refers to people who can communicate with the dead right [...]
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Filed under: Fiction, Ghosts, Horror, Paranormal, Supernatural