Below, I mention how I liked each story and include a favorite quote: The Empty Chambers by Neil Gaiman A poem. Very creepy but I’d rather have read a Gaiman story. The Company You Keep by Steve Resnic Tem Walking among us are the members of a secret company. I don’t know what I took…
Tag: Anthologies
March 2017 — Wrap-Up
Old Faves in New Flavors The Hobbit Graphic Novel The novel stayed true to the book. However, I wasn’t too impressed with the artwork. It could have been more attractive. Given that I’ve just finished reading Monstress, it is no surprise that everything else looks almost dull in comparison! Words […]
Unbound was an Unimpressive Anthology Even Though it had 5 Big Names in it! Here’s my Review…
Ley Line Drifter by Kim Harrison – A pixy tries to solve a mystery and gets more than he bargained for. ★★ I liked how cute it was but there was a lot of repetition. Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost – Bones is asked to hunt a ghoul couple in New Orleans by its Voodoo Queen….
February 2017 — Wrap-Up
Old Faves in New Flavors The Hobbit Graphic Novel The novel stayed true to the book. However, I wasn’t too impressed with the artwork. It could have been more attractive. Given that I’ve just finished reading Monstress, it is no surprise that everything else looks almost dull in comparison! Outtakes from…
I Review for You, A Treasure Trove of 17 Stories about Chess-Playing Unicorns, Presidential Candidates Stuck on Mars, & Everything in Between!
Unicorn Variations by Roger Zelazny If an anthology starts as strong as this one did, then there’s no way I would not continue reading it! Consider the human species about to become extinct and our fate hinging on a chess match between a bartender, a unicorn, and a sasquatch. Fire Watch by Connie Willis I…
This Anthology Proves that Nobody Can Make You Fear & Love Robots at the Same Time as Asimov Can!
I bought this anthology, The Bicentennial Man & Other Stories, from Kitabain. This online bookstore never disappoints when I want something that is different, rare, exotic, or all that and more! The books are amazingly priced and always in good condition. Since I have the beautiful hardcover edition, it was featured in my Library Languishers…
Library Languishers Series #1
GR Synopsis: Andrew was one of Earth’s first house robot domestic servants—smoothly designed and functional. But when Andrew started to develop special talents which exceeded the confines of his allotted positronic pathways, he abandoned his domestic duties in favour of more intellectual pursuits. As time passed, Andrew acquired knowledge, feelings and ambitions way beyond…
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: I have already reviewed the book that started it all! Go here to read my review. A New Life by Ramsey Campbell: The mad Doctor tries to resurrect someone who died recently. There isn’t much of a story but you can see that the author has a way with words….
