What is the essence of humanity? When we meet something strange, do we try to understand it, or do we whack it with a stick? In “The Enemy Within,” seventeen-year-old Max gets all sorts of chances to find out. He has always felt separate from his fellow humans, and as the story progresses he…
Month: December 2016
REVIEW
“The Operator,” by Kim Harrison
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Peri Reed is a special agent with a special talent. She can “draft” back in time, but only for a few seconds. But once time comes back to normal, she can’t remember what happened in either timeline. For this she needs an “anchor,” to bring her memories up to date. But the anchor also has…
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“The Sons of Brabant,” Book 1 of the Devil’s Bible Series by Michael Nolan
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“The Sons of Brabant” is a strange meld of two different genres of book. The heroes and the villain part company in the first chapter and never meet again (at least in this issue of the serial). Thus I am forced to write a split-personality review in response. The Heroes: The story of the heroes is close-up historical…
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“Christmas at the Contraband Café” by Liberty Bell and Scarlet Brodie
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I you’re a fan of English Sitcoms like Doc Martin and Heartbeat, you’re going to like this one: definitely written with a TV contract in mind. Picture a small, close-knit village in Yorkshire. Picture a wannabe fashion journalist from London whose life is falling to pieces, suddenly transferred there by a series of coincidental events.…