I reviewed the first book in this series, “An Unexpected Afterlife,’ a few months back. The second book in the series continues the struggles of Moshe Karlin to make a place for himself in a world that considers him dead. I enjoyed the last book, but considered the humour sometimes interfered with the build of…
Month: April 2018
REVIEW
“Madam Tulip and the Bones of Chance” by David Ahern
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Be careful what you ask for. I’ve been an avid reader all my life, but now I read professionally, and sometimes it can be, quite frankly, a bore. So it’s a great pleasure when I’m offered a book that I actually enjoy. I have always liked David Ahern’s Madam Tulip stories, but this one is…
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“Champion’s Rising” by S. F. Claymore
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Well, if you ever want a compendium of every type of magic creature that ever existed in literature, this book is it. Fairies, trolls, magicians, wizards, sorcerers, vampires, werewolves, magic swords, a dwarf, dragons, griffins, pegasi, mages with a whole range of psychic skills, demons, gods, and an army of ungodly creatures created especially for…
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“Grey Justice” by Ron Mumford
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The concept of this story evolves from the politically incorrect cowboy attitude that is the direct cause of most of America’s problems at home and abroad. The country has set up so many security organizations and law-enforcement agencies that the left hand has no idea what the right foot is doing, because it’s busy tripping…
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“Testimony” by Robbie Robertson
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Full disclosure; I am a bit of a fan of The Band. “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” are in my own performance repertoire. However, this is a book for musicians and music fans, so my bias should be no impediment. Testimony is billed as an autobiography, and it starts out…