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This ain't your mother's exorcist...
A review of The Devil You Know and Vicious Circle by Mike Carey

 The dead are coming back to London. No one is really sure why, but suddenly ghosts, zombies, demons, and were-creatures are popping up all over. And when you have a large supply of the monsters and spirits, there is a corresponding demand for exterminators, otherwise known as exorcists. Felix Castor is a freelance exorcist, and he's one of the best. We first meet Felix in The Devil You Know, where he is hired to exorcise a ghost that is haunting the city's archives. What should be a ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on February 19, 2013 | 0 comments

Get your creep on!
Shivery Books

A couple of shivery tricks to get you in the mood for Halloween. First up is the Suicide Collectors by David Oppegard. There are a lot of “it’s the end of the world as we know it” books. There are a lot of reasons for the world coming to an end: ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on October 26, 2011 | 0 comments
Book cover of Name of the Wind

Capital "E" Epic Fantasy


There is a certain tradition in Fantasy fiction of the noble hero going out on a quest, usually with a couple of elves or dwarves, and then finding the magic whatsit to save the world as we know it. While that tradition has certainly yielded some great stories, it's always a treat to come across something a little different. Here are three titles that I've recently read and enjoyed. ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on July 30, 2010 | 3 comments

Halloween spooky spectacular
A review of The Keeper by Sarah Langan

 Want to read a scary book?  How would it be if it was set in small town Maine?  Sounds familiar?  Well you're wrong, it's not this guy. It's a couple of books written by someone relatively new to the horror scene, ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on October 28, 2009 | 0 comments

Going berserkers
A review of Berserkers: The Beginning by Fred Saberhagen

 The Berserkers - cold, steel, killing machines.  Their one purpose - to wipe out all of humanity.  Sounds cheerful doesn't it?  Fred Saberhagen has created the ultimate nightmare of technology gone mad in ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on May 11, 2009 | 0 comments

Take me out to the ball game
A review of The Code by Ross Bernstein

 Well it's World Series time, so that means time for some baseball books. While I don't watch a lot of baseball, I really enjoy the incredible amount of strategy that goes into each pitch: where to place your fielders, where to place your pitch, and how all that changes when you have runners on base, etc., etc. Add to that all of the unwritten rules of baseball – like when do you bean a guy, and conversely, when does one charge the mound? Then add to that all of the different ways you can cheat ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on October 20, 2008 | 1 comment

The Aliens have landed! The Aliens have landed...in Wisconsin?
A review of Way of the Wolf by E.E. Knight

 Way of the Wolf by E.E. Knight is the first book in his ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on July 26, 2008 | 0 comments

Lost classics, part 2
A review of Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

 In case you missed Part 1, I'm listing a couple of the books that I found recommended in the book Lost Classics where well known authors list some of their favorite under appreciated books. Today's entry is ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on April 12, 2008 | 0 comments

Lost classics, part 1
A review of The Headmaster's Papers by Richard A Hawley

 Need to add more titles to your "To Read" list?  A while ago I stumbled across a great book called Lost Classics: Writers on Books Loved and Lost, Overlooked, Under-read, Unavailable, Stolen, Extinct, or Otherwise Out of Commission, in which famous authors list some of their favorite under appreciated and ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on April 1, 2008 | 0 comments

A not so grim reaper
A review of Death Jr. by Gary Whitta

 Looking for something a little offbeat? Then check out Death Jr. by Gary Whitta.  It tells the story of the son of the Grim Reaper and the trials and travails he goes through when he goes to a new school.  Things get off to a bad start when he gets too close to the class goldfish and it dies.  However, ...read more

Reviewed by Gregg - Sequoya on June 25, 2007 | 0 comments

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