The Black Company by Glen Cook. Tor Essentials. 274 pages. I first came upon this book when I was looking for the sequel to The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes. As I have mentioned many times here before, I loves me some military science fiction. And the review on Amazon said, well if you like … More Review: “The Black Company” by Glen Cook
The Last Watch: A novel of the Divide by J. S. Dewes. Tor Books. 477 pages. A lot of times when I have picked up a science fiction novel, I find that it excels in one or two areas, such as story or characterization, but lacks in something else, such as science. I was pleased … More Review: “The Last Watch” by J. S. Dewes
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, And Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson. Crown Books. 591 pages. I picked up this book while I was on vacation, mostly because I recognized the author’s name. He’s the same author who wrote In the Garden of Beasts, the excellent book about the … More Review: “The Splendid and the Vile” by Erik Larson
The Heretic: A Supernatural Adventure Series (The Templar Chronicles Book 1) by Joseph Nassise. Harbinger Books. 262 pages. I’ll admit that the reason why I initially picked this book up to read it was that I wrote a book myself called The Heretic back a few years ago. And there are a few vague similarities … More Review: “The Heretic” by Joseph Nassise
Live Free or Die: Troy Rising I by John Ringo. Baen Books. 608 pages. This is an older book, eleven years old. But I am a big fan of John Ringo, so it didn’t take much for me to pick this one up and start reading. And despite being 608 pages, it only took me … More Review: “Live Free or Die” by John Ringo
Aftershocks: The Palladium Wars Book 1 by Marko Kloos. 288 pages. 47North. I’m a big fan of Marko Kloos because of his Frontlines series. As many of you know, I really like military science fiction, and Marko Kloos was a positive surprise discovery when I started reading the first series about Marines in wars against … More Review: “Aftershocks” by Marko Kloos
Heaven’s Hunter by Marie Keiser. Independently Published. 233 pages. Heaven’s Hunter continues the series of books I am reading and reviewing from the thread on Goodreads written by fellow Christian speculative fiction authors. I’m pleased to say that for the most part, they have been well written and thought provoking. Marie Keiser’s book is not … More Review: “Heaven’s Hunter” by Marie Keiser
What If?: The World’s Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been. Edited by Robert Cowley. Berkley Books. 416 pages. I’m a big fan of speculative history. On the other hand, my daughter, the purist, rolls her eyes whenever I talk about What if the South had Won the Civil War or What if there … More Review: “What If?” Edited by Robert Cowley
A Weight of Reckoning: Sequel to the Seven Words by C.S. Wachter. Shadowfall Publishing. 402 pages. As I’ve mentioned several times before in this blog, I’m a member of a thread on Goodreads where authors of Christian Speculative Fiction share their work with each other. In addition to getting other professionals to read my work … More Review: “A Weight of Reckoning” by C.S. Wachter
Iron Scepter by Andrew M. Seddon. 245 pages. Independently published. This is the second Speculative Christian Fiction book I’ve reviewed this month, and the pickin’s have actually been pretty good. This time, we have a military sci-fi story, one that I was happy to receive. As many who visit here often know, I loves me … More Review: “Iron Scepter” by Andrew M. Seddon
The Great Adventure 