From bluerise to whiteset Dave Duncan spins an intriguing tale of adventure across the continent of Aureity at the center of a world that blends elements of fantasy and science fiction into a unique speculative reality. As a reader I was seeking a title that would fulfill a number of requirements; a fantasy or science [...]

Grand tales of high adventure as northmen go a-viking in pursuit of silver and gold across a tumultuous Europe of the Tenth Century A.D. are spun by Frans G. Bengtsson in “The Long Ships”.  He brings alive this time when the continent trembled at the approach of the men in the dragon ships and people [...]

Allende in her last masterpiece will show us an internal, emotional and personal vision of slavery in the Caribbean during the colonial period. At the same time, we’ll share with Zarite her dreams, her pain, and her love in a journey thru exotic places, which ones are very influential to the way people act and [...]

Allende en su ultima obra nos muestra una vision interna, emotiva y totalmente personal de la esclavitud en el caribe durante el periodo colonial. A su vez, compartimos junto a Zarite sus sueños, su dolor, su pasion y su amor en un viaje por lugares exoticos, muy arraigados con la forma de ser, actuar y [...]

The story is set in the early 1900s. Trains were an important part of transportation around the country. Isaac Bell, the main character, is a detective who is driven by his sense of justice. He and the others at the Van Dorn dective agency made a good team. They are tasked with finding the person [...]

The Showtime television series, which just recently won a Golden Globe for Best Actor and had the highest rating for any show in Showtime history is based on this book. Dexter is one of the best shows on television and recently ended it fourth season with a huge shock, but I won’t ruin it for [...]

I may be a little late in reading Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons.  I know many people have already read this thriller.  The reason I picked it up was because I saw the movie and someone told me the book was much better—as is usually the case.  This book is filled with symbols and history about [...]

Here’s a classic that I’d never felt compelled to read before, likely due to my ambivalence towards the popular film adaptations of it.  Expecting to be simply mildly entertained on my commute via the audio version, I was, in fact, enthralled.  Like so many other famous texts, I discovered that Peter Pan is not the [...]

Shiver is another Young Adult choice, and I have to say, if the characters hadn’t been teenagers, I would never have guessed YA. The depth of emotion was a lot deeper than any other YA book I’ve read. Fans of Twilight will gobble this up!
So our story begins when, as a small child, the main character, Grace, is [...]

While cleaning out my attic to make room for baby stuff  I came across boxes of books that I read when I was a child. My mom saved all my favorite books for me. I brought the boxes downstairs and spent the evening reminiscing with characters as if they were old friends whom I haven’t [...]