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Dinner at Deviant's Palace by Tim Powers Book Review

Dinner at Deviant’s Palace [Amazon link] is a bit unusual for a Tim Powers’ book, a post-apocalyptic adventure rather than a secret history. In my own mind, it has been overshadowed a bit by The Anubis Gates [Amazon link], possibly Powers’ most famous novel, released two years earlier. Yet,

Five Maidens on the Pentagram by J. Manfred Weichsel Book Review

Five Maidens on the Pentagram [Amazon link] is another brutally funny and devilishly inappropriate satire from J. Manfred Weichsel. I saw another review that described Weichsel’s style as “shoot the hostages”. Since I can’t phrase it any better than that, I will shamelessly steal it. Absolutely no one

The Drawing of the Dark by Tim Powers Book Review

Since I realized that I never reviewed what is probably my favorite Tim Powers novel, The Drawing of the Dark [Amazon link], I decided to rectify my appalling lack. A secret history, written in what has come to be Powers’ defining style, The Drawing of the Dark is a fusion

Thrawn Ascendency: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn Book Review

Chaos Rising [Amazon link], the first of Timothy Zahn’s new trilogy, gives us a glimpse into the fabled Chiss Ascendancy, and the rise of Thrawn. Everyone has to start somewhere, and this book shows us a time when Mitth’raw’nuruodo was a junior officer of the Chiss Ascendancy.

The Last Archon: Atlantean Knights Book 1 by Richard Watts Book Review

Richard Watt’s The Last Archon [Silver Empire affiliate link] offers us the Heroes Unleashed version of a classic tale: a grumpy old guy and his impetuous protege. Together, they clean up the streets of Atlanta. Then Watt adds in a pretty young girl with the gift of prophecy, a

Clock's Watch II: Daughters of the Black Moon by Michael Reyes Book Review

When I reviewed the first volume of Clock’s Watch, I said that I looked forward to seeing what kind of trouble Jerry Clock was going to get himself into in the future. Now I have seen [Amazon link], and I am both fascinated and horrified. This is the second

Timothy Zahn interviews with The Portalist

Timothy Zahn has a recent interview with The Portalist, advertising for his newly released book Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising [Amazon affiliate link]. I read this interview in a hermeneutic of continuity with the series of Facebook posts Zahn made reminiscing on his journey through the world of Star Wars book