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Ebu Gogo by J. Manfred Weichsel Book Review

When J. Manfred Weichsel let me know Ebu Gogo [Amazon link] had come out on Amazon, he warned me it was “Rabelaisian”. If anything, that hardly does the book justice. I figure I can do no better than repeat the author’s words: Warning: Ebu Gogo has repugnant sex, disgusting

Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber Book Review

I’ve been in a Dungeons and Dragons kick recently, so as part of that I’ve been delving into Appendix N, E. Gary Gygax’s list of authors and works from the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons first edition Dungeon Master Guide. The influence of authors such as Leiber on

Overlook by Jon Mollison Book Review

Overlook [Silver Empire affiliate link] is another entry in the Heroes Unleashed universe, this time we get a spy novel in world of superheroes. Joe Smith, a man whose name is not the only forgettable thing about him, quietly supports himself as a penetration tester, hired by companies to test

The Moon Pool by A. Merritt Book Review

This is another expedition into the past of popular literature. Abraham Merritt, whose byline is nearly always A. Merritt, was a popular author who wasn’t even best known in his own time for his fiction. Rather, he was a celebrity journalist, making enough money to travel widely and pursue

Of Killers and Kings, or is that Kings and Killers?

Will Wight’s third installment of his interesting two POV Elder Empire series is out: Presumably Audible is working on audio versions as well, with Travis Baldree doing Calder Martin’s book and Emily Woo Zeller returning for Shera’s. My to be reviewed pile is growing alarming, but I’

The Coming of the Terrans by Leigh Brackett Book Review

This rather dark collection of short stories by Leigh Brackett, all set on the dying but not yet dead Mars, pre-Mariner and pre-Viking, starts off a bit slow, but finishes strong. The culture clash between the scientifically-minded and vigorous Earthmen and the proud and impoverished Martians is explored in five