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Around the World in Eighty Days Book Review

I don’t think I’ve reviewed anything by Verne at the blog. So let’s look at Around the World in Eighty Days [Amazon link]. I selected this one because of this blog post by DarwinCatholic, Around the World in 80 Days - Thoughts and Adaptations. It was this

Pulp Rock Book Review

When I got a request from Alexander Hellene to review this volume of musically inspired short stories, I had to laugh, because I am one of the least musical people I know. I can lose the beat of a song I am listening to. I’m sure I missed a

Timothy Zahn's Quadrail Series

I recently finished a re-read of Timothy Zahn’s Quadrail series. My first time was in 2018, and I was curious how well this mystery-like science fiction would hold up once I already knew whodunit. As it turns out, just about as well as the first time, maybe even a

Ice and Monsters by Peter Nealen Audiobook Review

Ice and Monsters: The Lost — Book 1 by Peter Nealen [Galaxy’s Edge store] borrows from the dark humor and fatalism of the northmen and the legends of the Irish to craft a brutal and desperate tale of survival in a frozen and mysterious world. Conor McCall, of the clan

Black Amazon of Mars by Leigh Brackett

Happy New Year to all the readers of With Both Hands! I thought I’d start off this year with a classic work, Black Amazon of Mars. You can get a free Kindle version, but there is also an illustrated edition put out by Cirsova. [Amazon links] Even though this

The Book of Joe Book Review

The Book of Joe [Amazon link], the fifth entry in the Forgotten Ruin series, offers us a trip through a mythic underworld, some serious Rangering how-to, and giggling legionnaires. You’ve got to check this out. When we left off in Lay the Hate, Talker had jumped into the swirling

Hellgate by Morgon Newquist

Hellgate: The Neighborhood Watch book 1 by Morgon Newquist [Silver Empire affiliate link] is a story about things that are more than they seem. Which is entirely appropriate, since the cover image and the urban fantasy tag normally would have made me steer clear of a book that ended up