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2023-03-27
"Putting the Fact in Fantasy: Expert Advice to Bring Authenticity to your Fantasy Writing" Edited by Dan Koboldt
2023-03-20
"The Map of the Sky" by Felix J. Palma
Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 9781451660319
This novel is like the first in the series very detailed, and meticulously plotted, with a very interesting premise that definitely makes it worth adding onto any science fiction or fantasy readers list. There are even more plot twists than before, to once again make it a good combination of mystery and science fiction.
The second book is "Map of the Sky" and a number of the same characters reappear (sometimes quite literally in this one, but we also journey to Antarctica, and meet some new characters such as Arthur Conan Doyle and a few others, however they are rather busy combatting an invasion of planet Earth.
This novel is long, but the reader will quickly lose themselves in the story so that time will pass quite quickly. Mr. Palma does force you to pay attention to what's going on in order to grasp what he is telling you about, but it is well worth the read.
Very highly recommended.
2023-03-13
"The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity" by Carlo M. Cipolla (1922-2000)
2023-03-06
"The Map of Time" by Felix J. Palma
Copyright: 2008
ISBN: 9781439167397 (Time)
This novel is a very detailed, and meticulously plotted time travel story, with a very interesting premise that definitely makes it worth adding onto any science fiction or fantasy readers list. There are lots of plot twists, some very interesting red herrings both of which make this a good combination of mystery and science fiction.
The first book in the series is "Map of Time" and in this book you will meet a number of different historical characters such as H. G. Wells, Bram Stoker, Jack "the Ripper", Marie Kelly and number of others. Some of these people play large roles, while others are minor but all of them do their job in advancing the plot very well.
This novel is long when compared to most on the market today, however the story is so well written that you don't really notice it. Mind you you will have to pay attention to what Mr. Palma is saying to grasp the concept, but that shouldn't be too hard a thing to do when the story is as well written as this one.
Very highly recommended.
2023-02-27
"An Immense World: how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us." by Ed Yong
2023-02-20
"Guilty Pleasures" by Laurell K. Hamilton
2023-02-13
"Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs" by Ari Wallach
Publisher: HarperOne
Copyright: 2022
ISBN: 9780063275881
The theme of this book is one that is rather different especially nowadays. It is about taking the long look at your life, the world around you, and the information you get from various sources in that world.The author draws on aspects of history, theology, neuroscience, psychology, sociology, and various other resources to teach people how to look ahead and plan for the future. This allows the practitioner to relieve stressful events, allow them to cooperate better with others, boost their creativity and many other things.It doesn't really matter what aspect of life you are thinking about at the present time long path is likely relevant as it allows you to make decisions that will help you in the future, By enriching your life and hopefully making your descendants proud of how you handled your life.And extremely interesting, and thought-provoking read. Highly recommended.
2023-02-06
"The Secret World of Og" by Pierre Burton (1920-2004)
Going on Hiatus
Greetings, I have decided to put a hold on doing further book reviews for a while. In fact I'm not sure if I will resume doing reviews ...
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Publisher: New York : Collins, 2008. Edition: First Collins edition. ISBN: 9780061673887 Characteristics: 336 pages, 32 unnum...
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Publisher: Berkley Copyright: 1981 ISBN: 9780441900671 Wizard is the second book in the Gaea series, and take...