With this introductory novel was published in 1997, few would have predicted the unprecedented success this series would produce.And everything that made Harry Potter so successful is all first shown, though hardly fully explained, in this book, HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSPHER’S STONE. The novel opens with Harry living under the cupboard with his abusive [...]
Everybody traveling in London by Tube, is familiar with the loudspeaker’s warning “Mind the Gap”, that is the space between platform and train carriage.Reading Gaiman, “gaps” take on a much more complex meaning… People can fall through the gaps/cracks, literally, not only down onto the rails but much deeper, ending up in “London Below”.Richard Mayhew, [...]
Fairy tales tend to lose their sparkle when they’re made into books for adults. But Neil Gaiman creates his own sparkling fairy tale in “Stardust,” an entrancing fantasy tale that never loses its magic. With beautiful prose, likable characters, and a mesh of the grotesque and the ethereal, this is Gaiman’s reworking of fairy tales [...]
“The Reluctant Swordsman” (Seventh Sword, Book 1)introduces the characters and world/universe the author continues with in “The Coming of Wisdom” (Seventh Sword, Book 2)and “The Destiny of the Sword” (Seventh Sword, Book 3). This is a brilliant trilogy which remains at the top of Dave Duncan’s impressive body of work. This third book doesn’t just [...]
After his encounter with the morwhol in The Shadow Within, Abramm Kalladorne is recovering from the wounds he received during the fight.Though he has succeeded in taking his rightful position of king of Kiriath, there is an upward battle to securing Kiriath’s peace and security.Abramm is also coming to grips that his injury has scarred [...]
“I understand you’re a huge fan of Patrick O’Brian’s books about the British Navy, and that you’re desperately looking for something to replace them,” said the shrewd, well-meaning editor who sent me an advance copy of Naomi Novik’s first novel. “Give this one a few pages: I was instantly hooked, even though I’ve never been [...]