Harry Dresden is a highly respected (if impoverished) wizard among the supernatural scene, and when a Vatican priest calls on him to help find the stolen Shroud of Turin, he is thrilled to take the job and the fee that goes with it. He is less thrilled to learn that horribly mutilated bodies and hit men are turning up in the investigation, and that Chicago crime-boss Marcone seems to be in the thick of it. At the same time, a top noble of the Red […]
More mystery than fantasy
After a serious fantasy read of The Blade Itself, I decided to try something a little lighter, which was perfect because I have the new Lucy Valentine book Undeniably Yours. It’s the fifth in the series of books centered around the gifted Valentine family. Most of the family can see auras and help people find true love based on that. Lucy was struck by lightening and lost the ability to see auras, but she can find lost objects (she gets ‘reads’ from their owners) and she can get visions of what a person […]
The gang comes together
Joe Abercrombie gets a lot of positive reviews for his writing. A while back I tried to read his ‘Best Served Cold’ novel, but I could not get into it. I read his short story ‘Tough Times All Over’ in Rogues and I thought it was a great read. Given that and his reputation, I decided to try The Blade Itself. I did enjoy this book, the characters and the writing. My biggest complaint is that there wasn’t enough plot movement. Even in epic […]
Mirror, Mirror
“Light is the left hand of darkness and darkness the right hand of light.” An envoy, Ai, from outer space arrives at a planet create an alliance between them and the planet Winter. This new society differs vastly from his own; the inhabitants are bisexual and enter kemmer where there sex changes to either male or female and they may procreate. Every citizen has the possibility of becoming pregnant and there is no difference in who might carry which task. This premise in itself is […]