This is the second in the King’s Hounds series, named after the main characters Halfdan and Winston, who have been taken into the confidence of King Cnut, the Danish conqueror of England. They solved a murder and saved his bacon in the first book, and now they’re back for another interesting medieval murder mystery. Halfdan and Winston are traveling north to see how everything is going up there, to be the King’s eyes and ears. On the way, they stay at a monastery. A monk […]
The beginning of an excellent series
I stumbled on this one, as I often do, through a Kindle deal. It’s a great way to discovery a new author or a new genre without spending a bunch of money, or at least without a trip to the library. Martin Jensen is a Danish novelist (there are a lot of really good Scandinavian writers, aren’t there?) who has written a bunch of books. From what I can tell, these books are the first to be translated into English. There are two right now […]
A 10th Doctor Adventure
This is yet another of the 50th Anniversary books, one for each Doctor. This one has the 10th, plus Donna Noble and her family. The writer, Gary Russel, worked on Doctor Who, Torchwood, and Sarah Jane Adventures, so he’s familiar with the concepts, and does this sub-genre proud. Donna is home, getting ragged on by her mom, and catching up with her grandpa Wilf. He’s having a great time, because he has discovered a new star, and he got to name it. Wilf invites the […]
A 9th Doctor Adventure
This is yet another 50th Anniversary special book. It was written by Gareth Roberts & published in 2005. Roberts has written a few of my favorite episodes of the modern Doctor Who, including “The Shakespeare Code” and “The Unicorn and the Wasp.” (He also wrote “The Lodger,” which brought us Matt Smith’s gams). According to his bio, he also wrote for The Sarah Jane Adventures, a show I hope one day to see without having to pay for it. We know Roberts loves us, because […]