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2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
I've read every volume of this small press collection that Michael Kelly has put out and this horror series continues to explore the themes of alienation and loss. This volume includes stories by Ray Cluley, Gary Fry, Richard Gavin, Claire Massey, Daniel Mills, Lynda E. Tucker, Kin Tidbeck, and D.P. Watt.
There are several great tales here with the standout being Moonstruck by Karin Tedbeck which has a Gaimanesque quality as the moon gets closer and closer to earth. Other tales range from the sublime - Casting Ammonites by Claire Massey to the outright horrific - Laudate Dominium (for many voices) by D.P. Watt.
As Peter Straub is quoted on the cover - 'A beautiful and courageous journal.' I agree and will continue to follow the journey Michael Kelly is charting with it.
1) Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
A wonderfully lyrical book. Gaiman makes magical seem so.... magical. To put specific words down to describe the story would dilute it's charm because it would put limitations on the ginormous ideas contained in this slim novel.
Read it. Treasure it. For Gaiman is indeed a Wizard Of Words.
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
Read this out of order as I already have read The Providence Rider. Reading it sure clarified some points in The Providence Rider. Slaughter is a vile creature and the guilt Corbett bears for the chaos that follows is a heavy load indeed. I enjoyed this more than Providence Rider. Really hope Tom returns at some point in the future.
This series is feeling more and more like the successor to McCammon's - The Wolf Hour. Fun read - can't wait for the next one!
FYI here is a clip of McCammon reading the first chapter from the next Corbett book - The River Of Souls:
http://youtu.be/U-UNJeMFIsU
Great opening chapter!
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown I will say up front I never would have picked this book to read but it was part of a Cemetery Dance grab bag. It's a mystery series - the third one apparently that takes place in 1912 Detroit. I figured out who the villain was pretty quickly which did not really detract from my reading because I was fascinated by the research the writer put into fleshing out the era. Mental hospital treatments of that era - which include the use of radium!, electric cars, the aggressive driving - or lack of - rules of the road, the main setting in the Eloise Hospital including a detailed map ala Joyland made up for the lack of mystery. Plus the two main characters are pretty damaged goods.
I liked it well enough but have no desire to check out the rest of the books in the series.
On another note, I've had pretty good luck recommending books for the library to buy so it was great they came through on my request that they buy Robert McCammon's latest - a return to horror - I Travel By Night. A 149 page novella, this one should be a quick read.
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown
24) I Travel By Night by Robert McCammon
McCammon does it again - another great character in Trevor Lawson. Very much Blade meets the Wild West ie Lawson is halfway between transformation between man and vampire. His quest is to find his maker, the Vampire Queen - LaRouge and either undo the curse or die trying. This feels almost like a toe in the water experiment for McCammon back into horror as he could easily expand this into Matthew Corbett sized novels.
Besides some unneeded repetition of Lawson's back story - a case of padding methinks - this was a great read. Besides some unneeded repetition of Lawson's back story - a case of padding methinks - this was a great read. Great to hear McCammon enjoyed the experience and can't wait for him to really sink his teeth into this and write a full fledged novel to flesh out the life and times of Lawson in the American South of the late 1800s.
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown
24) I Travel By Night by Robert McCammon
25) The Map Of Time by Félix J. Palma - inspired by my Cemetery Dance Grab Bag in which was the second book in a series - The Map Of The Sky. Since the local library had the first book in the series, I decided to read that one first.
The concept is intriguing - late 19th England and a story that mixes historical fact with fiction. In this book H.G. Wells plays the role of connective thread with three stories that are tied up with time travel. Historical figures come in and out of the story - John Merrick aka The Elephant Man, James Joyce, Bram Stroker to name a few. Also tied into this is a version of Jack The Ripper who is caught after just murdering his fifth victim.
The bulk of the book deals with alternate timelines that turn out to be false except for the one dealing with Jack the Ripper. H.G. Wells turns out to be much more than just a writer about time travel but actually its father.
This is an interesting book on several levels beyond the ones just mentioned. Written in his native tongue of Spanish, I am very curious how much of the English translation brought the Old England tone to the prose. The books also breaks several writing conventions including POV switches - sometimes several times in the same chapter - and on occasion invokes an omniscent third person viewpoint that knows and sees all -but is never identified. Perhaps that revelation lies in the sequels. It reminds me when Stephen King used the same conceit late in final volume of the Dark Tower.
I enjoyed it for all these elements - and despite some of them - and look forward to reading The Map Of The Sky which deals with The War Of The Worlds really happening and Edgar Allan Poe on an Antartic Expedition.
A very fun, genre bending series.
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown
24) I Travel By Night by Robert McCammon
25) The Map Of Time by Félix J. Palma
26) The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
A wonderful tale told by a master. As always you come to love these characters - a King Constant.
For younger readers this is a rollicking tale of princes, evil wizards, dangers, betrayals and close escapes.
For older readers there are intriguing hooks into The Dark Tower series.
One can only hope that more tales of Thomas and Dennis will be forthcoming.
~~~
PS - first book I read on my Kindle Touch. A most enjoyable experience.
While I have several other books on the go, now is a good time to reread The Shining in prep for next month when Dr. Sleep comes out. And it's a good excuse to get more use out of my Kobo too. ;)
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown
24) I Travel By Night by Robert McCammon
25) The Map Of Time by Félix J. Palma
26) The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
27) The Shining by Stephen King
Well I'm all set for Dr. Sleep. 8-)
It's been over twenty years since I last read this book and as good I thought it was since then, it's even more powerful than I remember. No doubt because in the twenty intervening years I have become a family man and father myself. My focus on this story has shifted from the horror elements to the characters.
Twenty years ago the visceral thrills that the Overlook Hotel gave have been dulled due to the ever expanding boundaries of what horror books/movies etc have shown and told us.
What stands out more in The Shining are the ghosts we carry around inside of us. These ghosts have the potential to be far more damaging and/or terrifying than anything a possessed hotel can throw at us.
Jack and Wendy Torrance are damaged goods trying to cast off the ghosts of their parents. Jack fails and with Wendy it is unclear how she fares moving forward from the end of the book.
And Danny? Ah, poor Danny. With his gift, or curse, of The Shining - the weight of his ghosts is ever so much heavier. Will his ability ultimately help him conquer his demons or will he crash even harder than his father?
Come Sept 24 with the release of Dr. Sleep, answers should be forthcoming.
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown
24) I Travel By Night by Robert McCammon
25) The Map Of Time by Félix J. Palma
26) The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
27) The Shining by Stephen King
28) Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet
One feels guilty when you read in a day, a story a writer put a lot of work into. But it is also sign of a great book and Kelly Braffet has pulled off a particularly difficult feat. She created a very sad world with characters beaten down by events out of their control. Yet Braffert writes the characters in a way that makes you empathize with them. You may empathize with certain characters over others and that's perfectly fine. There are enough characters in the story that more than a couple of them will probably get their hooks into you.
The subtext of the unquenchable human thirst for the hope of being a better person flitters on the edges of every page. The only caveat is the characters end up where you think they will. The surprise is the price they have pay to get there.
I really need to read some of her books.
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown
24) I Travel By Night by Robert McCammon
25) The Map Of Time by Félix J. Palma
26) The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
27) The Shining by Stephen King
28) Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet
29) Blood On The Page by Brian Keene
This collection is pulled from various phases of B. Keene's career and you can see the steady progression of his writing skill. Regardless of when a story was written these all grab you because of B. Keene's distinctive voice. Fascinated by where he came from. Excited and intrigued to see where he goes with his stable of characters and the Labyrinth Mythos.
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown
24) I Travel By Night by Robert McCammon
25) The Map Of Time by Félix J. Palma
26) The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
27) The Shining by Stephen King
28) Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet
29) Blood On The Page by Brian Keene
30) The Dresden Files: Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
Trying to summarize what happens in this book and the troubles and responsibilities that Harry carries would take a book itself. What stands out is Butcher's narrative voice and the characters he creates. A wonderful mashup of hard boiled detective / wizard / supernatural tropes.
And now Harry has a protege he is responsible for who is on probation where the penalty for any infraction is the death sentence for both of them.
Excellent series.
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown
24) I Travel By Night by Robert McCammon
25) The Map Of Time by Félix J. Palma
26) The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
27) The Shining by Stephen King
28) Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet
29) Blood On The Page by Brian Keene
30) The Dresden Files: Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
31) Dreams And Shadows by C. Robert Cargill - also known as Massawyrm where he had a long term stint as writer for Aint It Cool News.
This is an ambitious first novel - maybe a little too ambitious. The first half of the book sets up the second one quite adroitly. Where the book falters is there are so many characters that many of them are more archetypes, talking: fairies, angels, trolls, a djinn - seems to be the year of the genie, wizards, hell beasts etc - than relatable beings. Neil Gaiman's influences runs strong here - think American Gods - but without the subtle skills. At times it feels a little too writerly.
The broad strokes are there though and there is no reason not to believe that further books will show the evolution of writing skills Mr. Cargill possesses.
I look forward to marking his progression with his future projects.
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown
24) I Travel By Night by Robert McCammon
25) The Map Of Time by Félix J. Palma
26) The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
27) The Shining by Stephen King
28) Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet
29) Blood On The Page by Brian Keene
30) The Dresden Files: Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
31) Dreams And Shadows by C. Robert Cargill
32) Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
King and characters go together like beer and hot summer days. Catching up with Dan Torrance 36 years later is a sobering experience for reader and characters alike. Docter Sleep is filled with great characters on both sides. Rose the Hat is a powerful adversary but like Dan she is also very flawed.
Love what King does with Dan and his struggles with alcholism. And I love where the book leaves Dan at the end.
My only disappointment was the the climax was a tad anticlimatic but a very minor quibble.
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown
24) I Travel By Night by Robert McCammon
25) The Map Of Time by Félix J. Palma
26) The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
27) The Shining by Stephen King
28) Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet
29) Blood On The Page by Brian Keene
30) The Dresden Files: Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
31) Dreams And Shadows by C. Robert Cargill
32) Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
33) Writers Of The Future - Volume 29 - Various Writers
Always intriguing to see the works of new writers. A solid volume with nary a weak story in it. But none that stood out either.
2) Shadows & Tall Trees - Volume 4 - edited by Michael Kelly
3) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
4) Dresden Files: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
5) Dresden Files: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
6) RedShirts by John Scalzi
7) Twenty-First Century King by Bev Vincent
8) The Girl In The Glider by Brian Keene
9) Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
10) Double Feature By Owen King
11) Wool by Hugh Howey
12) Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
13) Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer
14) The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
15) Blue November Storm by Brian James Freeman
16) N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Joyland by Stephen King
18) The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19) Black Hills aka Paha Sapa by Dan Simmons
20) Shadows & Tall Trees Vol 5 - edited by Michael Kelly
21) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
22) Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
23) Detroit Breakdown by D.E. Brown
24) I Travel By Night by Robert McCammon
25) The Map Of Time by Félix J. Palma
26) The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
27) The Shining by Stephen King
28) Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet
29) Blood On The Page by Brian Keene
30) The Dresden Files: Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
31) Dreams And Shadows by C. Robert Cargill
32) Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
33) Writers Of The Future - Volume 29 - Various Writers
34) Dresden Files: White Knight by Jim Butcher
More of the same in this one for Harry. First time in the series where I felt a plateau being reached. Each previous book built up things emotionally and that did not happen here. I view this book as a transitional one in the series, closing off previous story points and setting up new ones.
So I enjoyed the book, Butcher writes great characters with his requisite dash of humor and I really love spending time in this universe. This is the first one that felt like it was treading water and more of the same from the previous books.
Still I can't wait to read the next one and that is the most important thing of all.
35) Currently Reading: The House of Silk by Adam Horowitz - a Sherlock Holmes novel.