Pauline N Peril flees for her life down a rocky mountain path. To her left and right are pits of deadly red hot lava. Behind her are the minions of the evil Count von Cloakenstache. Pauline has discovered the count’s evil...
Last year, I finished two grand, epic science fiction sagas almost at the same time. Though they had some major differences (not the least because one was a book, the other a film), they also had some astounding similarities, both climaxes...
Last week I received an email from Amazon telling me about all the things they wanted me to buy. What struck me about this email however, was that whatever the product, the only accolade anything was given, from books, to music,...
The following is Part Five of a five-part series of Jesse Teller’s reviews for the modern classic, Penny Dreadfuls. Sometimes it is not what you learn, but where you learn it that has the greatest effect. Learn to paint from a friend,...
The following is Part Four of a five-part series of Jesse Teller’s reviews for the modern classic, Penny Dreadfuls. Sometimes it is not what you learn, but where you learn it that has the greatest effect. Learn to paint from a...
The following is Part Three of a five-part series of Jesse Teller’s reviews for the modern classic, Penny Dreadfuls. Sometimes it is not what you learn, but where you learn it that has the greatest effect. Learn to paint from a...
The following is Part Two of a five-part series of Jesse Teller’s reviews for the modern classic, Penny Dreadfuls. Each Monday we will spotlight a new installment of the series. Sometimes it is not what you learn, but where you learn...
The following is Part One of a five-part series of Jesse Teller’s reviews for the modern classic, Penny Dreadfuls. Each Monday we will spotlight a new installment of the series. Sometimes it is not what you learn, but where you learn...
Having been reviewing fantasy books for well over a decade now – and having been with Fantasy Book Review since 2008 – I have read a great many books: As of early 2020 I have written over 375 reviews for FBR....
Occasionally, whilst my lady is reading, I will hear an exasperated sigh, and when I ask what’s wrong, she will reply in a resigned tone: “I’m not enjoying this book, there’s just nobody in it I can like”. If you look...
