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Review Date: 7/15/2006
Helpful Score: 2
While it's no _The Thief of Always_, _Abarat_ does manage to be entertaining with its bizarre and grotesque caste of characters.
Review Date: 7/15/2006
Helpful Score: 1
Pretty nifty overview of the horror genre as seen through the eyes of Clive Barker.
Review Date: 7/16/2006
Helpful Score: 1
Best collection to date of Howard's early Conan tales. Highly recommended.
Review Date: 7/15/2006
Helpful Score: 1
File Under: Ufology, Forteana
Blurb: On December 26, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate New York, Whitley Strieber went skiing with his wife and son, ate Christmas dinner leftovers, and went to bed early.
Six hours later, he found himself suddenly awake...and forever changed.
Thus begins the most astonishing true-life odyssey ever recorded -- one man's riveting account of his extraordinary experiences with visitors from "elsewhere" ...how they found him, where they took him, what they did to him and why...
Believe it. Or don't believe it. But read it -- for this gripping story will move you like no other...will fascinate you, terrify you, and alter the way you experience your world.
My Thoughts: This is essential reading for anyone interested in "alien abduction" phenomena or Forteana in general. Strieber's account (if it is that) was sort of a cultural springboard for ETs and the folks who claim to be probed by them. Strieber leaves his analysis of the events described in _Communion_ open-ended. Recommended.
Blurb: On December 26, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate New York, Whitley Strieber went skiing with his wife and son, ate Christmas dinner leftovers, and went to bed early.
Six hours later, he found himself suddenly awake...and forever changed.
Thus begins the most astonishing true-life odyssey ever recorded -- one man's riveting account of his extraordinary experiences with visitors from "elsewhere" ...how they found him, where they took him, what they did to him and why...
Believe it. Or don't believe it. But read it -- for this gripping story will move you like no other...will fascinate you, terrify you, and alter the way you experience your world.
My Thoughts: This is essential reading for anyone interested in "alien abduction" phenomena or Forteana in general. Strieber's account (if it is that) was sort of a cultural springboard for ETs and the folks who claim to be probed by them. Strieber leaves his analysis of the events described in _Communion_ open-ended. Recommended.
Review Date: 7/15/2006
The last Earthsea novel worth reading, IMO. Classic epic fantasy.
Review Date: 7/15/2006
Heroic fantasy along the lines of Robert E. Howard working in a post-apocalyptic backdrop. Didn't care for the overwrought, cosmic ending, but it serves as a segue to the sequals.
Review Date: 7/16/2006
An interesting epic fantasy set in an alternate 15th Century England. Definitely worth checking out. The final volume in the trilogy is going to be published later this year.
Review Date: 7/15/2006
This book is credited to both August Derleth and H. P. Lovecraft. It is the longest of Derleth's 'posthumous collaborations' with Lovecraft and probably the best of the lot.
Review Date: 7/15/2006
Helpful Score: 1
File Under: Fantasy
Blurb: The classic tale of Bastian and the book that magically comes to life.
Bastian Balthazar Bux is shy, awkward, and certainly not heroic. His only escape is reading books. When Bastian happens upon an old book called _The Neverending Story_, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica -- so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in great danger, he also discovers that he has been the one chosen to save it. Can Bastian overcome the barrier between reality and his imagination in order to save Fantastica?
My Thoughts: Originally published in Germany, this novel could be considered the prototype for juvenile fantasy. Certainly not as heavy as, say, _The Lord of the Rings_, it is nevertheless entertaining and a good example of world-building by a non-English-speaking author.
Blurb: The classic tale of Bastian and the book that magically comes to life.
Bastian Balthazar Bux is shy, awkward, and certainly not heroic. His only escape is reading books. When Bastian happens upon an old book called _The Neverending Story_, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica -- so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in great danger, he also discovers that he has been the one chosen to save it. Can Bastian overcome the barrier between reality and his imagination in order to save Fantastica?
My Thoughts: Originally published in Germany, this novel could be considered the prototype for juvenile fantasy. Certainly not as heavy as, say, _The Lord of the Rings_, it is nevertheless entertaining and a good example of world-building by a non-English-speaking author.
Review Date: 7/15/2006
File Under: Fantasy
My Thoughts: Two great novelettes by Tolkien, both more polished than his work in _The Hobbit_ in my opinion. Both tales have a vaguely Mediaeval setting. Recommended.
My Thoughts: Two great novelettes by Tolkien, both more polished than his work in _The Hobbit_ in my opinion. Both tales have a vaguely Mediaeval setting. Recommended.
Review Date: 7/15/2006
Sequel to _A Wizard of Earthsea_, this time focusing on a female character (Arha). Essential reading for fans of epic fantasy.
Review Date: 7/17/2006
Nice collection of Tolkien's scraps. Some very interesting tidbits for the Middle-earth fanatic.
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