Friday Finds

I'm glad to say that for once I've actually managed to easily acquire all of my recent book discoveries, and I can't wait get started on them during the upcoming week. These first two books I found on Netgalley. Andrew Kaufman is the author of another book on my TBR list that I haven't yet gotten hold of, All my Friends are Superheroes, and so I was interested in sampling his writing with this intriguing novella. The Tiny Wife by Andrew Kaufman A...

Favorite Fictional Character: S.A.R.A.H

Favorite Fictional CharacterHosted by Ryan at Wordsmithonia I decided to take this Meme out of retirement for the day as an excuse to talk about a TV show that I recently discovered and fell-in-love with, and about some of the fantastic characters that make up the show. I started watching Eureka a few weeks ago when I mentioned on Twitter that I was looking for a new show to watch, and someone suggested this one to me. I don't think I had...

Guest Review of The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi

When I had first heard of The Quantum Thief I thought it sounded like a unique and fun scifi adventure, and so I asked Tor if I could receive a copy to review. To my delight I found the book waiting for me in my mailbox a couple of weeks later and as soon as I got home I got started on it. But The Quantum Thief was not quite what I had expected and after finishing it I knew there was no way I would be able to write a coherent review of this book....

New Scifi and Fantasy Releases: Week of September 18

If you've been following Scott Westerfeld's highly-acclaimed YA steampunk series, Levithan, then you're probably excited about this week's release of the third book, Goliath. And I know that there are many fantasy fans who are eagerly anticipating Clay & Susan Griffith's sequel to The Greyfriar, which is also being released this week. As for me, I can't say there is anything here that really calls to me, though I have enough books by my nightstand,...