The Urban Fantasy Anthology edited by Peter S. Beagle & Joe R. Lansdale

Urban Fantasy and I have a complicated relationship. While I really like the idea of Urban Fantasy there are very few books within this genre that I've actually enjoyed. In fact, most of those that I have read irritated me so much that I couldn't even finish them. After a while I gave up searching for those gems that I knew much exist somewhere in the Urban Fantasy book world, and just stuck with those few authors whose books I didn't want to throw...

New Scifi and Fantasy Releases: Week of October 16

Sorry for being MIA last week. We are currently celebrating the holiday of Succot, which is seven days long and includes several days during which the use of electricity is prohibited. I have to say that I've really come to appreciate that being an orthodox Jew requires me to go off-line for a 24 hour period each weekend, as well as several times a year, for the holidays. During these times I'm forced to turn off the computer, put away my iPhone...