Inventrix | July 17, 2009
Have I read it recently? Halfway
As a quick note, I just want to say that this new cover (visible to the left) is absolutely hideous. Mine looks like this one, and is in my opinion vastly superior a design. I mean, what is with that hideous pink? Blech!
Anyway. I normally try [...]
Inventrix | July 8, 2009
Have I read it recently? Sort of
This book has one of the best (in my opinion, of course) alternate world premises I’ve read so far. It’s quite clever and unique. On the flip side, this does have one characteristic which may put off a lot of you… I’m going to present the [...]
Inventrix | June 29, 2009
Have I read it recently? No
Okay, I have to admit something before going into this review (which is going to be short). Namely, this book is what I consider “fluff”. It’s a light, fun read, little to no substance, nothing particularly notable or special about it other than I like it and it’s [...]
Inventrix | June 24, 2009
Have I read it recently? Yes
This is one of those books that you find out about completely by accident and then wonder how the heck you didn’t know about it earlier and why isn’t it up in all of those top fantasy novel lists? The premise is simple. Misleadingly simple. It is [...]
Inventrix | June 19, 2009
Have I read it recently? Yes
Ladies and gentlemen, may I give you my first steampunk offering in this series of reviews… Lord Kelvin’s Machine! I’m sorry to say that Amazon doesn’t seem to be selling the paperback copy new, which is why I uncharacteristically linked to the hardcover.
This is one of my more obscure [...]
Inventrix | June 17, 2009
Have I read it recently? No
Dragonsdawn is the story of the first settlers on Pern, the fictional world of Anne McCaffrey’s creation which has spawned such a great multitude of draconic science fiction/fantasy. But, don’t be fooled. McCaffrey’s Pern books are, for the most part, written with a target audience of the world’s [...]
Inventrix | June 12, 2009
Have I read it recently? No
Don’t be fooled by the fact that this is generally marketed towards children, or that it features a cast of small furry woodland animals. This, ladies and gentleman, is one of the best epic-fantasyesque books I have ever read.
Set in Redwall Abbey, filled with habited mice-monks who never mention [...]
Inventrix | June 10, 2009
Have I read it recently? Yes
I’m not going to give any sort of a story synopsis for this one, because it is completely irrelevant to why this book is awesome. Instead, let me present you with the premise.
The book begins in the early 20th century, 1915 I believe, in England. The main character [...]
Inventrix | June 8, 2009
Have I read it recently? No
A Note:
I feel a little ambivalent about recommending this book, honestly, for some complicated reasons. You see, there are two problems. One, it’s the first book in a series, and the first two volumes are (in terms of plot) effectively the same story, leaving Hyperion ending on a [...]
Inventrix | June 5, 2009
Have I read it recently? No
For those of you who have read the Shannara books, do not be led astray by the mere fact of this being written by the same author. Beyond that tiny detail, they have nothing in common. (I do not like the Shannara books, by the way. Let’s [...]
