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 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 [...]
