Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
reviewed by Michael M Jones
As the war between the White Council and the vampiric Red Court rages on with ever-higher casualties,
Harry is tasked to find out what the Summer and Winter Courts of the Fae
have up their sleeves. He's got some history with the two Courts, which makes him ideal for the task. Find out why the
Fae haven't acted in response to earlier slights. Find out why the Red Court has gotten away with blatant acts against
the Fae. Discover what it will take to bring the Sidhe to bear against the vampires, and not the mages. Oh, and by
the way, all evidence supports the existence of a traitor within the White Council.
Broken by Kelley Armstrong
reviewed by Donna McMahon
Elena Michaels used to think she had problems when a wolf bit her and she started turning into a werewolf. But that was
nothing. Now she's a pregnant werewolf -- something even other werewolves have never heard of before. And the simple job
her pack has agreed to -- stealing a letter from a sorcerer -- has backfired badly. It's hard to plan a nursery when you're
being chased by unkillable zombies and investigating whether Jack the Ripper is roaming the streets of Toronto.
Glasshouse by Charles Stross
reviewed by Peter D. Tillman
Set in the Invisible Republic, a splinter-polity recovering from the Censorship Wars, Robin, who may have been
a tank regiment or a counter-intelligence agent (he's not sure -- his memory isn't what it used to be), meets
Kay. They both sign up for an experimental historical-roleplaying project,
which has the stated objective of recreating one of the historic Dark Ages, c.1950-2040 AD. You shouldn't be surprised
to learn that things are not as they seem to be.
The Princess Mage by Maggie L. Wood
reviewed by Sherwood Smith
In this sequel to The Princess Pawn, Willow is still trying to cope with her old-fashioned and determined
grandmother, with her mischievous little brother, with her mother being
struck down by a suspicious illness, and most absorbingly, with Sir Brand, her boyfriend. Relationships for teens are
tough enough without the added hassles of being a princess, a mage still struggling to master magic, and a girl with
Earth attitudes. Or should that be Attitude? Her grandmother certainly thinks so -- and sometimes, it seems, so does Brand.
Babylon 5.1
TV reviews by Rick Norwood
"The pilot for The Flash is so lame and listless that the only way I could sit through it was to rewrite it in
my head. In the pilot, we get a full screen shot of thunderclouds, lightening and thunder simultaneous, ominous music. Then a
quick cut to the Barry Allen in the lab and the most famous scene in the entire story of The Flash. Lightning hits a shelf of
chemicals and spills them all over Barry. Only the way it is presented is deadly dull."
New Sunrise Express and Equinox at Hilltop by Christopher A. Zackey
reviewed by Georges T. Dodds
Saying that Christopher A. Zackey's fictional writing has the whimsey of a L. Frank Baum, uses language in a manner
akin to Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine, and carries, like the Narnia books, a subtext of a mythology
which originates in Roman Catholicism, but incorporates numerous other philosophical elements doesn't entirely
circumscribe why his work is original, appealing and even laugh-out-loud entertaining.
Last Sons by Alan Grant
reviewed by Nathan Brazil
The premise features a Living Monolith character, the Alpha, who intends to destroy all inferior life forms
in the universe, just as soon as it has collected the last sons of those races that have already perished. The purpose of this
collection is to drain their emotional energies to use as a weapon. Thus do we find J'onn J'onzz,
the Martian Manhunter and last son of the red planet, teamed with Superman, the last son of Krypton, and the cosmic bounty
hunter Lobo, who is the last son of Czarnia.
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Secret of the Three Treasures by Janni Lee Simner
reviewed by Sherwood Smith
Tiernay West's father travels the globe doing research for his adventure novels. Tiernay Markovitz's mother lives
a useful live in a small northeastern town as mother to a daughter she intends to raise as
responsible and practical. Tiernay is trying hard to be a good daughter to
both her parents, who are now separated, but she really wants to be Tiernay West, Professional Adventurer.
New Arrivals
compiled by Neil Walsh
Our latest new arrivals include much anticipated continuations to popular series from such authors as Greg Keyes, Katharine Kerr, Kevin J. Anderson, Paul Kearney, Kate Forsyth, and Harry Turtledove. Of course that's not all; you'll also find the latest from Alan Dean Foster, Laurell K. Hamilton, Anne & Todd McCaffrey, Tom Piccirilli, plus much more.
Women of Sci-Fi 2007
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Dates from Hell by Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong, and Lori Handeland
reviewed by Michael M Jones
It seems like everyone's got a war story inspired by their days serving in the front lines of the hell called
dating. Now, four authors well-known for their explorations of the crossroads of supernatural and romance turn their
attentions to those war stories. In four very distinct stories, they explore just how bad, or weird, it can be when
your date isn't even human....
Crystal Dragon by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
reviewed by Sherwood Smith
This is the second half of the Great Migration Duology. Readers should realize that this is not a
sequel so much as the second half of the story began in Crystal Soldier. In that book we met Jela (full name M. Jela
Granthor's Guard), the burned-out soldier who was a genetic experiment, and Cantra yos'Phelium, the burned-out smuggler
pilot. Jela, stranded for a time on an empty planet, finds a single living tree, and rescues it.
This second book opens with a vastly strange prologue that makes sense only if you've read the first book.
Superman Returns
a movie review by Rick Norwood
The worst thing about Superman Returns is the actor, who has a variety of facial expressions similar to that of the
plastic Aurora Superman model -- except on two or three very brief occasions when he looks so much like Christopher Reeve
that he may have had a little help from CGI.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
a movie review by Rick Norwood
This is the best new Roadrunner and Coyote cartoon since Chuck Jones passed away. Chuck Jones -- the
man who discovered that the laws of physics can be funny. Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio have learned that lesson
well. Everybody LEAN this way. Good. Now everybody LEAN that way. Good. Lean this way. Lean that way. This
way. That way. Grab. Oops, missed. Again. Lean. Lean. Lean.
Cover Story by John Picacio
reviewed by Jayme Lynn Blaschke
Jayme has seen the future of speculative fiction art, and its name is John Picacio.
Except, if he's being honest with himself and readers, that's not true. You
see, to be the future would imply that he has yet to come into his own. Anyone who
even casually thumbs through this book knows full well that
this young artist has arrived. The question isn't how good he is, it's how much better can he possibly get?
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