Wow, somehow we are rolling into February 2010 already.  I am behind on my photo project, yet I kind of suspected that would happen.  I have been focusing on things over at Epic Plains and that is going pretty well actually.  I have been doing a lot of book reviews and am managing about twice [...]

This book review is actually of an Omibus.  Empire From the Ashes is actually a collection of 3 books.  Mutineer’s Moon, The Armageddon Inheritance, and Heirs of Empire.
First let me say, I grew up reading Asimov, Heinlein, and many other scifi greats.  I love the genre and have pretty high standards to become really impressed.  [...]

I just finally managed to get my hands on this book.  I ended up power reading it.
Brisingr or The Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular is the third book of the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, following the books Eragon and Eldest. It was released on September 20, 2008. The title means “fire” [...]

I saw this post a few days ago and chuckled.  The guy was pondering what it would be like if we lost all modern convenience.  Why did I find that amusing?  Not too long ago I finished reading “Dies the Fire” by S.M. Stirling.
Dies the Fire is the first installment of the Emberverse series and [...]

I know one thing I am always looking is a new book to read. I recently just finished a book by a new author that I hadn’t seen before. The Amber Wizard by David Forbes was a book that just caught my eye.
I was down in Miami for work, sitting in the [...]