About the Book Can an accountant defeat a supervillain? Celia West, only daughter of the heroic leaders of the superpowered Olympiad, has spent the past few years estranged from her parents and their high-powered lifestyle. She’s had enough of masks and heroics, and wants only to live her own quiet life out from under the…
Continue ReadingI’m not a gamer. I never have been and I doubt I ever will be. I spend about 2 minutes playing a game, get board and think, “I wish I was reading a book…” The same generally goes for the television. I just don’t care nor do I find either activity mentally engaging enough to…
Continue ReadingAbout the Book I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by…
Continue ReadingThis discussion is late in coming and it’s inspired by recent events in my life. You see, I realized today that when anything happens that really shakes up my life a bit, I don’t read. For some reason, I just can’t handle books. I tend to turn off everything and withdraw deep into myself until…
Continue ReadingHey all, I’m just writing to say that I’m going to take a few days to myself without blogging. Yesterday I spent the night in the emergency room due to an incredible level of pain, which was putting the baby at risk. I guess I was starting to have convulsions and my husband decided that…
Continue ReadingAbout the Book With this inaugural volume at Tor, the annual Nebula Award collection is reborn as a fiction-only anthology. This collection of nominees for 2010’s Nebula Awards includes all of the prior year’s most celebrated stories, and will be published in time for the 2011 Nebula Awards in May, 2011. 2009’s award winners, announced…
Continue ReadingI’ve been on a science fiction kick recently. I guess I just needed to stir up my usual fantasy routine a bit. Science fiction forces me to think about the future and the possibilities it may hold. I enjoy space operas more than most other science fiction. It interests me to see what the author…
Continue ReadingAbout the Book The year is 1972. Jilly Coppercorn is struggling to stay clean and make ends meet. In the early stages of rebuilding her life from a past that included abuse, addiction, prostitution, and homelessness, her new life in Newford revolves around studying art at Butler University, while surrounded by a small coterie of…
Continue ReadingAbout the Book It’s a classic case of good news, bad news. Independent contractor Jack Holloway helps cause a cliff collapse, which gets him fired from his partnership; but the accident reveals a vein of valuable jewels, which gets him rehired and promises to make him rich. Of course, there’s a catch: To maintain the…
Continue ReadingGritty doesn’t bother me. Well, I should rephrase that and say gritty doesn’t usually bother me. I ran across a book this week which, for first time in my recent reading history, was so gritty it bordered on ridiculous. It was too over-the-top with violence and language. Before this book I didn’t really think there…
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