[Guest Review by Steven Long] Age of Iron – Angus Watson

About the Book  LEGENDS AREN’T BORN. THEY’RE FORGED. Dug Sealskinner is a down-on-his-luck mercenary travelling south to join up with King Zadar’s army. But he keeps rescuing the wrong people. First, Spring, a child he finds scavenging on the battlefield, and then Lowa, one of Zadar’s most fearsome warriors, who’s vowed revenge on the king…

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[Guest Review by Alyx Dellamonica] Shining New Light on the Embers: The Golden Princess, by S.M. Stirling

About the Book First novel of a new “Emberverse”/”The Change” trilogy. It’s Change Year 46, two generations after high-energy technology died in a catastrophe most of the human race didn’t survive. The children born after the Change and their children are again battling against powers that are not sympathetic to humans and human concerns. 432…

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[Guest Post] Carol Berg on Writing Evil

About the Author Berg holds a degree in mathematics from Rice University, and a degree in computer science from the University of Colorado. Before writing full-time, she worked as a software engineer. She lives in Colorado at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, and is the mother of three mostly grown sons. Berg’s hobby of…

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Upcoming Posts

So… this is surgery week. I’m thrilled (/sarcasm font). I just spent about two hours lining up posts for the first two weeks during/after the operation. Here’s what you can expect to see on Bookworm Blues. I tried to fill all the weekday slots and left the weekends open, but I probably screwed up somewhere….

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California Bones – Greg Van Eekhout

About the Book When Daniel Blackland was six, he ingested his first bone fragment, a bit of kraken spine plucked out of the sand during a visit with his demanding, brilliant, and powerful magician father, Sebastian. When Daniel was twelve, he watched Sebastian die at the hands of the Hierarch of Southern California, devoured for…

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We need to talk about something serious.

I have a problem. Are you guys sitting down? I’m pretty sure you can’t handle this revelation if you aren’t. I have a big, huge, tree-killing problem. I have a glorious, word-a-licious, imagination fueling issue. Books. I love them and they love me. The issue is, I get a ton (TON) of books sent to…

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Cursed Moon – Jaye Wells

About the Book When a rare Blue Moon upsets the magical balance in the city, Detective Kate Prospero and her Magical Enforcement colleagues pitch in to help Babylon PD keep the peace. Between potions going haywire and everyone’s emotions running high, every cop in the city is on edge. But the moon’s impact is especially…

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