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Battle of the Soul
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Reconquest: Mother Earth
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Blood Street
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The Invocation
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Two For Eternity
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Conjesero
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Beyond the Shadow
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Beyond Ragnarok
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The Traveler's Door
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Return to Blood Street (The Blood Street Chronicles Book 2)
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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The only exposure I had to Andy Weir prior to listening to this audio book was watching the movie adaptation of The Martian, which I really enjoyed. But I had heard mixed things about Andy Weir’s writing so I wasn’t sure what to expect. This novel delivered way beyond my expectations. In fact, it is one of the very best science fiction novels I have ever read.
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Kumquat is the first novel I have read from Jeff Strand that doesn’t involve any kind of horror element or at least something horror related. Despite the lack of horror, this was an incredibly enjoyable novel from beginning to end. The novel starts of ...more |
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| In Chills, a ritualistic murder in small town Connecticut leads to a series of events starting with a freak snow storm in June. Kathy Ryan, who specializes in occult crimes, is brought in to investigate and she comes across a cult dabbling in dangero ...more | |
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| The follow up to Steig Larson’s breakthrough novel was largely disappointing. The Girl Who Played with Fire has an interesting storyline, solid writing, and good tension at times, but the characterization is a trainwreck and believability is very low ...more | |
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| I had never read any books in this series or anything from Marshall Karp before so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this novel. The basic premise of the story is that there is a group of senior citizen assass ...more | |
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| In Silver Nitrate, Tristan and Montserrat, an actor and a sound editor from Mexico, both struggling to make a living, befriend an old director, who tells them of a tale of a Nazi who was a practicing sorcerer coming to Mexico in the fifties, and star ...more | |
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“I have seen many atrocities, but they are outweighed by the kind deeds that may seem small, but when added together, create a strong human spirit. Perhaps you would benefit from living a simple life away from war and politics.”
― Two For Eternity
― Two For Eternity
“Horror itself is a bit of a bullied genre, the antagonist being literary snobbery and public misconception. And I think good horror tackles our darkest fears, whatever they may be. It takes us into the minds of the victims, explores the threats, disseminates fear, studies how it changes us. It pulls back the curtain on the ugly underbelly of society, tears away the masks the monsters wear out in the world, shows us the potential truth of the human condition. Horror is truth, unflinching and honest. Not everybody wants to see that, but good horror ensures that it's there to be seen.”
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“I have seen many atrocities, but they are outweighed by the kind deeds that may seem small, but when added together, create a strong human spirit. Perhaps you would benefit from living a simple life away from war and politics.”
― Two For Eternity
― Two For Eternity
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Carl, I'm excited to let you know that my collection of news satire, Bizarre News, was just published. I'd appreciate it if you checked it out and recommended it to your Goodreads friends..Bizarre News
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