Ron Andrea's Blog, page 51

Book Review: The Wolf’s Gold by Anthony Riches (four stars)

Book Review: The Wolf’s Gold (Empire #5) by Anthony Riches (four stars) ‘There’s bold, there’s downright reckless, and then there’s Decimus Clodius Albinus.’ Marcus’s troubles are shifted even farther from Brittania include several future emperors in the cast. The usual … Continue reading →

Book Review: Where Peace is Lost by Valerie Valdes (four stars)

Book Review: Where Peace is Lost by Valerie Valdes (four stars) A series of new potential methods of dying spread out before her like a feast in the village. Excellent science fiction set in a backwater planet on the fringes … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Lady of the Loch by Elena Collins (four stars)

Book Review: The Lady of the Loch by Elena Collins (four stars) ‘Although I believe I will die here in this castle, my spirit will never be silent.’ Romance with a mild wash of supernatural. Hallmark movie-grade characters and plot. … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Leopard Sword by Anthony Riches (three stars)

Book Review: The Leopard Sword (Empire #4) by Anthony Riches (three stars) ‘Only you, [redacted], only you could take a complaint and turn it into a lesson on the workings of the empire.’ Super-Roman gets super equipment and acts as … Continue reading →

Book Review: Norman Rockwell’s Christmas Book: Carols and Stories, Poems, Recollections (oure stars)

Book Review: Norman Rockwell’s Christmas Book: Carols and Stories, Poems, Recollections (five stars)   Some say that ever ‘against that season comes   Wherein our Saviour’s birth is celebrated,   The bird of dawning singeth all night long:   And then, they say, no … Continue reading →

Complete Fifty Years Later

In the 1970s and 80s, my brother Dan’s wife Angie sold Avon products. They gave us porcelain Christmas figures a couple Christmases. Recently I acquired enough more to complete a nativity scene.

Book Review: Jesus: When God Became a Man by Chuck Swindoll (four stars)

Book Review: Jesus: When God Became a Man by Chuck Swindoll (four stars) “As an ordinary baby, God had come to earth. Maybe everyone else expected a more regal fanfare or was too busy to notice. Maybe … they really … Continue reading →

Book Review: Fortress of Spears by Anthony Riches (three stars)

Book Review: Fortress of Spears (Empire #3) by Anthony Riches (three stars) ‘Once again he’s the talk of the bloody camp and likely to bring inquisitive senior officers down on us like flies on freshly laid sh*t?’ How do you … Continue reading →

Book Review: Arrows of Fury by Anthony Riches (three stars)

Book Review: Arrows of Fury (Empire #2) by Anthony Riches (three stars) ‘I’ve lived with the prospect of an unjust death … for several months now. It’s hard to stay scared for that long.’ Intense second-century Roman war story. Excellent … Continue reading →

Book Review: Wildcatter by Dave Duncan (three stars)

Book Review: Wildcatter by Dave Duncan (three stars) “Every world is different, except that they’re all out to get you.” Space opera about a small, marginally-funded exploration team confronting a world that may be dangerous or proscribed. Or both. Everyone … Continue reading →