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วันศุกร์ที่ 22 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2556

The drawing of the three: a book review, part 4

In the second book by Stephen King "the Dark Tower" series reached Roland of Gilead in the world of a heroin addict named Eddie Dean for help. It is located in the dying of hunger and infection. Roland, the last in a long line of legendary gun Slinger, helps this heroin addicts get up, gangster, which otherwise would destroy him. Eddie escapes with his life in Roland's world, which is much harder, but in many ways more meet the Earth used Eddie as.

It has to Roland predicted was that he would consider three souls, the him his search of ' the Dark Tower.' help to achieve would Eddie Dean, the heroin addict, who had to go cold Turkey, is the first of the three. The second is revealed as you one more door in the level with the name of 'The Lady of Shadows.'

Eddie, in the hope of his own Earth return to heroin, asked to go through the door. Roland let not him. He knows the addicts get high, if allowed to go and not return. So he goes by itself, although Eddie threatens to his sleeping body kill. He now sees a world in the 1960s New York through the eyes of a black woman in a wheelchair. It is Detta Walker. It is also Odetta Walker. She is a multiple personality, and Roland drew as his second card. It is next Detta a minute and Odetta. It is a ' wild one'. " Roland back with her in his own world. Things like this woman of multiple personality a moment is sweet crazy and tries to kill the next. She brought her wheelchair and her temper with her. It is not voluntary.

Roland slips back into fever. The course of antibiotics was not enough. He must enter the third door for more medicine, weapons, ammunition, and his third card. But the man whose body he enters this time evil is not a he wants to bring back into his world. He loves it, push children, women, everyone he can before the subway trains. In fact he is responsible for Detta in a wheelchair. Roland used these murderers to the supplies smuggled to get back into his world. Then, he forces the murderer on the train to jump, he has pushed others above. But to kill the murderer of the 1960s, he endures a murder, committed, which changes the future (which in its past) and greatly disturbs the balance of things. A boy is alive, that should have been dead.

This is his manipulation of the murderer. He finds so suspicious as he watch this third door occurs with the ability, in this world and not the people. Now he learns use his brain to get him what he wants.

Roland is planning to manipulate the murderer, by you the control of the body of man. He fooled two policemen helping to steal him, weapons, ammunition, and medical care in the killer body. This will help to keep him alive, and will also help him in his search for ' the Dark Tower'.

Roland forcing the murderer on the train Walker, revenge for Detta and save boy from ever getting murdered. Unfortunately the mother interferes with nature.

Roland is now ' custom-made device ', but a person behind the three, he was promised. He leads a stronger antibiotics and gets like healed up, how can get a person missing digits. He needs time to get get known with his two apprentices. Detta of the personalities are divided according to some. You melt into a person-Susannah. The addict is a "Gunslinger" such as Roland and forgets about drugs. So not Susannah. Soon, through some other kind of entrance later in the book, Roland his third card, a boy named "Jake." pulls it the young by the hand of the murderer should have deceased is not because of Roland's actions, but that. Nature is furious.

'The drawing of the three' is one of the best fantasy stories. I will not work on the other books of the series as a comment to say that the first two books seem to have to literary value. Someone uses, to Stephen King usual tension found in the first two books of the Dark Tower. But a little deeper look and the characterization is also well done and attitude. Roland of Gilead is in fact rooted in the soul of the "wild of West" a sign. Sure, it has written all over it "Genre". But it's a mix of various genres which seems to link almost modern thinking with the gloomy character of the old West. So you provide these two books with us together.

It is the coexistence of three characters, Roland of Gilead, Detta Walker, Eddie Dean, that King three completely different eras and walks of life backups. These three, together with a fourth coming later laid down in the book, on a mission which forces them back to the roots of their existence. Strangely enough, turns to the order of Roland of Gilead for the Dark Tower is a quest all four heroes in this book will need to take. The main characters are no longer alone in their struggle. You now serve a cause higher than himself, instead either use or ruining their own lives. It is no longer "alone".






วันจันทร์ที่ 11 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2556

Book review for "Noah's Ark"

Book review for: Noah's Ark
Posted by: Vijaya Schartz
Desert breeze publishing
ISBN: 978-1-61252-155-8
Success as: eBook only
5 Star

Schartz prequel exciting pens to their futuristic series, "Chronicles of Kassouk" with "Noah's Ark". Filled with action, adventure, greed, betrayal and love, "Noah's Ark" tells the story of how the people in Kassouk were brought and how they fought for their independence in the face of adversity.

Set in the future, a group of human settlers left to fill the Mars Colony on Noah's Ark in search for a Virgin planet. Everyone has a secret, and the beauty of the journey is that all secrets are in the past once the mission begins.

Trixie is the label of Noah's Ark. It is surrounded by a competent crew and the military man on the mission Kostas is known to protect them. While in the go space, Noah's Ark is attacked in regular room, forced and crashes on Kassouk. The settlers soon discover the remains of the former inhabitants - a Citadel along with an extensive tunnel system and a Duranium mine. Shortly after landing, an alien race known as the Godds (from Godda Davida daytime) the settlers approaching. People to the Duranium need mine ore the goods, Ktal, and Khur, and she will use satellites in exchange, hospitable make the life on the planet. They support the human geneticist, McClure, fill in the planet with life.

Reluctantly, Trixie Ktal does help. Is a life in a "normal" routine. Trixie and Kostas decide to explore her attraction and enter into an affair. McClure, however, wanted his own agenda, more discovered Kostas secret and threatens to expose him. It is a secret which could destroy Kostas affair with Trixie and his credibility with the other settlers. If send the Godds of their enforcer, the situation for people is growing dangerously. Can love and hope to win in the end?

After reading the other books in the series, I was looking forward to the prequel and delivers Schartz. It leads the reader right from the opening. Her writing style is fresh and easy to read.

Schartz world as it draws people's discoveries with the Citadel, on the building then the Godds stared layers, and then threw in the Zerkers.

The dialogue added to the story of a rich authenticity. There is little touches that bring mankind in the history of Viking the cat of Tabor horseback riding lessons.

For me, it was the most rewarding aspects of characterization. Trixie is courageous and daring, finally have her back to her father and her family "noble" heritage. Kostas is a true match for her, gave her the space she needs to make their own decisions. He is tender when tested and not afraid to brave the dangers of the new planet.

The love scenes are alive, capturing ur urgency as Trixie and Kostas cart, each of the other heart in the same way claim that they dare to say that the planet of Kassouk. "Noah's Ark" keeps the reader turning eager to learn what will happen next. Do not disappoint the story!

Tested by: S. Burkhart

StephB is an author who like to read many books and a variety of different genres. StephB is an author at http://www.Writing.com / is a site for creative writing.






วันเสาร์ที่ 2 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2556

Review - The Cursed Man

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The Cursed Man, Keith Rommel, 2011, ISBN 9781934597033

First of a series, this book is about a man who believes that Death has taken an unnatural interest in him, killing everyone with whom he comes in contact. Can he really be cursed, or is he just mentally ill?

Alister Kunkle is a patient at the Sunnyside Capable Care Mental Institution. For the past 25 years, he has been secluded from the staff, and the outside world, at his own request. He is convinced that anyone who communicates with him, in any way, is dead within a day, for Alister is Cursed.

His first exposure to death came when he was a child, and he attended the funeral of a beloved aunt. As a married man, Alister became convinced that Death had cursed him when he came home to find his wife and child dead. He rushed into the street, and laid down in the middle of the road, hoping that someone will put him out of his misery. A driver narrowly misses him, and rushes to Alister's aid, to see if he is alright. The driver suddenly keels over, dead from a heart attack. Taken to Sunnyside in an ambulance, Alister distinctly remembers a number of staff members, including big, muscular orderlies used to mental patients, dropping like flies. Looking out the window of his room, Alister sees a dry, desiccated landscape full of dead plants.

A psychiatrist named Anna Lee comes to the Institution, demanding to see Alister. The Director does his best to dissuade her, telling her about Alister's "situation," and showing her news articles as proof. She is not to be denied, so she enters Alister's room, talks with him for a while, then leaves, saying that she will be back the next day. Lo and behold, she returns the next day; she is not dead. Moving one step at a time, she takes Alister outside. The grounds are green and lush, not brown, dry and lifeless. She tells Alister that he is mentally ill, and not cursed. The beloved aunt, whose funeral Alister distinctly remembers, died several years before he was born. The mass deaths at the Institution on Alister's arrival never happened. Dr. Lee reveals that she is not exactly who she says she is. Then things get weird.

This is a very well-written book, with a little bit of Stephen King-like horror. It will keep the reader interested, and it is a gem of a story.

Paul Lappen is a freelance book reviewer whose blog, http://www.deadtreesreview.blogspot.com/, emphasizes small press and self-published books.






วันอังคารที่ 19 กุมภาพันธ์ พ.ศ. 2556

The tides of avarice: a Sagaria legend - by: John Dahlgren - book review

In the world of Sagaria - a place not so different than us, unlike almost all animals can talk and have to have about the same status in society, there are adventure... but usually not for lemmings. Outside the sleepy village of Foxglove, there are not many lemmings and a calmer, their place in the world is often overlooked. The only adventure know the most lemmings is the large exodus, where they selected by the great spirit over the mighty huge rocks into the land of doom, set out never to return. This is not quite good enough for Sylvester lemming sound, junior archivist and translator of the ancient tongues, but he sees other viable way in life. Also he is don't worry besotted with the charming and deliberate Viola Pickleberry, plenty of room in the head for others.

And then, one night, he and viola find a wounded ferrets in the River - worse still, a ferret wounded pirates - a treasure map and a warning that is true... too quickly

The first book in the Sagaria series by Swiss author John Dahlgren begins the tides of miserliness, and before you can say "Arrrr" it is out of the race. There is a lot to absorb in this novel - it runs on more than 400 pages and maintains a pace between lively to atemlos-but Dahlgren maneuvers through the history with wit and confidence, keep his characters and situations sent on the road lose without long game. Virtually all of his characters are richly drawn, even until late in the game extensions (Pimplebrains, a schweigsamer but Honorable pirate Beaver, is a good example), and the shading makes in their representations, which resonate with the deeper themes even on the rare occasion where some threatening the subtext to text to. However, even if buried dangerously close to the surface - like rise such as the importance of reason and rational approaches to the world of the dogma of the narrow-minded religions - managed some of the themes, Dahlgren Ligeia avoid and keep the story on a pitch of the ship.

Part of what makes the Dahlgren book so remarkable is the amazing sophistication which mixes the author and genre elements and sound without diving too far in one direction. While probably as fantasy - the book is classified animals talk, clothing and sailing boats tends to make that one given - there is more sea adventure than anything else, and a late Act makes development a strong argument for the position in a different genre altogether. More the book is just funny to the point. Despite some dark corners and the fact that the story still never away is afraid of violence, considers a sound which close perpetual irritated firmly in the hand in the Dahlgren; a large part of the explanatory prose and dialogue reveals an anglophile sense of humor, and the General voice of the book is playful, witty, similar to Douglas Adams or Tom Holt. For fans of wit, adventure or even pirate stories Dahlgren should book a welcome addition to the shelves.

Tested by: Nicole Sorkin, Pacific book review

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วันอาทิตย์ที่ 30 ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2555

A Review of Bentley Little's Dispatch

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Jason Hanford is an excellent writer and he often uses his ability in a deceitful manner. This deceitful way often gets Jason everything that he wants in life. All he has to do is write a simple letter. He sends letters to businesses, newspapers and anywhere else that he sees fit.

With a single letter, Jason can get free food, free passes and even a response from the government. Soon, someone takes notice of Jason's letter writing ability and offers him a job. The job offer is from someplace that Jason is not aware of and a place that he cannot even imagine.

At this point, his life is in shambles; he is divorced and without a job. With his life at a low-point, he accepts the mysterious job offer that requires him to only write letters. That is all, nothing more. The job almost seems too good to be true.

What Jason does not know is that this job will change his life in a way that he cannot even begin to fathom.

Bentley Little does an excellent job at turning something so simple as letter writing or even a store and turns it into something terrifying. Readers that are already familiar with Little's writing style know that he takes everyday mundane things and turns them into brutal nightmares.

Dispatch is not an exception, except that it is difficult to have any type of sympathy for the main character. He is a shady individual and it is hard to sympathize. However, the situation that he finds himself is horrific and bizarre, maybe even too bizarre.

Little is known for bizarre and far-fetched stories, but this one is out there. Sometimes it is laughably extreme. Dispatch is not one of the best Little books available, but it does deliver if you can get past certain bizarre points.

The first half of the book is certainly more enjoyable than the second half. The second half of the novel is where things start to fall apart. Some areas are not very coherent. The ending is not very strong, but the strange factor certainly matches the rest of the story.

Overall, Dispatch is an easy read that has some faults. It is a page-turner, but the reader will really have to accept some truly far-fetched scenarios, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

Some other recommended reads by Bentley Little are: The Association and The Store.

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วันอาทิตย์ที่ 9 ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2555

Book Review for: "A Clash of Kings"

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Book Review for: A Clash of Kings
Written by: George RR Martin
Bantam Books
ISBN: 0-553-10803-4
Avail: print & ebook
4 Stars

Martin pens a worthy follow up to his fantasy epic, "A Game of Thrones," with "A Clash of Kings." Mainly set on the land of Westros, several men fight for the crown of the seven kingdoms. Will there be a winner? In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the mother of dragons, seeks to find a way to return to Westros.

The story opens with the main characters observing a comet in the sky. Each has their own personal interpretations of the comet - good and bad. What I liked about Martin's use of the comet was how he evoked "an impending sense" about what was going to occur and what was inevitable. This tone lingers in the reader's mind as the story enfolds.

Stannis, the previous king's rightful heir, has turned to sorcery and believes the time is right to attack Westros and secure his throne. With his backers and sorceress, he sets out to accomplish his inevitable mission.

In King's Landing, the 13-year-old king, Joffery, demonstrates cruel brutality and little concern for the subjects who follow him. It's up to his uncle, Tyrion Lannister, to defend the city and carry out justice. Tyrion has quite a challenge considering the obstacles in his path.

Tyrion's father, Tywin, fights north of King's Landing, but is unable to defeat Robb Stark's forces or secure his son, Jaime's, freedom.

Ayra Stark finds herself at Harrenhal, serving first the Lannisters, than Robb's man, Bolton, and she must rely on all her wits to stay alive. Will Syrio's lessons prove enough?

To the west, Balon Greyjoy, self-styled king of the iron islands, attacks the northern coast. His son, Theon, returns to a prodigal greetings and finds his sister holds much favor with their father. Wanting to earn prestige in his father's eyes, he attacks the Starks at Winterfell.

Bran and Rickon flee Winterfell and are presumed dead. North of Winterfell, Jon Snow and the Night's Watch explore beyond the wall in order to determine the nature of the impeding threat.

Catelyn Stark journeys to Storm's End and has an adventure before returning to Riverrun where she is determined to support her son, Robb. An explosive confrontation with Jaime Lannister towards the end of the story settles several issues for her.

In the south, Renly Barathron makes plans to attack King's Landing, but first he must deal with his brother, Stannis. In the far the far east, Daenerys leads her Khalhaser through barren land before finding hope in the city of Quarth.

Martin's story is told from several perspectives, giving the novel its epic fantasy feel. The writing is sharp and never lingers, moving from event to event at a crisp pace.

Martin's characters give the story its heart. For Daenerys, her character continues to grow in inner strength and resolve. Theon's deception is heartbreaking, while Tyrion's honest approach as the King's Hand had me rooting for him despite the darkness behind the Lannister's bright colors.

"A Clash of Kings" stirs a passion within the soul, making the reader feel as if they're a knight in Westros. The only drawback, while minor for me, were the open plot points at the end of the novel. While several ends were tied up, new ones developed. There's no feeling of satisfaction at the end just a restless anxiety that promises to continue with "A Storm of Swords." Martin, though, has me hooked, so I'll read to find out what happens next. Some, however, may find the unresolved ending frustrating.

Who will be the king of the 7 kingdoms? Joffery? Renly? Stannis? Balon Greyjoy? Robb Stark? "A Clash of Kings" promises surprises, fast-paced action, and will leave the reader anxious to read the next book in the series. Overall, "A Clash of Kings" will leave you breathless and wanting to know what happens next.

Reviewed by: S. Burkhart

Steph B is an author who likes to read many books and a variety of different genres. Steph B is an author at http://www.Writing.Com/ which is a site for Creative Writing.






วันจันทร์ที่ 26 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2555

Plantaniums "Awakening", By: Joseph M. Armillas - Book Review

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With the first book of his trilogy, author Joseph M. Armillas has written a spiritual science fiction that captivates the reader for the most part. In later chapters the saga drags a bit with the history of the super intelligent Umhar and Tausenzauts. It takes off again when a new ship approaches Plantanimus. Written in third person narrative it's easy to fall in love with Kelem, the author's main character. While he is the richest and most intelligent man in the universe he is also a most kind and gentle young man who suffers just like the rest of us in matters of love and loss of love. He shuns politics and fake relationships opting for genuine friendships instead. For an evolved being from Mars you could say Kelem is very caring and well, "very down to Earth." He's the kind of protagonist you want to explore the universe with so don't miss Joseph M. Armillas's second and third books in the trilogy,Plantanimus "Return to Mars and Plantanimus "The Gulax War."

Plantanimus "Awakening," is the first book in the Plantanimus trilogy by author Joseph M. Armillas, describing the galactic adventures of Kelem Rogeston. Kelem is a gifted genius and Martian child prodigy of vast scientific intelligence. He graduated at nine years old and has become the red planet's greatest pilot. He also has powerful psychic abilities that he's only beginning to master. He faces many adversities as he transforms from a boy into a most respected Martian citizen. At twenty, Kelem invents an n'time generator and the planet's most advanced spacecraft; a spaceship that can disappear and reappear instantly at any desired location in the solar system. He will eventually play a major role in the interplanetary revolution that will attempt to liberate Mars from the evil Phalanx. The Phalanx is a fascist style Terran organization that has taken over Earth and plans to steal the n'time technology and enslave the inhabitants of Mars.

Centuries back the repressive Phalanx group promoted the War of Independence and Mother Earth lost Mars and the Moon as colonies. Then the Phalanx infiltrated every aspect of Earth's government and society. Now in the 27th century, leader Soltan Voltanieu has become the most dangerous man in the universe. He uses every deception and cruelty to control the Terran people and aspires to rule Mars with an iron fist. Meanwhile, Kelem is stranded on the alien planet Plantanimus and thinks he will have to live out his life there. He comes to accept this fate as his destiny. He befriends the Dreamers who live there. They help him develop his gifts and expand his consciousness. He visits the Quantum Tide and can see the past, the present, and the future all at once. Kelem is the first member of the Sixth Root Race-a race that is an evolution of mankind. He doesn't want to leave his new home, but he must because his people are in danger and the future of Mars depends on his return.

S. Marie Vernon, Pacific Book Review

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