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Classic Fantasy Book Review: The Queen of the Black Coast, by Robert E. Howard

Posted on December 9, 2012 by W.E. Linde

This short story/novella falls about in the middle of the series of Conan adventures published by Robert E. Howard from 1932 – 1934. Based on my extensive research (meaning after a couple of Wikipedia searches), I learned that Howard was … Continue reading →

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When Pantheons Collide: Book Review of American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

Posted on August 26, 2012 by W.E. Linde

Note: No spoilers. This was my first Neil Gaiman novel, and I was excited to jump in. Actually, that is not entirely true (the first part, not the excited part). Several years ago I read Good Omens, co-written by Neil … Continue reading →

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A Masterful Ending to a Trilogy: Book Review of Gabriel’s Revenge, by Steve Umstead

Posted on August 10, 2012 by W.E. Linde

(Note: No spoilers). Right away, I will confess that I loved the first two installments of this story. Now, with this third novel of the Evan Gabriel trilogy, author Steve Umstead closes his masterful science fiction epic. Or maybe “odyssey” … Continue reading →

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The Master of Madness: Book Review of The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft

Posted on July 31, 2012 by W.E. Linde

If you have any inclination toward horror or classic authors, you’ve probably at least heard snippets of H.P. Lovecraft’s literary legacy. Strange words like Cthulhu and the Necronomicon have worked their way into a horror subculture that has endured for … Continue reading →

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A visionary work…book review of the #scifi classic The Time Machine

Posted on June 12, 2012 by W.E. Linde

“In a moment my hand was on the lever, and I had placed a month between myself and these monsters.” What a classic, wonderfully imaginative science fiction sentence. I had read H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine many years ago. I … Continue reading →

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Book Review of Gabriel: Zero Point by Steve Umstead #scifi #sciencefiction

Posted on April 13, 2012 by W.E. Linde

(Note: No spoilers). I was thrilled when I heard a few weeks ago that Steve Umstead had a prequel in the making for his popular and captivating Evan Gabriel scifi adventure trilogy. There’s always that element of sadness when a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Game of Thrones #fantasy #review #bookreview

Posted on April 3, 2012 by W.E. Linde

4 Stars, out of 5. I’m so happy that I’ve finally addressed the terrible shortcoming of being one of the few fantasy fans who had not read any of George Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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eBook Review: Be the Monkey #publishing #writing

Posted on February 9, 2012 by W.E. Linde

                Be the Monkey, as is explained in the forward,  is a Google Documents conversation  (actually, a series of conversations) that has been saved and compiled into a short eBook. Two authors, Barry Eisler … Continue reading →

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