Sahara follows the adventures of Dirk Pitt, whose character is central to a series of novels by Cussler. Pitt is allegedly a scientist for NUMA, although at times he comes off as […]
I’ve been a fan of Michael Connelly’s writing for quite some time now. I like that he has great characters who are fallible. My favorite, of course, is Harry Bosch. However, not […]
Harry Turtledove is perhaps the most prolific author in the genre known as alternate history. This is where an author takes a moment in history and wonders what if something happened a […]
The second book in the Miami Jones series by author A.J. Stewart finds Miami Jones answering the call of an old girlfriend. Miami Jones is a former minor-league baseball player turned private […]
In general, books are always better than the movies made based on them. In the case of the recent limited series The Stand, this is most certainly true. In the case of […]
When I was about my daughter’s age, nine, a friend of the family gave me my first Little House book. I was immediately captivated by the stories within and read them over […]
In the year 2040, the United States is but a mere fraction of the world power it once was. Instead of global warming, a series of volcanic eruptions have caused the earth […]
I’ve had this book on my “to read” list for a while. In addition to knowing the author from her role on one of the television shows of my youth, Little House […]
Harry Turtledove has taken the Second World War and masterfully translated it into a fantasy world of dragons and behemoths; of ley lines and magic; of sticks and eggs which release sorcerous […]
After my son Kyle Ferriera van Leer declared his major in Egyptology at Yale in 2010, he mentioned the Book of Two Ways in passing. Without knowing a thing about it, I […]
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