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Continue reading →: QUICKIE REVIEW: “Doctor Who: The Angel of Redemption” by Nikita Gill
I wouldn’t go so far as to say Nikita Gill’s Doctor Who: The Angel of Redemption is an “epic poem” about the history of the Weeping Angels the way its synopsis suggests. Not really. But what it is is a genuinely moving, surprisingly personal tale of one Weeping Angel’s journey…
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Continue reading →: QUICKIE REVIEW: “Minecraft: The Village” by Max Brooks
Unfortunately, Max Brooks’ latest foray into the world of Minecraft, The Village, is his least successful so far. While the first book, The Island, offered a delightful, inventive take on the Minecraft mythology, the subsequent two books – The Mountain and The Village – are perfect examples of diminishing returns.…
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Continue reading →: Quickie Review: “A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories” by Terry PratchettA Stroke of the Pen is a lovely collection of previously undiscovered Terry Pratchett short stories.
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Continue reading →: QUICKIE REVIEW: “The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse” by Tom Holt
If you’re looking for a book that’s basically The Office meets Discworld, then Tom Holt’s The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse might just be the book for you. It’s a funny, thrilling ride through the interoffice politics of a commercial sorcery firm. Absurd to the nth degree and filled with…
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Continue reading →: QUICKIE REVIEW: “Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Lost Christmas”For what it is, Alastair Heim and Aristides Ruiz’s “Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Lost Christmas!” is a fun read. It pales in comparison to Dr. Seuss’ seminal classic, but as its own little Christmas read, it’s cute enough.
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Continue reading →: QUICKIE REVIEW: “The Death I Gave Him” by Em X. Liu
Em X. Liu’s The Death I Gave Him is an interesting beast. Mostly, it’s an exceedingly clever and faithful retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Put simply, if you’re at all familiar with Hamlet, then you’ve got a pretty good idea of what’s going on here. Liu takes the guts of that…
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Continue reading →: QUICKIE REVIEW: “Thornhedge” by T. Kingfisher
T. Kingfisher’s “Thornhedge” proved a bit of a mixed bag for me. It’s a sweet, horrific, enticing read. But it’s also slow-paced and occasionally as frustrating as it is thrilling.
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Continue reading →: QUICKIE REVIEW: “Mister Magic” by Kiersten White
Kiersten White’s “Mister Magic” is an unsettling, surreal, and haunting look at the ways childhood trauma shapes a person. It’s scary, horrific, endlessly captivating, and deeply strange – in the best way possible.
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Continue reading →: QUICKIE REVIEW: “Doctor Who: Kerblam!” by Pete McTighe
The original TV version of “Kerblam” is one of those Doctor Who stories that mostly works, but always feels like it’s missing one key ingredient to make it wholly come together. And Pete McTighe’s novelization of his original script manages to bring the story much closer to fully coalescing –…
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Continue reading →: QUICKIE REVIEW: “Doctor Who: Once and Future – A Genius For War” by Jonathan Morris
In Jonathan Morris’s Doctor Who: Once and Future – A Genius For War, the Time Lords need the Doctor’s (Sylvester McCoy) help. They’ve received a frantic distress call from Davros (Terry Molloy), creator of the Daleks. In exchange for their help in freeing him from the Daleks’ prison, he’s willing…
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Michael has been reviewing movies, TV shows, books, and more since 2017 for Thoroughly Modern Reviewer and, more recently, as a critic for Geek Vibes Nation.
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