The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, by Mark Hodder
London: the 1860′s. Upperclass British gents fund explorations to Africa, Asia and beyond. Bored dilettantes drink wine, write poetry, and look for direction in their lives. The working class works...
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Behold! LRR’s end of year listy thing! (Yay peer pressure!) Favorite book of 2010: Zoo City by Lauren Beukes. Words can not describe how much I loved this book. It turned me into a blabbering...
View ArticleDeck, double deck, and new acquisitions.
Because I have a digital camera and I know how to use it! (Ok, I sort of know how to use it) I’ve still got The Wolf Age by James Enge and Mountains of Majipoor by Robert Silverberg topping the TBR...
View Articlewhile I’m stuck at work . . .
seriously, who scheduled me to work on a Friday!? Raise your hand, I want to glare at you! however, for those of you who are not raising your hand, here are some goodies for you. Filed under Totally...
View ArticleA very Shiny Curious Clockwork Man Giveaway!
I feel like that should be the name of a hallmark channel movie, “a very shiny clockwork christmas”, or something, don’t you? Anyways, thanks to the always friendly folks at PYR, I have a beautiful,...
View ArticleSteampunk goes Mad Science!
The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man, by Mark Hodder Published March 2011 where I got it: received ARC from the publisher why I read it: adored the first book in the series, The Strange Affair of...
View ArticleLast day to enter!
Don’t forget, today is the last day to get in on the contest to win a copy of The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man, book two in Mark Hodder’s steampunk/mad science Burton & Swinburne series....
View Articlea laugh at Dan Brown’s expense
Ahh, the smell and feel of new books. Even if they are only new-to-me. Even if they came from the library and I have to give them back. They are still the physical object known as book, usually...
View ArticleExpedition to the Mountains of the Moon, by Mark Hodder
Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon (Burton & Swinburn #3) by Mark Hodder published in January 2011 where I got it: received review copy from Pyr why I read it: Highly enjoyed the first two...
View ArticleA Red Sun Also Rises, by Mark Hodder
A Red Sun Also Rises, by Mark Hodder published December 2012 where I got it: received ARC from the publisher . . . . . . . . . . Aiden Fleischer is a conflicted man, more so than most men. A young...
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