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Misericordia
Misericordia rated it 8 years ago
Q:Did they really know who I was? My paranoia started doing the multiplication tables.(c)Q:I wondered what his problem was; if he was on drugs, or if just being a taMing was enough to fuck him up this bad.(c)
Misericordia
Misericordia rated it 8 years ago
I've been procrastinating to stave off reading this series for, like, 5 years? And now I finally have gotten to reading it. And it is as good as expected, maybe even a bit better. Love this.
Brian's Book Blog
Brian's Book Blog rated it 8 years ago
I haven't seen the film that goes with this novel, so didn't have any expectations about characters or events.Stands on its own as a good hybrid of sci-fi and Western.The characters start off as the typical Western tropes; silent and mysterious stranger with a past, cattle barons who think they run ...
The Layaway Dragon
The Layaway Dragon rated it 10 years ago
Recommendation: If you insist on completing the trilogy. Otherwise, Catspaw (#2) is the must-read while Psion (#1) is solid. Rating: 2-2 ½ stars I read it, enjoyed parts of it but it has problematic tropes and nonsensical premises I can’t accept with a unsatisfying ending. ProsGet up close and perso...
The Layaway Dragon
The Layaway Dragon rated it 10 years ago
TW: Rape Content: realistic kyriarchy, some violence, an explosion, exploitation, child neglect, sex, Rating: 4 ½ starsRecommendation: Fantastic cyberpunk with a smart-mouth dark hero in a sprawling universe as he copes with his own trauma among the responsible oligarchy. A must-read for science f...
A Spoopy Love Affair With Books
A Spoopy Love Affair With Books rated it 11 years ago
Imagine a mixture of Han Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale, Celtic/Welsh mythology (which I talked about here), the changing and turning of the year; now add in the science fiction and space opera sensibilities of Frank Herbert's Dune, with a dash of Star Wars, and finish it off with Joan D. V...
AmySea
AmySea rated it 11 years ago
You know, I was pleasantly surprised by this western/sci-fi/horror/action/adventure book! I have not seen the movie which spawned the book, but I do know that it didn't do particularly well at the box office. I didn't really have high hopes for this book, but I wanted something, well, different. ...
Book Drunk Sloth
Book Drunk Sloth rated it 11 years ago
Not as good as the Snow Queen, but I still enjoyed it.
Book Drunk Sloth
Book Drunk Sloth rated it 11 years ago
This was difficult to follow at first. Once I got into it however, it swept me away.
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
I can almost hear the pitch "Shane meets Fourth of July" and you wouldn't be far off if you approached it like that. Man with amnesia and initially no name rides into a town. On his arm is a strange metal device. The stranger finds out who he is and he's not sure he likes it. Add to it a strange...
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