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ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER by Seth Grahame-Smith

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER by Seth Grahame-Smith Review (4.5 out of 5 Stars)

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
by Seth Grahame-Smith
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 352
Source: Publisher
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When I first heard that Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (see our review here), had a new book coming out I wasn’t too interested because the whole horror/classic lit mashup genre never really appealed to me. That changed when I found out that the book’s title was Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. My curiosity piqued, I immersed myself in Grahame-Smith’s prose and found it to be one of the best books I have read in recent history, as it expertly blends biographical, fantasy, horror, and action genres into one amazing read.
The key to the success of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is Grahame-Smith’s telling the story using a biographical style, which is as good as Goodwin’s Team [...]

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AUTHOR: Jose

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Mar 2

2010

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 8 ISSUE 32 by Joss Whedon

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 8, ISSUE 32, TWILIGHT – CHAPTER ONE: BUFFY HAS F#@$ING SUPERPOWERS by Joss Whedon Review (5 out of 5 Stars)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 #32
by Joss Whedon
Writer: Brad Meltzer
Pencils: Georges Jeanty
Inks: Andy Owens
Colors: Michelle Madsen
Release Date: February 2, 2010
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Pages: 40
Source: Purchased
I haven’t reviewed a graphic novel for Daemon’s Books before, but issue 32 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is just so awesome that I couldn’t resist. It’s the first issue written by Brad Meltzer and the first in the Twilight arc, a four-issue arc in which we will finally learn the identity of the mysterious big bad of Season 8. The big reveal will take place in the next issue, though it’s been nearly impossible to avoid the spoilers so I think most of us already know who it is. For now though it’s still a secret [...]

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AUTHOR: Kristen

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Mar 1

2010

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Magician: Apprentice by Raymond Feist

MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE by Raymond Feist Review (4 out of 5 Stars)

Magician: Apprentice by Raymond Feist
Release Date: November 1982
Publisher:Spectra
Pages: 528
Source: Purchased
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Magician: Apprentice by Raymond Feist manages to be many things at once. At times the plot is predictable, but it will also surprise you. The story begins with our hero, Pug, a young orphan kitchen boy from the peaceful and happy town of Crydee. When Pug and his best friend Thomas are chosen for their apprenticeships, their fates seem comfortably predictable. However, when some unknown, and unwelcome visitors from another world start appearing, both of their lives are forever changed.
There are 2 things I really liked about Magician:Apprentice. For starters, the characters are fantastic. Although many of them may remind of you Tolkien characters, they will nevertheless charm their way into your heart. Secondly, Feist cuts out all the fat and gives you only the major plot points. [...]

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AUTHOR: Amie

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Jan 6

2010

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KITTY’S HOUSE OF HORRORS by Carrie Vaughn

KITTY’S HOUSE OF HORRORS by Carrie Vaughn Review (4 out of 5 Stars)

Kitty’s House of Horrors
by Carrie Vaughn
Release Date: January 4, 2010
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 304
Source: Publisher
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Kitty Norville, werewolf and radio talk show host, returns in her seventh book, Kitty’s House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn. When Kitty is approached by Hollywood producers to participate in a reality show about supernatural creatures, she’s reluctant to sign up. But the lure of free publicity is strong and plus she finds out a few of her friends are going to be on the show too. Kitty soon finds herself filming the show at a lodge in a remote part of Montana with shapeshifters, vampires, and psychics. What starts out as a normal reality show quickly changes into something more sinister and Kitty and her friends must fight for survival.
Even though I’m a big fan of [...]

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AUTHOR: Kristen

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Jan 4

2010

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ANATHEM by Neal Stephenson

ANATHEM by Neal Stephenson Review (5 out of 5 Stars)

Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Publisher: William Morrow
Pages: 960
Source: Purchased
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To me, the sign of a good book is that you want to read it again after you finish it. The sign of a great book is not only that you want to read it again, but you can pick up that book at any time and any place in the story and start reading. Anathem is one a few books that fall in this category. Neal Stephenson’s story weighs in at just under 1000 pages (32 hours for the audiobook), yet does a wonderful job in creating good characters and an engaging story that tackles a wide variety of topics (from environmental to metaphysical to linguistics).
The story takes place on an Earth-like planet named Arbre and you can infer from the story and the [...]

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AUTHOR: Jose

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Dec 30

2009

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GLASS HOUSES (Morganville Vampires, Book 1) by Rachel Caine

GLASS HOUSES by Rachel Caine Review (3 out of 5 Stars)

Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
Release Date: October 3, 2006
Publisher: NAL Jam
Pages: 256
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With “New Moon” hitting theaters this Friday, I’ve had Twilight on the brain recently. While looking for another good vampire romance, I came across Glass Houses by Rachel Caine, the first book in the Morganville Vampires series. The series takes place in Morganville, Texas, a town that is run by vampires. It’s also home to Texas Prairie University, where super-smart sixteen-year-old Claire is starting her freshman year as an advanced placement student. Most freshmen hate the dorms, but for Claire it’s truly a living hell after she inadvertently embarrasses head mean girl, Monica. Desperate for a new place to live, she answers an ad for a roommate at an off-campus house called the Glass House. There she meets Michael, Shane, [...]

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AUTHOR: Kristen

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Nov 16

2009

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A TOUCH OF DEAD by Charlaine Harris

A TOUCH OF DEAD by Charlaine Harris Review (3 out of 5 Stars)

A Touch Of Dead
by Charlaine Harris
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Publisher: Ace
Pages: 208
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This past weekend I checked out the book A Touch Of Dead by Charlaine Harris. A Touch Of Dead is a collection of short stories that features our favorite vamp-loving heroine Sookie Stackhouse. Just to be clear, this book is not a continuation of the current series, but rather a collection of tales that could have conceivably happened while the rest of the series was taking place. It’s a short read with large print, pictures and a petite page count of only 208. What I enjoyed about this book is that it was so small I could keep it in my purse and bust it out while in waiting rooms and the like.
The stories are better than average and I would recommend them [...]

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AUTHOR: Amie

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Nov 12

2009

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LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS Book Review

LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS by Charlaine Harris (2 1/2 out of 5 Stars)

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
Release Date: March 26, 2002
Publisher: Ace Books
Pages: 291
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In the second book of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse series, Living Dead in Dallas, Sookie finds herself getting more and more involved in the vamps’ world. Was it Michael Corleone who said, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in?” That should be Sookie’s motto because even though she knows better than to get mixed up with vampires, she always seems to anyway. This time it’s after she’s attacked by a maenad that she ends up owing Eric a favor. He wants her to go to Dallas to find out who’s been kidnapping vampires. The prime suspect is the Fellowship of the Sun, a sketchy group that masquerades as a religious organization. [...]

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AUTHOR: Kristen

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Nov 4

2009

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AND ANOTHER THING… Book Review

AND ANOTHER THING… by Eoin Colfer

And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer
Release Date: October 12, 2009
Publisher: Hyperion, New York
Pages: 273
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And Another Thing… is the sixth book in the Hitchhiker’s Guide trilogy, and the first to be penned by Eoin Colfer (the first five books in the series were written by Douglas Adams before his passing). Colfer is best known for his work in the Artemis Fowl books, a great Young Adult series that takes on the fantasy world in an exciting manner. The task of continuing a much beloved sci-fi series with a large dedicated following was not helped by the way the fifth book, Mostly Harmless, ended (where the main characters in the series find themselves on a planet about to be blown up).
The book continues the tale of Arthur Dent and the assorted companions he has met through his travels in the galaxy. After [...]

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AUTHOR: Jose

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Oct 29

2009

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FLASHFORWARD Book Review

FLASHFORWARD by Robert J. Sawyer (3 out of 5 stars)

Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition
Pages: 320
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Imagine being able to grab a quick glimpse of what is happening to you at a point 21 years in the future. What would you do if you are not happy with what you see? If you liked what you saw, would you be afraid you could screw things up in the intervening years? What if you saw nothing? Would you take the future as fixed or able to change if based on events in the intervening time?
Flashforward provides us with an interesting science fiction view on the age old questions of free will, destiny and fate. It opens with a physics experiment that causes the whole of humanity to blackout and has their consciousness flung 21 years in the future for a period of [...]

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AUTHOR: Jose

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Oct 23

2009

COMMENTS: 1

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