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Amped, by Daniel Wilson

August 7, 2012

This is the sequel to Robopocalypse–a continuing story of man’s  technology rising up against him. Her, whatever. It’s not exactly a  sequel, as it has no relation to Robopocalypse, except

Robopocolypse, by Daniel Wilson

August 1, 2012

Each chapter of this book reads like a short story, even though they’re all related to the central story, about a worldwide uprising of robots. It obviously takes place in the

11/22/63, by Stephen King

June 12, 2012

Another winner by The King. Although it’s not hard to figure out that changing history can lead to some “interesting” results, Stephen King manages to throw in enough plot twists

American Samuri, by Steve Hendry

June 5, 2012

Great action. If you like Vince Flynn (and Mitch Rapp), you’ll like this book. It starts off with a 13 year old boy fighting several British commandos in the boy’s

Hidden Shadows, by Maryann Paige

May 30, 2012

Surprisingly good, considering I had never heard of the author. But, I’m a sucker for horror, and this was right up my alley. It has all the right elements–fear, monsters,

The Rule of Nine–book review

April 10, 2012

By Steve Martini–This story was just full of twists, and has two really, really evil characters. One is the mastermind, and the other is an assassin. The author hides the

Review of Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff:

March 29, 2011

Since there is very little record of her life, this was not your average biography. I liked the way Stacy was able to support the conclusions she came to, though.

Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese

March 7, 2011

This book really caught me by surprise–it had good reviews, but it just didn’t seem like my kind of book. But, I took a chance and I’m very glad I

Best Served Cold, Joe Abercrombie

May 18, 2010

What a roller coaster ride. At first, I thought this book was going to be a wannabe “Pillars of the Earth,”, but I was soon proved wrong. It takes place

The Poet, Michael Connelly

May 18, 2010

A killer is leaving clues from stories written by Edgar Allen Poe. But the police miss the connection, and a reporter recognizes the vital link because the last person killed

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