last reads

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth Publishing information; Paperback; 391 pgs Publisher: Vintage; 5 Oct 2004 ISBN: 9781400079490 Standalone Copy: Out of pocket Reviewer; Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "In an astonishing feat of narrative invention, our most ambitious novelist imagines an alternate version of American history. In 1940 Charles A. Lindbergh, heroic aviator and rabid isolationist, is elected President. Shortly thereafter, he negotiates a cordial "understanding" with Adolf Hitler, while the new government embarks on a program of folksy anti-Semitism. For one boy growing up in Newark, Lindbergh's election is the first in a series of ruptures that threatens to destroy his small, safe corner of America—and with it, his mother, his father, and his older brother." The Plot Against America came to my attention when the 2017 Presidential Election came to a close as it was recommended on many different reading lists. The plot sounded interesting so I took a ch...

I recently finished reading Neil Gaiman 's American Gods  ( my review is scheduled for Thursday ), and I immediately started Kings of the Wyld  by Nicholas Eames . I'm nearing its end, and it's been so much fun that I'm going to be sad to turn the last page, I think. Expect a review soon. Here's how the top of my TBR pile looks like (I don't necessarily chose my books by their covers, but if I did I would only read books whose covers are designed by the amazing Richard Anderson ): Title: Kings of the Wyld Author: Nicholas Eames Publishing Information: Paperback, 544 pages Publisher: Orbit (February 21, 2017) ISBN: 978-0316362474 Series: The Band Glory never gets old. Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld. Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk, or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay's door...

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01 by John Wagner Pat Mills, Carlos Ezquerra (Illustrator), Mike McMahon (Illustrator), Ian Gibson (Illustrator), Robert Flynn, Kelvin Grosnell, Charles Herring Jr. , Malcolm Shaw, Joe Collins, Brian Bolland (Illustrator), Massimo Belardinelli (Illustrator), John Cooper (Illustrator) Publishing information: Paperback; 320 pages Publisher: 2000 AD; 15 June 2010 ISBN: 978-1906735876 Series: Vol 1 Copy: Out of pocket Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "The iconic character Judge Dredd finally received the graphic novel platform he deserved in the Case Files editions. Since 1977, one man has dominated the British comic scene. He is judge, jury and executioner; a merciless farfuture lawman delivering justice with an iron fist on the mean streets of Mega-City One. He is Judge Dredd! US readers can discover the roots of this legendary character in this vast a thrill-packed series of graphic novels, which collect together all of Dredd’s adventures in ch...

Talion: Revenant by Michael A. Stackpole Publishing information: Paperback; 467 pgs Publisher: Spectra; 31 May 1997 ISBN: 9780553576566 Standalone Copy: Out of Pocket Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "The man he is sworn to protect is the man who butchered his family. Justices the select of the Talion, endowed with fearsome magick and lethal martial skills roam the Shattered Empire, crushing the lawless and championing the oppressed. Their word is law and their judgement binding on highborn and low. Nolan is a Justice born in what once was the free nation of Sinjaria. Orphaned in the war of conquest with the nation of Hamis, he traveled to far Talianna and secured the right to become a Justice. Now, years later, the Master of all Talions has a dangerous assignment for Nolan: He is to guard the life of the king who destroyed Sinjaria and slaughtered his family. Alone, Nolan ventures into the political maelstrom that is the court of Hamis to stop an assassin even his Masters think c...

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Narrated by Claire Danes Publishing information: Audible Publisher: Audible Studios; 20 July 12 ISBN: 978-0385490818 Standalone Copy: Out of Pocket Reviewer: Tyson Audible Amazon Synopsis: "The seminal work of speculative fiction from the Booker Prize-winning author, soon to be a Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss, Samira Wiley, and Joseph Fiennes. Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the days before, when she lived and made love with her husband Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her o...

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Publishing information: Hardback; 304pgs Publisher: WW Norton & Co., 7 Feb 17 ISBN: 9780393609097 Standalone Copy: Out of pocket Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "Introducing an instant classic―master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths. Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki―son of a giant―blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, ...