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REVIEW: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

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Title:  American Gods Author:  Neil Gaiman Publishing Information: Paperback, 576 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (March 28, 2017) ISBN-10: 0062572237 ISBN-13: 978-0062572233 Copy: Sent by Publisher Reviewer: Yagiz " R eleased from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow than is possible, warns that a storm is coming -- a battle for the very soul of America . . . and they are in its direct path." M any consider Neil Gaiman 's American Gods  one of his best works. Consequently it had been on my radar for a long while. But you know how it goes: there are too many good books to read, and never enough time. When I received a copy of the 10th anniversary edition from the publisher, I took it as a sign, and I started to read it the same evening. And I was hooked from the first chapter. The main protagonist, Shadow, is a big fella trying to ...

REVIEW: Age of Blood by Weston Ochse

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Age of Blood by Weston Ochse Publishing information: Paperback ARC; 337 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; 15 Oct 2013 ISBN: 78-1250036629 Series: SEAL Team 666 #2 Copy: Provided by author Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "Tom Clancy meets The X-Files in Weston Ochse's SEAL Team 666 series starring the Navy SEALs who handle supernatural threats When a Senator’s daughter is kidnapped by a mysterious group with ties to the supernatural . . . it’s clearly a job for SEAL TEAM 666. As Triple Six gets involved, they discover links to the Zeta Cartel, a newly discovered temple beneath Mexico City, and a group known as Followers of the Flayed One. International politics, cross-border narco-terrorism, and an insidious force operating inside the team soon threaten to derail the mission. Forced to partner with several militant ex-patriots and a former Zeta hitman-turned-skinwalker, Triple Six is the world's only hope to stop the return of the Age of Blood." In the last SEAL ...