The Magdalena Curse F.G. Cottam Thomas Dunne Books Hardcover, 336 pages, $25.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt The Magdalena Curse is a fascinating and frustrating novel. Author F.G. Cottam is superb in creating atmosphere and finely etched characters. Yet the...
Bleed Ed Kurtz CreateSpace Paperback, $14.99 Review by Darkeva Bleed is not a book that one can summarize. The back cover copy says the story is about Walt, who moves to a fixer-upper with a ceiling stain he ignores at first until it expands, and starts eating...
In Extremis: The Most Extreme Short Stories of John Shirley John Shirley Underland Press Trade Paper, 320 pages, $14.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt “Be Thankful, breathe a sigh of relief and nod your head in humble gratitude that you’re not a neurotic fan...
Flashback Dan Simmons Little, Brown & Company 2011, 554pp, $27.99 Review by Wayne C. Rogers Dan Simmons first came on the scene with The Song of Kali back in 1985. Not only was it an excellent first novel, but it also had Harlan Ellison’s endorsement....
Dead Man: Ring of Knives Book 2 in the Dead Man series Lee Goldberg, James Daniels, William Rabkin Adventures in Television 120 Pages, Paperback Review by Darkeva Summary: Matthew Cahill is an ordinary man leading a simple life until a shocking accident changes...
Dead of Night Jonathon Maberry St. Martins Press, November 2011 Review by Matthew Tait Few writers over the past decade have made quite the triumphant impact on dark fiction’s shores than one Jonathan Maberry. In a relatively short space of time he has cut a...
