Review: Sandman Slim

Sandman Slim
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Not a bad entry in the modern magic noir genre, but not a great one either. It’s serviceable. That said, there’s a lot of moments where we as reader need to know something which is conveniently told to us in the form of clunky exposition just before we need to know it.

It’s the first of a series, and I can see how it can be a continuing story, but not sure I want to keep up with the characters.

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Review: Oceanspace

OceanspaceOceanspace by Allen Steele
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Ouch! I’m a HUGE fan of underwater stories. Doesn’t matter what the general plot is, be it monster or character, I’ll go to it like a…well…like a fish to water. So when I first caught sight of Allen Steele’s “Oceanspace” needless to say I was very excited.
What a bad move that was. Continue reading “Review: Oceanspace”