Monthly Archives: August 2015

Current Reading, August 24 – 30

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Rick Robinson

A break in the weather with cooler temperatures also brought a storm that, by lightning strike, fried our Comcast connection. Thus we were without internet, cable or landline phone for three days and have just now had services restored. The … Continue reading →

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OUTAGE

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Rick Robinson

We had a huge storm last night and this morning we have no Comcast services: no landline, no cable, no computer. They say “there’s no outage in your area, we’ll send someone out Monday afternoon”. Nothing sooner? Nope. So no … Continue reading →

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ffb: Death and the Dutch Uncle

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Rick Robinson

this is the 186th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Death and the Dutch Uncle by Patricia Moyes, Henry Holt – Owl Books, 1983 paperback, mystery – Superintendent Henry Tibbett Imagine my surprise and delight when looking for something … Continue reading →

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review: A Darkling Sea by James L. Cambias

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Rick Robinson

A Darkling Sea by James L. Cambias © 2014, TOR 2014 hardcover, science fiction “By the end of his second month at Hitode Station, Rob Freeman had already come up with 85 ways to murder Henri Kerlerec.” I loved this. The world building … Continue reading →

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Current Reading, August 17 – 23, 2015

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Rick Robinson

I finished both The Human Division and The End of All Things by John Scalzi (covers shown in last week’s post), the two latest novels in his Old Man’s War universe. While I liked them both, I thought the newest book was the weaker … Continue reading →

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ffb: Crackdown

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Rick Robinson

this is the 185th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Crackdown by Val McDermid, 1995 Harper Collins UK mass market paperback – 3rd Kate Brannigan – mystery I really like Val McDermid’s sense of humor, at least I have … Continue reading →

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New Arrival: The Art of Mouse Guard 2005 – 2015

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Rick Robinson

In the past I have unabashedly stated that I absolutely love David Petersen’s Mouse Guard books. So today’s arrival is, for me, a very special treat. The Art of Mouse Guard, 2005-2015 by David Petersen  [Archaia Publishing, 2015 oversized hardcover] – nonfiction, … Continue reading →

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Current Reading, August 10 – 16, 2015

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Rick Robinson

Suddenly, lots of books. As listed last week, from the library came Liaden Universe Constellations Volume 3, the recently published collection of science fiction short stories by Steve Miller and Sharon Lee. I was about half way through it when John Scalzi’s latest, The End of … Continue reading →

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ffb: Falconer and the Face of God

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Rick Robinson

this is the 184th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Falconer and the Face of God by Ian Morson, St Martin’s – Dead Letter 1997 paperback, historical mystery, Oxford Regent Master William Falconer, #3 in series. This is the third … Continue reading →

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Current Reading, August 3 – 9, 2015

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Rick Robinson

I got quite a bit of reading in this past week, including  George Mann’s The Spirit Box, which was fine, though not as good as his previous pastiche, The Will of the Dead. Also finished was the ebook of One Damn Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor, … Continue reading →

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