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Duel Visions by Misha Burnett and Louise Sorensen Book Review

Misha Burnett and Louise Sorensen team up to create a collection of strange and horrifying short stories, Duel Visions. [Amazon link] The two authors alternate contributions to this slim volume of the weird and macabre. As a short story collection, I’ll do each story individually, then give my impressions

King of the World's Edge by H. Warner Munn Book Review

King of the World’s Edge by H. Warner Munn [Amazon link] is truly a pulp era story, first serialized in Weird Tales in September of 1939. A bold tale with massive scope, this is an alternative history of both the Americas and the last remnants of Romano-Britain that works

Jungle Jitters by J. Manfred Weichsel Book Review

Jungle Jitters by J. Manfred Weichsel [Amazon link] is one of the most horrifying pieces of social commentary I have ever read. Weichsel pulls no punches whatsoever in this cautionary tale of the power of social media. The pseudonymous Emperor Norton recently blogged a three part series on how hobbies

Book Reviews and the Great Conversation: What Readers Like Versus What Authors Like

I am indebted to The Pulp Archivist for the title of this post, but I see it as an extension of my blog from 2020 What authors like versus what readers like. As someone who really likes adventure books, and really likes to blog about adventure books, there is a

Dark Operator By John Spears Nick Cole and Jason Anspach Book Review

Dark Operator, the first book in the five book series by John “Doc” Spears, Jason Anspach, and Nick Cole [Amazon link] is the most thrilling example of careful planning, diligent preparation, and conscientious execution that I have ever read. And yes, I’m totally serious about that. Doc Spears has

Hit & Fade audiobook out today!

I reviewed Hit & Fade in ebook at the end of March, and now the long awaited audiobook version narrated by Christopher Ryan Grant is out! Go get yourself some Rangers Acting Hostile.

Violence of Action: Forgotten Ruin Book 3 by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Book Review

Violence of Action by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole [Amazon link] is our opportunity to see the Rangers go raiding. To do what they do best: kill things and break stuff. The non-linear flow of the pseudo-memoir style of the Forgotten Ruin series works really well here, as we shift