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David Weber once again creates a page-turning series. This one focuses on an invasion of the Earth by an alien species sent from a galactic empire.
The Earth is devastated. Half the population is killed from kinetic bombardments. Will the Earth surrender?
With vastly superior technology, the alien species is confident of conquest. Too bad humanity doesn’t know how to surrender.
The plot proceeds somewhat predictably but ends with a surprise twist. Some reviewers hated the twist. I liked it. Maybe I’m twisted?
If you like David Weber’s Honor Harrington series or John Ringo’s Posleen series, you’ll probably like this one
Andy Zach’s review on Goodreads and Amazon
Here Comes Your Fantasy Book Review
This was my second reading of ‘Song for the Basilisk’, the last one was over 20 years ago.
It’s even better the second time. I read it more slowly and understood the political machinations and the mysteries the author presented the reader. Patricia McKillip definitely has the ‘mystery’ + ‘fantasy’ combination to herself.
The premise is simple. There are four factions contending for rulership of the kingdom. The Basilisk slaughters one that has ruled for hundreds of years. One child escapes to a school for the bards.
The bards are musicians, storytellers, and magicians. But they only come to power by going to the hinterlands, where the magic is.
Meanwhile, the Basilisk rules in peace for 37 years. He has several daughters, one of which grows up learning all his magic.
Ms. McKillip brings all the elements together in a dramatic and surprising novel. It’s one of her best and that says a lot.
Review by Andy Zach on Goodreads and Amazon
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New review for Zombie Turkeys on Audible! Overall 5 out of 5 stars Performance 5 out of 5 stars Story 4 out of…
Posted by Zombie Turkeys on Saturday, March 20, 2021
New review for Zombie Turkeys on Audible!
Overall 5 out of 5 stars
Performance 5 out of 5 stars
Story 4 out of 5 stars
Dumb…silly…juvenile…couldn’t put it down. Comfort food for that juvenile part of you that never quite outgrew your comic books. Just forget that it’s preposterous (after all, you were already warned by the title; what did you expect?), and go with the flow…
Andy 03-20-21 on Audible