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I updated In Order to Write with a review of Scott Westerfeld’s book Specials. I enjoyed the book(s) and think if you are looking for something simple and fun to read with a taste of conspiracy, you should check it out.
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Real Heroes Fly

I wrote a review for Scott Westerfeld’s book Pretties today over at In Order to Write. I enjoyed the book and the review might prove to  be informative.
John Hattaway | smokingpen | Alicia Grey | Clockwork Princess | Cassandra West
Real Heroes Fly

Work is proving to be an interesting distraction from waiting for codename: CAMPER to decide to grace the outside-of-womb world with his presence. And no, we still don’t have a solid name; and yes, we may be bringing him home with a birth certificate that reads: Baby Boy Hattaway. And yes, we’ve discussed that as [...]

I recently put down ‘Red Mars’ by Kim Stanley Robinson. Good book. It explores the scientific theory, through a science fiction story, of what would need to take place in order for human-kind to travel to and eventually colonize Mars. The general plot of the book doesn’t sound all that interesting, and unless you are [...]

Kim Harrison has been writing the Rachel Morgan series of books for a while now. At least, it feels like a while. When I read the first book, having come across a sample chapter a la Amazon.com and her website, I bought the book and read it, enjoying every last word on every last page. [...]

Brandon Sanderson is the current heir apparent, or at least the one who will finish, Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series of books. Before he was selected by the late Robert Jordan’s wife, Harriet, to write the books, Sanderson had been carrying on his own writing work creating The Mistborn series, Elantris, and other [...]