‘Pirate Latitudes’ (2009) an adventurous slice of history
Throwback Thursday (Book review): This book pulled from Michael Crichton’s archives is an adventurous way to learn about 17th century pirating.
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‘Pirate Latitudes’ (2009) an adventurous slice of history
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Wicked Willow III: Broken Sunrise’ (2004) (Book review)
I thought the alternate-reality “Wicked Willow” trilogy was starting to get good with its second book, “Shattered Twilight,” but it comes crashing down again with “Broken Sunrise” (September 2004). In my reviews, I’ve somewhat facetiously said […]
The strangely enduring legacy of Luke Perry’s Pike in the ‘Buffy’ saga
‘Buffy’ commentary: Luke Perry’s Pike was only on screen for one project (the movie), but his character continued in the comics and novels.
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Wicked Willow II: Shattered Twilight’ (2004) (Book review)
“Wicked Willow II: Shattered Twilight” (July 2004), the middle chapter of Yvonne Navarro’s trilogy, doesn’t have a lot of plot to it, but – part purposefully, part accidentally, perhaps – it’s a good meditation on […]
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Wicked Willow I: The Darkening’ (2004) (Book review)
Yvonne Navarro expands on the Dark Willow period of Season 6 in her “Wicked Willow” trilogy by asking “What if Willow had been evil for a longer time period?” Evil Willow is a short-lived but […]
Kiersten White introduces us to our new favorite ‘Slayer’ as the ‘Buffy’ novels return after 11 years (Book review)
In 2008 when the “Buffy” book line was canceled, author Yvonne Navarro lamented to SlayerLit: “Dangling out there is a golden opportunity based on the final show in the series … an unlimited number of […]
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Apocalypse Memories’ (2004) (Book review)
“Roswell High” authors Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz – who also wrote for the “Roswell” TV series – try their hand at “Buffy” with “Apocalypse Memories” (March 2004), an imperfect but intriguingly out-of-the-box entry. […]
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Solitary Man’ (2003) (Book review)
As he did with his love letter to hardboiled fiction, “Hollywood Noir,” Jeff Mariotte lets his passion for bloodless British mysteries show in “Solitary Man” (December 2003) – but in a different way. He invents […]
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Fearless’ (2003) (Book review)
Doranna Durgin crafts a more readable and entertaining “Angel” book her second time around with “Fearless” (October 2003). It has the same structure as “Impressions,” which I didn’t like as much, wherein we know what’s […]
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Sanctuary’ (2003) (Book review)
Jeff Mariotte recaptures some of the hardboiled style from “Hollywood Noir” in “Sanctuary” (April 2003), which has a straightforward mystery that all takes place in one night. It’s also an excellent character piece for Fred […]