Between the Lines: Side Jobs, by Jim Butcher (The Warrior short story)

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I don’t have a lot of room in my house for a book stash. That’s why it’s hard for books to find a home there. I don’t keep them unless they’re A) written by friends of mine, or B) ones I know I will re-read. Jim Butcher’s done that. Harry Dresden is a great character, an everyman wizard detective, a guy who saves the day, but usually after great trial and tribulation. He’s far from perfect, but he’s a hero. One of the Dresden volumes I re-read is Side Jobs, a collection of short stories published by Roc in 2011. It’s …

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Between the Lines: Agents of Shield

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived on ABC in 2013, bringing the Marvel Cinematic Universe to television for the first time since the debut of the Iron Man movie five years earlier. Many viewers—even the diehard fans—agree the first half of Season One was rough, to the point a lot of people stopped watching. Those who stuck with the show have been greatly rewarded. A little background. S.H.I.E.L.D. is an acronym for Strategic Homeland Intervention and Enforcement Logistics Division. It’s been a staple of Marvel Comics for decades, a shadowy spy organization tasked with keeping tabs on superheroes and threats to …

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Between the Lines: Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge by Larry Correia

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Larry Correia started a blockbuster series with the debut of Monster Hunters International. He hooks you from the first scene, and the blood-and-guts-soaked adventure does not let up. The series premise is simple: the U.S. government maintains a secret fund from which it pays bounties to private contractors in exchange for their elimination of monster threats. Throw in all manner of beasts and—to quote Neo from The Matrix—“Guns. Lots of guns,” and you’ve got action-packed stories of heroes triumphing over evil. The appeal to readers, especially men, is obvious. These monsters aren’t defeated by supernatural means or by prayer. Guns …

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Note from Teacher about Jill Williamson’s Blood of Kings Trilogy

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Sometimes you receive a note that makes you smile. Here is one that MLP Author Jill received from a teacher: Hi Jill, I just wanted to let you know how much my students have been enjoying By Darkness Hid. We are scheduled to finish it on Thursday, but many students have already finished it and have gone on to To Darkness Fled. One avid reader has even finished the entire trilogy. I’ve lent my personal copies to students, and the library has had to order additional copies of the sequels in an attempt to meet the demand. Students have also …

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Beautiful Review of A Star Curiously Singing

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  E. Stephen Burnett has posted a tantalizing review of Kerry Nietz’s A Star Curiously Singing in the Speculative Faith library. Come to think of it, the story’s premise backfired in my mind and made me a bit suspicious of the story. A novel honestly exploring that just can’t be published, I thought. No one would be brave enough to explore the logical conclusions of a sharia-ruled world of the future. Even if someone did, the themes or conclusions would be infected with political correctness. And if I flipped my initial pessimism, I might have also thought: It will be too politically conservative. “War on …

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‘Daughter of Light’ reviewed by USAToday’s Happy Ever After

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One thing I am learning is that no matter how much you market a book, sometimes your endeavors don’t pan out. And then sometimes God just drops something into your lap. That is what happened with this review by USAToday. All I can say is God did this, not me :). Go ahead, check it out and enjoy! USAToday Happy Ever After Review: “Daughter of Light’ by Morgan L. Busse  

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