I recently finished Babylon’s Ashes (which was fantastic), by James S. A. Corey, and was moved to take a moment to talk about The Expanse in case there is anyone out there not currently reading it. For those of you unfamiliar with The Expanse, it is a mega space opera set over nine books that…
Continue reading ➞ Five Reasons Why You Should Be Reading The Expanse
I feel like I am trapped in a hundred ongoing series these days, so it is both relieving and alarming to actually finish one. I recently got to wrap up The Faithful and The Fallen, by John Gwynne, with the fourth and final book in the series, Wrath. For those of you unfamiliar with the…
The Quill to Live is approaching its 2nd birthday, and correct us if we are wrong, but I think we have proven we are pretty good at reviewing books. We have a diverse group of readers in the back slaving away reading books, compiling our thoughts, and synthesizing analysis as to whether or not a…
Will won’t stop bothering me about the lack of zombies on the site (despite our recent reviews of the Ex-Heroes series), so he has convinced me to let him do a post demonstrating the wonder and glory of the undead. Enjoy: Can something be a guilty pleasure if you don’t feel guilty about the pleasure…
Continue reading ➞ 5 Stories About the Living Dead that You Should Be Dying to Read
This is both a review for The Mirror Empire, by Kameron Hurley, and a commentary on Two Serpents Rise, by Max Gladstone, which was previously reviewed in a guest post by one of the editors (you can check out his great post here). I lump these two seemingly unrelated books together because I believe that…
Continue reading ➞ The Mirror Empire – Great Ideas Hurt By Bad Prose
The Waking Fire was my number three choice for books in 2016, so it is safe to say I enjoyed it. Thus, when an opportunity to talk to Anthony Ryan about his story and world arose, you can be sure I pounced on it. I got to speak with Anthony about why and how he…
Continue reading ➞ The Waking Fire – An Interview with Anthony Ryan
I did a review of Ex-Heroes, by Peter Clines, recently where I essentially said “cool concept, needs better writing”. I thought the book had potential but some dependency on superhero cliches and an overuse of sex appeal left me a little unimpressed. However, the book still appealed to me despite these turn offs and when…
