Review: Unclean Spirits by M. L. N. Hanover

Unclean Spirits M. L. N. Hanover (Daniel Abraham) Pocket Books, 2009 Unclean Spirits by M. L. N. Hanover, a pen name for one of my favorite authors Daniel Abraham, is the first in urban fantasy series the Black Sun’s Daughter. While I didn’t have any major trouble reading Unclean Spirits it is a far cry from other [...]

Review: Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

Leviathan Wakes James S.A. Corey Orbit, 2011 When I finally purchased The Dragon’s Path on my e-reader of choice I was pleasantly surprised (that is an egregious understatement) to note that it included a free advance copy of Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (aka Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). Advance advance buzz, the [...]

Review: The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham

The Dragon’s Path Daniel Abraham Orbit, 2011 Daniel Abraham is the author of the Long Price Quartet (of which I have one volume left to read) one of the most underrated, under-promoted, and just plain under-read series to have seen publication. Thankfully Abraham is back at it again, this time for the folks over at [...]

Review: An Autumn War by Daniel Abraham

An Autumn War Daniel Abraham Tor, 2008 It has been over a year since I read the first two entries in Daniel Abraham’s Long Prince Quartet. Both A Shadow In Summer and A Betrayal In Winter are subtle, complex novels light on action but high on character in world that is wonderfully complex and refreshingly [...]

Review: A Betrayal In Winter by Daniel Abraham

A Betrayal In Winter Daniel Abraham Tor, 2008 (mmpb) A Betrayal In Winter is the second book in Daniel Abraham’s Long Price Quartet and is set fifteen years after the events of A Shadow In Summer.  A Betrayal In Winter is, if anything, a text book example of how to write a politic heavy novel [...]

Review: A Shadow In Summer by Daniel Abraham

A Shadow In Summer Daniel Abraham Tor, 2007 (mmpb) I’ll confess that A Shadow In Summer is a book I started once before and just couldn’t get into.  While the series has been well received by readers it has largely remained below the radar despite its solid reviews.  While I certainly had my own difficulties [...]