This book was given to me by a dear friend who correctly guessed that I needed something light and undemanding to read during a difficult time.And it certainly delivered. I don't generally devote much reading time to light fare, but this was a pleasant break from much unpleasantness. The premise ...
Delightful cartoony sacrilege one day i will eat a. lee martinez's heart and then i too will be a god of world building
This was kind of absurd and fun but in my opinion it should have been even more absurd-er. Anyone buying this book knows that it's supposed to be funny just from the title, but it really wasn't that funny. The author's humor reminds me a lot of my own humor when I write but there just wasn't enou...
BeschreibungDer geniale Neptuner Mollusek ist alles andere als begeistert, denn er hat keine Ziele mehr.Er hat alles unterjocht und versklavt und stellt sich schon bald die Frage was es für neue Möglichkeiten gäbe.Aber er hatte nicht mit einer Bedrohung gerechnet die ihm gefährlich werden könnte ...
Summary:Margle the Horrendous is a wizard that is cruel. He likes to curse people into objects and animals. Nessy, a kobold, tends to Margle's castle and makes sure everything runs smoothly. After Margle dies, Nessy finds the castle doing strange things and tries to fix the problems one at a time...
This is the first book I've read by A. Lee Martinez. I think it is an excellent book and I intend to get another of his books on my next visit to the library/bookstore.The book is set in a stereotypical high fantasy setting. The unusual thing is that the main character is not a mighty warrior, wi...
I was thoroughly entertained by this book. It's one of the most original books I have read in a long while. The cast was colourful and fun to get to know; I particularly liked Vom and the small dog. It throws the whole "monsters in the closet" idea right on its head. It was a quick read, as it wa...
A snappy, fun read. Our teenage heroes - one a minotaur the other freakishly awesome - undertake a short quest through an alternate version of Nevada, Utah, etc. that is inhabited by magical beings of all types. Having taken many a road trip through that part of the country I could only wish to ...
Another great book by A. Lee Martinez. I had trouble putting this one down and I am pretty sure I annoyed everyone around me by constantly reading passages from the book to them because I thought they were so funny. If you have never read a Martinez book the story, characters, and plot will see...
I’ve often heard A Company of Ogres compared to Terry Pratchett. I’m not sure where they get that. Martinez and Pratchett seem as different as night and day from one another. In my opinion, A Company of Ogres is actually more akin to a demented mixture of Catch 22 and Planescape: Torment. Which i...
A tale of vengeance, true love, and cannibalism. Being born undead can have its disadvantages, such as eternal youth and flawless beauty; things most unsuitable for a witch. Hiding behind the guise of a grimy old crone, the witch is content living outside Fort Stalwart with her unlikely band of ...
Book Review: ‘The Automatic Detective’ by A. Lee MartinezTor, 2008ISBN-10: 0-7653-5794-1317 pagesWhat makes comic books one of the more addictive creations in existence? They stand somewhere between a book and a movie, those colorful pages with their little bubbles of dialog. I suspect most of u...
Monster raised his forearm. Instead of sinking its two sets of fangs into his throat, it bit his arm. He would’ve been dead right that moment except for his immunity to venom. He didn’t even notice most poisons, but there was a slight burn in his veins from the hydra’s potent one. The fangs hurt ...
Most people lived their lives, unsure of what they were doing, why they were doing it, and hoped to make some sense of it after the fact. Not her. But there was a big difference in knowing she was destined for adventure and believing she was a cosmic avatar. She’d saved countless lives, fought fo...
As was her habit, she thoroughly brushed her neck, shoulders, and arms to keep shedding to a minimum. She usually did her whole body, but she wasn’t going to leave telltale hair in the bathroom.Troy wasn’t dumb. He had to know that she shed. This was more for her than for anyone else. Much as she...
Lee Martinez @page { margin-bottom: 5.000000pt; margin-top: 5.000000pt; } Kerchack saw dead people before it was cool to see dead people. He saw them all over the place, but it wasn't anything like that stupid movie. The dead weren't spooky. More annoying than anything else, but not any more than...