"Wayne of Gotham" is an original approach to Batman lore, and has a lot of positive traits as a whole, but there are also several factors that end up undermining the novel, in my opinion. Tracy Hickman is a strong writer and that will hold the attention of most readers, luckily; he deserves much...
I gave this a shot on the premise that I wondered what it took to get this kind of thing published. Maybe make a buck off it in the future. It's definitely doable if this is what publishers want.Adult themed and not for kids and yet written in a stilted young adult reading level. Good depiction o...
This was my first try at Tracy Hickman, and I liked it. The concepts were clever and the world was extremely well built. I really enjoyed how masterfully we were inserted into the world and led through its epic scope, learning about this amazing place while watching our anti-hero go off to be her...
I'm torn about my rating on this. I didn't hate the book, but I didn't love it. Still a three feels like a disservice, while I don't feel comfortable rating it four. Dilemmas. The main character has lost their memory. Since the story is told largely through their perspective it means the reader i...
I have loved the Hickman's books in the past and this one was just as good. The story is about a bard that is captured by a dragon and instead of eating him, the dragon keeps him alive to tell him stories. When the stories run out he tells the man that if he will return every year with new stor...
A beautifully written tale accurately described by Shadow Publishing as "Pirates of Penzance meets Princess Bride," SWEPT UP BY THE SEA has a lot going for it. Almost too much.This would definitely be billed as an "ensemble piece" if it were a play. There are many storylines going on here, and ...
This appears to be the epic conclusion to an amazingly written series. By saying "appears to be" I mean that to my shagrin I can't find any other books in the series. Its not that it ended with a cliffhanger, I just wanted more because they're SUCH good books! It definately ended openly though, s...
The entire village had turned out along Quabet Road and along the boat landing shoreline. The bridge that crossed the River Havnis between Abratias Way and the tannery buildings on the south side of the river was packed so tightly with people that the Lyric fretted over one of the children at the...
They had been formed by an offshoot of the Sak’tok River north of Tjarlas and had cut eastward across the fluvial plain, digging channels into the soil which over the years resulted in a jagged series of shallow ravines running north to south nearly five miles to the east of the city. They were, ...
His fingers ached from cold inside his sodden gauntlets and a steady stream of water got past his broad-brimmed cavalry hat to run down the inside of his great coat. He was cold, tired, sore, and late, and to top it all off, he had absolutely no idea where he was. He wiped the moisture from his g...
Margaret insisted. “I don’t think I can,” Ellis sighed. The moth-man took another step toward them, swaying slightly in the hall. With each passing moment, the moths were grouping tighter together, their colors merging into a uniform smoothness of cloth, thread and skin. The coat was different no...