Shadows of the Emerald City Review by Greer Woodward October 15, 2009 – Posted in: Book Reviews, Reviews

When I originally read L. Frank Baum’s Oz books, two things struck me about the magical kingdom, its breadth – that there were always new characters, communities, and challenges around the bend – and that I very much wanted to go there. Now I’m far away from those bountiful days of childhood, but I’m pleased to report that Shadows of the Emerald City, JW Schnarr’s 19-story anthology about the dark side of Oz, offers a sense of Oz’s continuing expansiveness as well as a satisfying number of characters that yearn to be part of the enchanted land. Continue reading

Blaze Book Review November 9, 2007 – Posted in: Book Reviews, Reviews

Book CoverBlaze
by Richard Bachman (a.k.a. Stephen King)
Published by Scribner
Review by Angela Crockett

Stephen King’s latest novel, Blaze, is being released under his Richard Bachman pseudonym. It’s a trunk novel, written in 1973, during the time the other …

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