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Jaws of Darkness

Published: 2003
Author: Harry Turtledove
Book 5 of 6: Darkness (World at War)
Genres: Sword & Sorcery, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, magic, Contemporary Literature

The moment I saw the cover, I fell in love with this book. I know we can’t judge a book by its cover but still, a beautiful cover makes you buy a book faster and this cover helped me buy it very fast. And later when I read the book, I was introduced to a great world created by Mr. Harry Turtledove and I fell in love with his writing style also. I read all the books in this series and got all the books by the writer; reviews to all his books coming soon.

This book is one of the best of this series and one of the reasons is the way main characters reach what they are supposed to be in a huge saga and the development took its time but that is how a character must develop in a long story; in simple terms that are not useful here are “coming of age” it doesn’t mean they were kids or early teens reaching adulthood, I used the term to describe what it’s like to read the stories of these characters realizing their full potential or in some cases become strong and able to fight the reality of the world and situation they are in.

This book is long and the series is long as well, I thought of many options and reasons to give it less than perfect points but found nothing; it is long but not boring. On every page, you are thinking a hero or a person that is on the good side is going to get caught or die. You can actually read this book as a standalone novel because the detail is so great that you get the story without even reading the previous four parts but I recommend you read them all. The fourth part was not so great so if you start this book series from the first book, then please don’t stop at the fourth, because in this part you will start to see the results of the fourth part and going to understand why it was slow or not so fast paced (It is not a bad book, I am just comparing it to this book.)

Synopsis:
“The grand conflict for control of the continent of Derlavai rages on, in a battle with all the drama and terror of the Second World War - but for artillery and bombers, read magical fire and dragons. Yet hope may be dawning at last. The terrible onslaught of the conquering forces of Algarve - who power their battle magics with the life energy of their murdered victims - begins to founder as it runs into Habakkuk: a sorcerous ship of ice used by the embattled nations of Lagoas and Kuusamo to ferry their deadly dragons across the seas to war. But though the tide has begun to turn, the conflict is far from over. The widely disdained Kaunians still struggle desperately to escape as the Algarvians kill them by the thousands - for life energy, but also simply for the crime of being Kaunian. And as the death of innocent civilians on both sides continues to feed the flames of war, those who have struggled to survive and preserve their freedom have only their will to see them through...”


Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.

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Captain Sinbad Review

Captain Sinbad Review

Captain Sinbad

Published: 1980
Author: Graham Diamond
Genres: Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller, Romance

Like a lot of kids and even grownups, I was and am in love with captain Sinbad’s character and watched all the movies that came out with the name “Sinbad” in its title. This book is about captain Sinbad and his adventures but it is a little different than what you read about him before this or up until this point. The writer did a great job of portraying captain Sinbad the way we all love to see him in movies or read about him in the books.

All the characters in this book feel real and you are going to feel for all of them. One of the characters is a frog and I am sure you’ll fall in love with it and feel for it as a best friend and are going to care for it as well. So be ready for the ride of your life with captain Sinbad and get the book to read about this adventure full of action, romance, magicians, magic, curses, sea, a hint of satire and humor.

The story is fast paced and well written, you are going to spend a quality time while reading this book. Easy to read and fun to imagine in the back of your head. It was something new in the way it was written and style felt different than a normal book of this genre. Simply great and exciting read.

Synopsis:
“His greatest adventure, and greatest test…

Nearly two centuries before Marco Polo’s travels to Cathay, there lived in the fabled city of Baghdad the famed rogue and adventurer Sinbad.

Tales spoke of the mighty Captain Sinbad: adventurer, soldier, poet, and mariner.

When Sinbad washes up on the shores of Pansa, it is surely a good sign for the young women of the village. As the handsome and mysterious stranger recovers, he is begged of a particular beauty to recall his adventures and what led him to this point.

But his travels have not been without trouble.

Driven from home and the arms of his beloved Scheherazade, Sinbad has become an outlaw voyaging across the Seven Seas.

The corrupt Caliph of Baghdad has taken Sinbad’s love to be his wife, and now Sinbad must flee for his life.

But soon, he learns of a magical flower, the Red Dahlia, that grants a wish to the person who crushes it.

What follows is a daring journey as Sinbad sails from Jaffa to Damascus on his quest to find the mythical Red Dahlia. With a cast of crewmembers aboard his ship, Captain Sinbad must make his way through hell or high water, and on his adventure he will encounter things he never thought possible…

Nothing will stand in his way.

Captain Sinbad is a gripping mythical fantasy adventure set in the medieval Middle East.”

I wanted to give it a 90 or 95 rating because some people may not like it just to show “class” to other “classy people,” but then, I remembered this novel is for the fans of Sinbad so why not give it points that a fan is supposed to give to a book that is basically written as fan service to the fans.

Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.

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Nightmares & Dreamscapes

Published: 1993
Author: Stephen King
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, U.S. Short Stories, Short Stories, Fiction

I have all the books by Mr. Stephen King, except for the ones that are not published yet.

I bought this book because…because it was written by Stephen King. It is not the cover and not the size of the book and not even the price; it is simply his name that sells his books.

This book is a huge collection of short stories by writer Stephen King. Some of these stories were already published and a few were never been published before. Some of these stories were adapted as movies and short series. But mainly this book was adapted as a series with stories televised as separate short episodes.

Some of these stories will take your sleep away and you won’t be able to close your eyes. But I actually don’t feel scared because I think after reading these books, I feel brave, strong, and humbled. Not all stories are scary or “horror” you’ll love it as a compilation of short stories by The King. Some may bore you but still, it depends on your taste and what you were expecting. For me all the stories were great, some fast and some slow but in the end I was happy and satisfied after finishing the book. Am I going to read this book again? YES and maybe, if I have time but surely I’ll read a few of the stories again, and again, but with an interval of a year or so...or maybe with a close friend or my nephew or niece if they are into books.

Start this book by reading “The Moving Finger.” … One of the greatest ideas for a scary book and a movie or a long televised series, but Stephen King didn’t do it as with many many many of his great short stories.

Two more of my favorites were “The Night Flier” and “Popsy.”

One more story that felt close to my heart was about revenge and it involves a car and an old man; just read and find out which one is it and enjoy the slow burn and finally the great satisfaction at the end of that story.

From the back cover:
“Includes the story “It Grows on You”—set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine

The classic short story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King. A wrong turn on a lonely road lands a wayward couple in Rock and Roll Heaven, Oregon, where there’s no escaping the free nightly concert….A novelty toy becomes an unexpected and terrifying instrument of self-defense….An ex-con pieces together a map to unearth a stolen million dollars—but at what price?... A private investigator in Depression-era Los Angeles is finding his life unraveling as he discovers the shocking truth of who he really is….A third-grade teacher is willing to dig deep in order to exact revenge for his murdered wife.... These are just some of the haunting scenarios to be found in this classic collection—spellbinding tales from the darkest places and the unparalleled imagination of fiction’s master storyteller.”

Stories include:
-Dolan's Cadillac
-The End of the Whole Mess
-Suffer the Little Children
-The Night Flier
-Popsy
-It Grows on You
-Chattery Teeth
-Dedication
-The Moving Finger
-Sneakers
-You Know They Got a Hell of a Band
-Home Delivery
-Rainy Season
-My Pretty Pony
-Sorry, Right Number
-The Ten O'Clock People
-Crouch End
-The House on Maple Street
-The Fifth Quarter
-The Doctor's Case
-Umney's Last Case
-Head Down
-Brooklyn August

Even with some slow stories, I feel this book deserves 1000 points so I am giving it the following as always with any of Mr. King’s stories and books.

Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.


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