Monthly Archives: August 2011

Reality 36

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Reality 36 by Guy Haley is a really cool mash-up of a sort that doesn’t happen often enough. It’s a science fiction mystery. And not just any kind of mystery, but an old school detective kind of mystery, except that … Continue reading →

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Lord of the Vampires

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter is the first book in the Royal House of Shadows from Harlequin Nocturne. The series is about the children of a royal family in a world that exists parallel to our own. This is … Continue reading →

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Motor City Wolf

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Werewolves in Detroit. Who would ever have thought? Robots maybe, but not werewolves. However, in Cindy Spencer Pape’s third book of the Urban Arcana, the idea more than works, it downright kicks ass and takes names. The werewolf in Motor … Continue reading →

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Spoiled but not rotten

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

When I think of “spoilers” I hear the word spoken in River Song’s particular sing-song, usually accompanied by the endearment, “Sweetie”, and inevitably followed by the opening of her Tardis-blue diary. The Doctor and River Song are living their relationship … Continue reading →

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One person in eight

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

If one person in eight was known to be user of a particular service, would your library offer that service? Let’s make some assumptions here, just to get the ball rolling. 1) The service is related to libraries’ core missions … Continue reading →

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Knight’s Curse

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

At age 13, Chalice was ripped from the only home she had ever known by an evil sorcerer and bonded to a gargoyle. The monks who raised her in the Lebanese countryside were murdered before her eyes so that no witnesses would … Continue reading →

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Dark Awakening

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

There’s a subgenere of urban fantasy that ought to be given a name. It goes something like this: once upon a time, meaning right now, there was a young woman. She has been alone and unloved her entire life. She … Continue reading →

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